Overview
Obstetric anaesthesia training at a level 5 maternity service with ~3,500 deliveries per year and the State referral centre for high-risk cardiac obstetric patients.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
- Start
- February or August (rotational terms)
- Positions
- 2 per year (one February start, one August start)
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Candidates at the end of their anaesthesia training programme
- International applicants
- Yes — fellowship positions are open to local and international candidates
- Visa support
- Institution policyApplicants must be eligible to work in Australia; those requiring visa sponsorship indicate this in their MedCareersWA application
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyMust be eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia (Ahpra); IMGs need an approved pathway (e.g. short-term training in a medical specialty, specialist, competent authority or standard pathway)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Recruitment yearly via MedCareersWA; formal recruitment pool opens approximately March/April; roles may also arise during the year
- Application method
- Apply via MedCareersWA recruitment pool; enquiries to the FSFHG fellowship recruitment team
Funding
- Funding
- Salaried per WA Health System – Medical Practitioners – AMA Industrial Agreement 2022, with salary packaging