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Junior doctor opportunities

Learn alongside our leading physicians and surgeons, experience our state-of-the-art facilities and technology, and become part of the St John of God Health Care community.

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Intern program - WA

The St John of God Health Care intern program offers outstanding teaching, training and experiences for medical interns in Perth. Find out more about our intern program. 

Your future is our focus

St John of God Subiaco Hospital provides an ideal environment to grow as a junior doctor, whether you have chosen your career pathway or are still seeking a wide range of clinical experiences.

Our education programs are all about you – your interests, your wellbeing, your future.

Western Australia’s leading medical professionals choose to practice at our hospital, offering invaluable professional networks and a supportive community.

Interested to find out more?

What’s on offer

Excellent education and professional development

  • Daily one-on-one consultant supervision
  • Weekly protected teaching and unit tutorials
  • Fortnightly journal clubs and grand rounds
  • Fully-funded Advanced Life Support 2 course

Positive work environment – where your wellbeing matters

  • Rostering for a comfortable work-life balance
  • Supported annual and professional development leave
  • Friendly close-knit teams in a supportive learning environment

Meaningful opportunities for research

  • Many of our junior doctors engage in research and achieve peer-reviewed publication.
  • There are also two ongoing 12-month clinical research opportunities for senior resident medical officers - a Clinical Research Fellow: Respiratory Medicine & Oncology and Oncology Research Fellow

Further opportunities

Tailored term allocations - RMOs

We offer term rotations across a wide variety of clinical specialties – giving individual attention to your career interests, training level and rotation preferences. Our junior doctors benefit from a deeper learning experience, with just four term rotations per year.

Term allocations are available for resident medical officers in:

  • Cardiology and coronary care medicine
  • Emergency medicine secondment at St John of God Midland Public Hospital
  • General medicine
  • Haematology
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Infectious diseases
  • Oncology
  • Palliative care
  • Respiratory medicine
  • Surgical specialties: general, colorectal, upper GI, plastic surgery & ENT, vascular, urology and gynaecology and gynae-oncological surgery

Prevocational programs in surgery

We offer prevocational programs for junior doctors planning a career in surgery. You’ll need to have general registration with AHPRA and must have Australian citizenship or permanent residency.

SMART Program (Surgery)

Our two year Surgically Mentored Applied practice, Research and Training (SMART) program will prepare you for advanced surgical training.

The benefits

  • Work one-on-one with Perth’s leading consultants
  • Enjoy two-year job security
  • Receive uninterrupted surgical training and assisting opportunities
  • Be immersed in various surgical areas and technologies
  • Opportunities for peer-reviewed publication

Surgical terms may include general surgery, colorectal surgery, upper GI surgery, plastic surgery and ENT, vascular surgery, urology, gynaecology and gynae-oncological surgery, intensive care medicine and emergency medicine.

Surgical registrar positions – we offer surgical registrar positions annually and many of our SMART trainees have progressed to registrar level. In addition to our links to the major public hospitals in Perth, we are also closely aligned with St John of God Midland Hospital, where a number of SMART trainees have obtained registrar positions.

Basic Physician Training

We have an established reputation in developing Basic Physician Trainees, as a long-term secondment site for Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

Benefits of rotating through St John of God Subiaco Hospital are:

  • Experience working with many of Perth’s leading physicians
  • Daily one-on-one consultant supervision
  • Highly complex and varied case-load, including outpatient clinics
  • Opportunity to present a hospital Grand Round
  • Opportunities for research

Feedback from our junior doctors

“The work culture at Subiaco is fantastic. All the junior doctors get the support they need, at every stage in their training journey. The chance to work one-on-one with the consultants was a golden learning opportunity.” Former surgical RMO and surgical registrar, St John of God Subiaco Hospital

“The hospital offers a wonderful work environment and work-life balance. Everyone definitely makes you feel part of the team.”  Former Resident Medical Officer, St John of God Subiaco Hospital

“The training available to junior doctors at St John of God Subiaco Hospital is brilliant. The consultants within the hospital are really proactive at teaching during ward rounds and easy-to-approach with any questions we may have.” Current Basic Physician Trainee, St John of God Subiaco Hospital

For more information 

Contact our Medical Teaching Unit for information on our current employment opportunities for junior doctors. 

Tel: (08) 9382 6090
Email: [email protected]
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