2026 WA Service Surgical Registrar Recruitment

Make a significant impact in Western Australia's healthcare!

Join Our Team! We are seeking highly qualified Service Surgical Registrars (SSR) for both metropolitan and rural & remote areas of Western Australia. Embark on a rewarding journey and choose your own adventure!

💼 Registrar Year 1 - 7: $151, 391 - $202, 544*

*Inclusive of superannuation (12% effective 1 July 2025) and professional development allowance as per WA Health System - Medical Practitioners - AMA Industrial Agreement 2024.

About the Role

This recruitment pool is for Fixed Term Full-Time and Fixed Term Part-Time SSR appointments for the 2026 clinical year, commencing from 2 February 2026. The centralised recruitment process allows applicants to submit ONE application to cover THREE site and specialty preferences for employment as an SSR with the participating employers and specialities listed below:

🏥 Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group (FSFHG)

• General Surgery
• Ear Nose and Throat
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Urology

🏥 Joondalup Health Campus (JHC)

• General Surgery
• Urology
• Plastic Surgery

🏥 Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH)

• General Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Ear Nose and Throat

🏥 Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group (SCGOPHCG)

• General Surgery – Surgical Assessment Unit
• Upper GI
• Breast Surgery
• Colorectal Surgery
• Transplant
• Ear Nose and Throat
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Plastic Surgery

🏥 East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS)

including Armadale Health Service (AHS), Bentley Health Service (BHS), Royal Perth Hospital (RPH), and WA County Health Service (WACHS)

• General Surgery
• Ear Nose and Throat
• Trauma Surgery
• Plastic Surgery

What’s in it for You?

🎯 Learning Opportunities: Enhance your expertise and skills with our diverse learning programs.

🎯 Mentorship: Work with passionate and knowledgeable mentors.

🎯 Site Preferences: Preference your top three hospital sites across Western Australia.

🎯 Competitive Benefits: Enjoy competitive salaries and professional development allowances.

About You

✅ Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.

✅ Worked for a minimum of 12 months as a registered medical practitioner in an Australian hospital or comparable hospital setting (see application guide for list) within the last 3 years.

NOTE: applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria will be considered ineligible and therefore not progress.

What you will need to apply

Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the Application Guide for details on what is required to support your application.

📌 Cover Letter

📌 Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resume

📌 Statement addressing the Application Selection Criteria

📌 Theatre logbook (see sample template)

📌 Medical Board of Australia registration (or evidence demonstrating eligibility)

📌 Medical Qualification(s)

Please note: Selection interviews may not be required.

How to Apply

🔽 Read this advertisement in full

🔽 Refer to the SSR Application Guide for more detailed information on how to apply.

🔽 Click the “Apply Now” button and complete the mini form at the top right of this advert with your First Name, Last Name, and email address to access the application portal.

🔽 Fill in all relevant sections and mandatory questions

🔽 Submit your application.

Once submitted, your application cannot be edited. Save as draft until fully complete and submit before the deadline. To make changes after submitting (but before the closing date), contact [email protected].

📅 Applications close strictly on Monday 7 July 2025 at 1200hrs AWST.

Any submissions after this time will not be accepted.

LATE, UNSOLICITED OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Additional documentation cannot be accepted after the close of applications. WA Health is unable to accept resumes, cover letters or other application documents via email.

Other conditions

• Interviews: It is important to be aware that some employers may conduct interviews as part of their assessment of applicants. If you are selected for an interview, you will be emailed directly from the employer with the relevant interview details, to which you will be required to respond. You will need to ensure you have access to your emails and availability to attend any interviews if required, during the required period.
• Suitable Applicant Pool: Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 30 September 2025. This selection process may also be used to fill other similar vacancies throughout participating employers.
• Diversity and Inclusion: All participating health services are committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.
• WA Health Requirements: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
• Eligible work rights: To be eligible for a fixed term appointment you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia for the period of the contract.
• Recruitment Agencies: WA Health will not accept applications or CVs from recruitment agencies and/or search firms and will not pay fees to any such organisation unless arranged with the provider prior to advertising a vacancy.
• Working with Children Check: This position is subject to a Western Australian Working with Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au