Allied health and health professional careers

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Allied health and health professional staff are at the core of our multidisciplinary teams, focused on responding to health challenges across more than 50 specialties in our tertiary/quaternary, general hospital and community settings.

SMHS currently includes three major hospitals offering inpatient and outpatient services including:

  • Fiona Stanley Hospital, one of the newest public hospitals in the state and a major tertiary hospital providing comprehensive health services to adults, youth, children and neonates
  • Fremantle Hospital, which provides specialist hospital services including mental health, aged care and elective surgical specialties
  • Rockingham General Hospital, which provides emergency care and a range of inpatient services across a variety of disciplines

Peel Health Campus, a regional health campus is transitioning from a private healthcare facility to become part of the SMHS public hospital network in 2024.

In addition to this, several smaller hospitals and a range of community-based services provide a diversity of locations and roles.

The scope of hospital and health care services provided by SMHS offers allied health and health professionals a diverse range of career experiences in such roles as:

  • arts therapist
  • audiologist
  • clinical perfusionist
  • clinical psychologist
  • dietitian
  • exercise physiologist
  • occupational therapist
  • librarian
  • medical imaging technologist
  • medical physicist
  • medical scientist
  • nuclear medicine technologist
  • occupational therapist
  • pharmacist
  • physiotherapist
  • plaster technician
  • podiatrist
  • prosthetist
  • psychologist
  • rehabilitation technician
  • respiratory scientist
  • social worker
  • sonographer
  • speech pathologist. 

Find the conditions, salaries, entitlements and provisions for these roles in the WA Health System HSUWA PACTS Industrial Agreement 2022 (external site).

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Allied health opportunities in mental health

Working for SMHS in mental health 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).

Why not make the move to WA?

Living and working in WA gives you access to its easy-going lifestyle and one of the most beautiful parts of Australia.

The state’s amazing weather and climate gives you plenty of time to enjoy the great outdoors. There is something on offer for individuals and families alike, whether it’s the white sandy beaches that span our coastline, the inland national parks with their stunning array of plants and wildlife, or the outdoor entertainment precincts.

If you’re located in other parts of Australia or overseas, you’re encouraged to follow in the footsteps of many of our allied health and health professional staff who have decided to make WA their home.

Read about the recently updated relocation incentives available via the Belong campaign (external site), which applies to experienced interstate and international allied health staff and health professionals relocating to WA and has been extended to 30 June 2024. Find information for prospective applicants/employees (external site)

Last Updated: 07/09/2023