Royal Perth Hospital Nurses - The heart of care in WA

Royal Perth Hospital is a leading teaching hospital and the major trauma centre in Western Australia. Our history can be traced back to the first colonial hospital, which was established in a tent on Garden Island in June 1829.

Today, Royal Perth Hospital is the largest health unit with two campuses located in Perth City and Shenton Park. Our Hospital provides services to people from all parts of Western Australia through the Royal Flying Doctors Service and other health networks. WA covers some 2,526,000 square kilometres which is 33% of the total size of Australia - and Royal Perth Hospital is the focal point for its health care. The Hospital treats a mixed socio-economic and culturally diverse population and its services are directed towards meeting a wide range of needs for these people.

Our hospital covers a diverse range of medical care for our Western Australian community. Royal Perth Hospital is a leader in many areas - burns, bone marrow transplant, dialysis, home cancer care and rehabilitation to name a few - and consequently offers our nurses excellent career opportunities across a comprehensive range of adult health care services.

Download the RPH General Careers Info Brochure [ PDF - 557Kb].

Some of RPH's achievements include:

First Electromicroscopy of HIV
Home of the 2006 Nurses Board of WA "Preceptor of the Year", the 2005 Nurses Board of WA "Nurse Of the Year", "Nurse Leader of the Year" and "Graduate Nurse of the Year"
Discovery of Helicobactor Pylori and subsequent 2005 Nobel Laureate winners Professor Barry Marshall and Dr Robin Warren
First endoluminal graft stent that was made and researched at RPH with Imaging Radiographer and Vascular Surgeon
RPH carried out the first longitudinal Stroke survivor research project in the world called the Perth Community Stroke Study
First true Domiciliary Bone Marrow Transplant Service in the world
Telstra Burns Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Unit
Heart and Lung transplants
Trauma Ward and new Inpatient Burns Unit in planning stages
Home of the 2005 Australian of the Year, Dr Fiona Wood

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