Position Title
Psychiatry Registrar – RANZCP Trainee Transfer

Agency
WA Country Health Service

Salary
MP Year 1-7 $163,568 to $352,780 p.a. pro rata (inclusive of base salary, applicable allowances and 11.5% Superannuation).

Location
Various Locations - Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Geraldton, Northam, Karratha & Port Hedland

Unit/Division
Central Office -> Mental Health

Work Type
Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time

Position No.
Pool Ref 00617868

Closing Date
2026-10-30 4:00 PM

Position Title
Psychiatry Registrar – RANZCP Trainee Transfer

Location
Various Locations - Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Geraldton, Northam, Karratha & Port Hedland

Work Type
Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time

Position No.
Pool Ref 00617868

Salary
MP Year 1-7 $163,568 to $352,780 p.a. pro rata (inclusive of base salary, applicable allowances and 11.5% Superannuation).

Closing Date
2026-10-30 4:00 PM

Agency
Department of Health

Description

WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is seeking experienced Psychiatry Registrars to join the Rural Psychiatry Training WA (RPTWA) program across rural Western Australia.

This Recruitment Pool is for Full time or Part Time Fixed Term appointments for existing RANZCP Trainees seeking to transfer to the RPTWA program. Appointments for up to 5 years (dependent on RANZCP training stage), with the possibility of extension.

Locations: Include Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Geraldton, Northam, Karratha & Port Hedland

Salary: South of the 26th parallel

Trainee Psychiatrist Year 1-7, $170,462.88 to $228,201.12 pa*

*Inclusive of base salary $140,819 to $192,371p.a, professional development $11,380pa and 12% superannuation. Generous accommodation & relocation subsidies also available.

Salary: North of the 26th parallel

Registrar Year 1-3, $178,223 to $194,925 pa*
* includes base salary $147,748 to $162,661 pa,



professional Development allowance $11,380 pa and 12% employer contributed Superannuation. Generous accommodation & relocation subsidies also available)

Salary: North of the 26th parallel

HSMP Year 1-6, $300,622 to $377,620 pa*
* includes base salary $226,833 to $293,564 pa, career development allowance $34,696 pa and 12% employer contributed Superannuation. Generous accommodation & relocation subsidies also available

Appointment will be made based on skills and experience.

This is an active “open-ended” recruitment pool, and as such the following should be noted:

- The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for applications and will assess on a regular basis.
- Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur.
- Appointments may be made from this pool until 30/06/2027.

Position Profile:

We are seeking to appoint to the position of Trainee Psychiatrist in various regions across WACHS. The successful applicant will work as an integral part of the multidisciplinary and medical teams. Under the supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist, this position provides assessment and management for clients requiring specialist psychiatric care. The successful applicant will be committing to a length of training contract (two to five years) with WACHS.

The Rural Psychiatry Training WA (RPTWA) program is overseen by the Western Australia Branch Training Committee, in accordance with the requirements for obtaining Fellowship of the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). The training program provides clinical and formal supervised training experiences in rural generalist psychiatry, with Stage 3 trainees completing Certificates of Advanced Training considered on a case-by-case basis.

Essential Criteria

- Commitment to a rural post in psychiatry.
- Good interpersonal sk

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