Pay and Benefits

Working at East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) offers gratifying experiences on personal and professional levels, whether you're directly engaged with patients and their caregivers or serving in a supportive capacity.

Employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include:

  • Competitive salary (salary scales are available in the relevant industrial agreement).
     
  • 11% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice, including the Government Employees Superannuation Board.
     
  • Access to generous salary packaging arrangements, including:
    • $9,010 on items that would normally incur a FBT liability (mortgage repayments, credit card payments, health insurance, private school fees and aged care expenses). 
    • $2,650 meal and entertainment benefit.
    • Visit Smartsalary or Paywise.
  • Allowances include qualification allowance, medical terminology allowance, on-call allowances and shift penalties.
  • 4 weeks annual leave (5 weeks for shift workers).
     
  • Annual leave loading or 3.5 additional annual leave days.
     
  • Personal leave (including carer’s leave).
     
  • 13 weeks long service leave.
     
  • Unpaid parental leave (up to 3 years) and, for eligible employees, 14 weeks paid parental leave (in addition to the Federal Parental Leave Pay (external link)).
     
  • 10 non-accumulative days of family and domestic violence leave per calendar year.
  • Flexible working hours (e.g. accrued days off, time off in lieu, flexible start and finish times, 19 day month, 9 day fortnight).
     
  • Access to purchasing up to an additional 4 or 10 weeks purchased leave.
     
  • Access to the deferred salary scheme for 12 months (work for 4 years at 80% pay and take the fifth year off at 80% pay).
     
  • Part-time work or job share arrangements.
     
  • Telecommuting or home based work.
     
  • Breastfeeding breaks.
     
  • Phased retirement options.
  • Discounted Health Insurance with the following funds:
  • Social clubs at Royal Perth Hospital and Armadale Hospital.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which provides free counselling – personal and work related – for staff and family through the following provider:
  • Phased retirement options.
     

Western Australia (WA) offers one of the best lifestyles in the world with its sunshine, endless blue skies, white sandy beaches and easy-going lifestyle.

This is complemented by an integrated health system that provides the opportunity to work across a wide range of clinical specialities in cities or rural communities.

Families can access a wide range of sporting opportunities, recreational activities and quality schooling. 

If you are looking for vibrant cafe and restaurant scenes and shopping districts or wide open spaces and spectacular scenery, WA has something on offer for everyone.

The capital city is Perth.

Interstate and international job seekers

Information about visa requirements and registration can be found on the WA Health international recruitment page.

Last Updated: 05/01/2026