- Salary package up to $534k (from July 2026) depending on number years of consultant experience. Generous leave.
- New state of the art facilities: exciting hospital redevelopment $188m upgrade - new ED, new ICU and HDU and mental health.
- Prosperous regional city in Western Australia , with daily 1hr flights to Perth.
Package includes:
- New increased employer pension contributions: 12%.
- Professional development allowance $33k - paid w. salary.
- Allowance for providing care to patients with private health insurance.
- Full relocation assistance.
- Accommodation provided for up to 3 months on arrival.
Job scope:
As the consultant anaesthetist, you will be at the centre of perioperative and emergency care, providing safe, high-quality anaesthetic services across a broad clinical spectrum, including managing pre-operative assessment, deliver both general and regional anaesthesia (including spinal, epidural and nerve blocks) and complex airway management.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting acute and post-operative pain management.
- Delivering obstetric anaesthesia, including labour epidurals and emergency caesarean cover.
- Contributing to trauma response and hospital-wide resuscitation.
- Championing patient safety and efficient theatre workflow across a diverse surgical caseload.
- Managing clinical administration.
- Education - teaching, supervising and mentoring DiT and other medical staff.
- Liaising with specialty colleagues and relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure your professional development is kept up to date and encourages others in this respect.
- Willingness to initiate and participate in clinical governance activities.
You will join a highly skilled, collaborative perioperative team and play an active role in clinical governance, quality improvement initiatives, and the supervision of registrars, RMOs and interns.
Working in a regional setting, your anaesthetic expertise will have a significant, far-reaching impact — managing a varied case mix, responding to high-acuity presentations, and strengthening care across both the hospital and the broader Midwest region. The new ICU will provide a platform for dual qualified anaesthetists and ICU specialists to shape regional critical care.
Community highlights:
- Great community - population 40k.
- Lovely beaches, restaruants and cafes etc.
- Affordable (compared to Perth!) housing.
- Enjoy beachside living or develop your own hobby farm inland!
- Direct flights to Perth and international connections.
- Private schooling.
Selection criteria
- FANZCA or recognised specialist equivalent such as eligibility for ESP/ANZCA bridging pathway.
- extensive experience in hospital based anaesthesia.
- Leadership experience in a MDT context.
- Commitment to clinical education and teaching.
- Experience in quality improvement activities.
For more location, position, registration information please contact Alasdair Spinner at Spinner Medical Recruitment on +44 7414 531 583 or email alasdair@spinnermedical.com
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