Building our team
As at 30 June 2022, EMHS employed:
Individual staff
9350 in 2020-21
Full time equivalent (FTE)
6845 in 2020-21
This included: 112 Aboriginal staff members
105 in 2020-210
Talent team’s bid to secure nurses and midwives, a winner
Nurses and midwives are the backbone of EMHS services. During 2021-22, EMHS made a concerted effort to boost its nursing and midwifery workforce.
This effort has paid off, with an additional 713* nurses/assistants in nursing now part of the EMHS team.
This success was due to a designated Talent Acquisition Team, which instigated several strategic recruitment initiatives in its bid to boost numbers. These included:
- centralising and streamlining the recruitment process, a change that made applying for positions easier for both applicants and nurse managers
- targeting interstate and international applicants
- capitalising on an improved technology pilot for health, made available through the WA Government Recruitment Advertising Management System Platform. This enabled improved automation and applicant experience.
*as of 30 June 2022
Aboriginal cadetship
EMHS values the important contributions our Aboriginal staff members make to our organisation, and recognises that the Aboriginal community will feel more comfortable accessing our healthcare services if they see more Aboriginal people delivering those services.
EMHS has a range of initiatives to encourage Aboriginal people to join our workforce, including participation in the WA Health Aboriginal Cadetship Program. The program offers university students the opportunity to gain paid work experience while completing their undergraduate qualifications.
EMHS has been part of this program since 2019, taking on four cadets annually. During their cadetships, EMHS cadets are given personal and professional support to help them establish a foundation for their careers.
Zyhannah, a member of EMHS’ first cohort of cadets, graduated during 2021–22, receiving a Bachelor of Biomedical Science from the University of Western Australia.
During her cadetship, Zyhannah rotated through a range of placements including Respiratory Medicine, Aboriginal Community Health, Aboriginal Health Strategy and Health Promotion.
