Salary: MP Year 1-3 - $361,950 to $384,872 p.a pro rata or $693.84 to $737.78 per session (inclusive of base salary, 11.5% superannuation, on call allowance and PDL allowance)
Location: Esperance
Unit/Division: Goldfields - Esperance - Medical Services
Work Type: Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time, Sessional
Join our dynamic Medical Services team as a Lead Senior Medical Practitioner (SMP), where you'll play a crucial role in delivering exceptional healthcare to Esperance and the surrounding communities.
This is a recruitment pool to fill Permanent (Sessional, Part-Time or Full Time) and Fixed Term (Sessional, Part-Time or Full Time). Fixed Term appointments include the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.
We currently have 1 Fixed Term, Full Time position available. Additionally, more positions will be available in the future.
Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 27/02/2026.
About the Role:
The Lead Senior Medical Practitioner will oversee the management and governance of salaried SMP’s, Locums and General Practitioners and Visiting Specialist, including GP Anaesthetists and GP Obstetricians. Your key responsibilities include providing professional support, development, and mentorship to our clinical staff, fostering their growth, and ensuring exceptional patient care. Occasionally, you may be required to work shifts in the Emergency Department on an ad-hoc basis. Skills in Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, or Surgery are highly desirable for this role.
About Esperance Hospital:
Esperance Health Campus is the major Integrated District Health Service for Esperance and surrounding south-east coast region. The hospital houses 12 treatment areas in ED, two state-of-the art resus bays, acute mental health assessment room, isolation room, two private consulting rooms and a procedure room. It has two operating theatres, a new operating theatre, a day surgery unit, a new obstetrics wing with two labour delivery rooms, single private rooms, and a specialised nursery.
What's in it for you:
* Highly competitive salary packages
* Head of Department allowance.
* Generous salary packaging of up to $19,000 p.a.
* Additional entitlements for working in a rural location such as district allowance, accommodation subsidies, air conditioner subsidies, travel days and generous annual leave entitlements (conditions apply).
* If you are coming to work from overseas or interstate:
o You will be eligible to be reimbursed for costs related to the relocation of yourself and your immediate family (conditions apply).
o We can offer a range of employee-sponsored work visas including PR (conditions apply).
Application Process:
To apply for this position, applicants must have a current and valid email address for online application and communication purposes. If you encounter any difficulties while applying online, please contact
To complete the application, please apply online via MedCareersWA – Ref 492687 and submit the following documents:
* A statement addressing each of the Work-Related Criteria found in the attached Job Description Form and how you are able to meet the position requirements.
* A detailed Curriculum Vitae which summarises your experience and how you are able to meet the position requirements. Please include contact details for work related referees (one of your referees must be a current supervisor or manager).
Eligibility to Apply and Other Conditions: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).
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.
Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre-Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you can perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
Late or emailed applications will not be accepted.
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