Are you a South African trained anaesthetist looking for an opportunity to live and work in Australia?

Explore the many regions of the beautiful and vast Australian landscape. Opportunities in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory, Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and ACT.

Total Salary packages in public health up to $514,000.

One of my clients in Queensland currently need 4 Anaesthetists, the hospital provides anaesthesia for orthopaedic, trauma, general, gynaecological, obstetric, paediatric, ENT, dental, ECT and endoscopic procedures. They also provide a pre-assessment clinic, an acute pain service and obstetric epidural service, and they support the trauma and cardiac arrest teams.

For an International Medical Graduate (IMG) to work in Australia as a medical practitioner the most common pathway is:

1. Get a job offer
2. Obtain a successful skills assessment
3. Get registration with Australian Medical Board
4. Get a visa

The skills assessment and registration processes are conducted simultaneously. 

There are four types of registration with the Australian Medical Board relevant to IMG’s, these are:

Limited, Provisional, General and Specialist.

No matter how many years of experience you have, your initial registration in Australia will be either Limited or Provisional – unless you are able to gain registration as a Specialist directly.

Limited Registration

Specialists who have not yet completed the requirements for Specialist Registration in Australia and IMG’s who are intending to apply for general registration via the Standard Pathway may be eligible for Limited Registration.

For most practicing doctors this will be the Area of need type of Limited Registration. 

Medical practitioners with limited registration for area of need are working under supervision in an area of Australia where there is a shortage of medical practitioners. 

They are usually registered to practise in a rural or remote location.

Provisional Registration

For IMG’s Provisional Registration is available if you hold an AMC Certificate or via the Competent Authority pathway. 

Once you have provisional registration you will need to complete 12 months of supervised practice (minimum of 47 weeks of full-time service) before gaining General Registration with Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, AHPRA.

Specialist Registration

Specialists have a different skills assessment and registration pathway, which is administered by the College that represents that field of specialisation. 

Many specialists come to Australia on limited registration and work under supervision while they are completing the requirements for specialist registration with the appropriate College. 

Please reach out if you would like to discuss the array of options available to you.

It really is a tailored approach to meet each individual doctor’s needs and circumstances. Having grown up in South Africa, Rob can share some of the nuances of life in Australia and guide you through the journey of securing an exciting future in Australia. 

You will hold a primary degree Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, (MBBCh) and Fellowship of Anaesthetics, FCA (SA) with at least 3 years post fellowship experience.

The client will provide you with a 482 TSS subclass Visa with the ability to apply for Permanent Residency in 2 years.  

Contact Rob - myagent@ruralmedics.com.au