Intern opportunities
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) employs more than 135 interns each year across our hospital network, with our catchment area stretching 3,300 square kilometres across the southern half of Perth.
As the largest employer of interns in WA, SMHS is committed to supporting the orientation, education, training and wellbeing of our interns. This vision includes the provision of a dedicated onsite Doctor Support Unit team that provides our interns with:
- rotations that meet National Framework internship requirements (external site)
- a comprehensive intern orientation week, including a day paired with the outgoing intern you will be replacing in their first term
- education and professional development opportunities at a hospital-wide level – see our sample medical education teaching calendar (PDF 278KB)
- clinical training and wellbeing support, including an intern mentor program.
Intern rotations
In line with the WA Intern/RMO term dates (external site), SMHS interns rotate 5 times per year across a variety of sites and specialties, including:
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For a full list of SMHS intern, resident and registrar placements available please visit our latest proposed junior doctor placements (PDF 2MB).
Learn more about our hospitals
Metropolitan opportunities
Our SMHS hospital network delivers quatenary, tertiary, secondary and specialist healthcare services to a quarter of the state’s population. We also deliver a number of specialist services statewide.
Read more about our hospitals and their services.
Rural opportunities
Rural rotation opportunities for interns include the following WA Country Health Service sites:
- Albany Health Campus (external site)
- Broome Health Campus (external site)
- Northam Health Service (external site).
Working conditions
Working with SMHS offers you job security, modern and comprehensive health services and rewarding employment opportunities in a work environment which understands the need for work-life balance.
Learn about salaries, entitlements and other industrial provisions for medical practitioners working in the WA health system in the WA Health System – Medical Practitioners – AMA Industrial Agreement 2024 (PDF 1MB)
Benefits for SMHS employees can vary based on your employment contract, and providers’ terms and conditions, but can include:
- competitive salary and employer contributed 11 per cent superannuation
- salary packaging
- flexible work practices
- advancement and acting opportunities
- employee assistance programs (counselling for you and your family)
- discounts through the social club at your site
- phased retirement options and flexible leave options.
Read more about employee benefits.
Why not make the move to WA?
If you’re located in other parts of Australia or overseas, you’re encouraged to follow in the footsteps of many of our medical officers who have decided to make Western Australia (WA) their home.
Western Australia is a diverse, inclusive and modern society, and moving to WA can be a great choice for your career and your family.
Applying for a SMHS intern position
In WA, all interns are employed through an annual centralised WA intern application process, coordinated by the accrediting body for intern positions, the Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia (PMCWA) (external site).
Applications typically open early May and close early June for the following year's intake.
Find more information on when and how to apply (external site).
More information
If you’re seeking information or have a query regarding employment with us as an intern, please contact the SMHS Doctor Support Unit by:
- phoning +61 8 6152 3634
- emailing Doctor Support Unit.
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