Make a Lasting Impact on Paediatric Care
Join a dedicated paediatric team across Kalgoorlie and Esperance Health Campus and help shape the future of child and neonatal healthcare in Western Australia. This is your opportunity to combine professional growth with personal reward, providing vital care to children across the Goldfields region.
- Competitive remuneration Package $412,161 – $523,436 (commensurate with experience)
- Diverse clinical experience across paediatric and neonatal care in regional hospitals, with outreach to surrounding communities.
- Professional development opportunities through mentoring and supervising registrars, residents, and interns.
- Work-life balance in the Goldfields, with a supportive team and a chance to make a meaningful impact in regional healthcare.
The Role
Join a team dedicated to overcoming challenges in regional healthcare, delivering exceptional paediatric care, and contributing to the long-term wellbeing of children and families across the Goldfields.
- Kalgoorlie Health Campus – Regional hub providing comprehensive paediatric services and specialist care.
- Esperance Hospital – Supporting outreach to surrounding communities, offering paediatric and neonatal services in a regional setting.
As a Consultant Paediatrician, you will:
- Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care to paediatric and neonatal patients across Kalgoorlie, Esperance, and surrounding areas.
- Collaborate with the Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist and multidisciplinary teams to lead clinical governance, service improvement, and policy development.
- Supervise and mentor trainees and junior medical staff, helping develop the next generation of paediatric specialists.
- Participate in an on-call roster, providing critical support in emergency and neonatal care.
Requirements:
Applicants should be registered (or eligible for registration) as a specialist with the Medical Board of Australia and be a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent as an overseas trained specialist who has completed their training in either the UK, Ireland, Canada, USA (ABEM certified) or New Zealand.
The Location
Kalgoorlie is Australia's largest Outback town. An affluent city, it offers a vibrant mix of history with its contemporary status as an iconic symbol of Australia's mining boom.
With its amazing architecture, galleries, bars, restaurants it is a jewel in the outback. Housing, infrastructure and amenities are excellent. There is a major sporting centre with a first class facilities including 3 indoor courts and 9 outdoor courts. The aquatic centre has a 50m pool, water slides and outdoor park. Typical of an Australian town, all sporting codes are well represented and well serviced with fantastic facilities. There is also a busy Arts Centre and a theatre that hosts touring companies and events.
The airport in Kalgoorlie is well serviced with 4 flights a day to Perth.
What Head Medical can do for you
Arranging a position overseas is very exciting, but we understand that it can also be daunting and time consuming. We’re the UK’s specialist in international medical recruitment and we’ve helped many Doctors relocate since we first started out in 2008 (you can read what people have said about working with us on our testimonials page). We know it’s important to balance career opportunities with lifestyle and we’ll talk through your plans and will get to know you to make sure we find the right role in the right location. Once we have secured a job for you, we’ll manage the Medical Registration and Visa application process and support you (and your family) with the relocation itself.