Careers

There are a range of allied health professionals working at RkPG in the areas of:

• clinical psychology
• nutrition
• occupational therapy
• pharmacy
• physiotherapy
• podiatry
• social work
• speech pathology

Find out more about the training and registration requirements (external site) for many of these jobs.

Allied health career opportunities in mental health

Working in mental health for South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) (external site) means nurturing and fulfilling your calling as a health care professional to change and positively impact people’s lives – from adolescents to older adults.

Read more about mental health career opportunities across SMHS (external site).

Professional registration requirements

All doctors must be registered with the Medical Board of Australia (external site) division of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Find information for overseas qualified doctors interested in working in Western Australia (external site).

Eligibility

To be eligible for registration as a medical practitioner in Australia you must have:

• appropriate qualifications registrable with the Medical Board of Australia via AHPRA (external site) and verified by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) (external site) (overseas graduates specific)
• completed the relevant qualification in an approved Australian or New Zealand medical school

or:

• appropriate requirements to meet one of the Australian Medical Council assessment pathways (external site): 
  • Standard Pathway
  • Competent Authority Pathway
  • Specialist/Short-Term training.

The terms and conditions of service for all medical practitioners are in accordance with the WA Health System – Medical Practitioners – AMA Industrial Agreement 2016 (external site).

For details of specific vacancy and eligibility requirements, please refer to:

Credentialling

Contracted Medical Practitioners (specialist and general practitioners) must be credentialled to Rockingham General and Murray District Hospitals to offer specialist services.

Mental health career opportunities

Working in mental health for South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) (external site) means nurturing and fulfilling your calling as a health care professional to change and positively impact people’s lives – from adolescents to older adults.

Read more about mental health career opportunities across SMHS (external site).

Working in mental health for South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) (external site) means nurturing and fulfilling your calling as a health care professional to change and positively impact people’s lives – from adolescents to older adults.

Read more about mental health career opportunities across SMHS (external site).

Our nurses are in a range of roles across clinical, managerial and education disciplines.

Whether you are a new graduate or a seasoned and experience nurse, we encourage you to find out more about our opportunities. 

Graduate Nurse and Midwifery Program

All enrolled and registered nurse and midwifery graduates are required to apply for positions online at GradConnect (external site).

Mental Health Graduate Program for Registered Nurses

The Registered Nurse Graduate program offers a 12-month program in mental health nursing in partnership with Notre Dame University. Recruitment into this program is through the SMHS MH option via GradConnect, the WA Department of Health’s centralised graduate recruitment website.

During the program, graduates will have the opportunity to work across a wide range of practice settings, gaining a broad range of clinical experience, and be provided with regular and ongoing clinical support, through site-based preceptorship model.

Read more about the program (external PDF 244KB).

Nursing career opportunities in mental health

Working in mental health for South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) (external site) means nurturing and fulfilling your calling as a health care professional to change and positively impact people’s lives – from adolescents to older adults.

Read more about mental health career opportunities across SMHS (external site).

Read about opportunities for high achieving university graduates to advance their career within Rockingham Peel Group and across South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) (external link).

• SMHS Mental Health Graduate Program

For enquiries relating to casual employment as a nurse

Duty Nurse Manager, Beds and Staffing
Telephone: 9599 4770

For information on our Graduate Nurse Programs

Graduate Program Coordinator
Telephone: 9599 4628
Email: rgh.graduatenurseprogram@health.wa.gov.au

For information about general nursing opportunities

For enquiries relating to medical positions

For junior medical officer positions visit MedJobsWA (external site)

For senior medical practitioner positions visit the WA Government Jobs Board (external site)

Email: Rgh.MedHr@health.wa.gov.au

For all other disciplines including short-term, contract or relief work

Visit the WA Government Jobs Board (external site) or email: RGH.HR@health.wa.gov.au