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How to accelerate your Anaesthetics career

Written by Wavelength | Jul 18, 2025 3:41:20 AM

If you're looking for a new role that challenges you clinically and inspires you personally, there are a variety of pathways and working environments you can explore as an Anaesthetist.

You’ll need to be able to work under intense pressure and as part of a seamless team, think on your feet, and make split-second decisions. But if you have what it takes, the rewards are considerable.

Career growth, pathways and development as an Anaesthetist

Unlike some other specialties, there are many opportunities for career pathways and development as an Anaesthetist in Australia. Let’s explore a few of them:

  • Public hospitals – emergencies and complex medical cases
  • Private hospitals – elective and cosmetic surgeries
  • Rural and Regional - There is a critical need in these areas, often with higher incentives such as relocation packages, higher salaries and more flexible working conditions. Working in high-demand areas you will experience a wider variety of cases they you may not see in metropolitan cities, adding to your skillset and career growth.
  • Subspecialisation opportunities – fields like paediatric anaesthesia, cardiac anaesthesia, pain management and critical care offer additional career pathways
  • Telehealth is another growing area offering new opportunities for anaesthetists. With the rise of remote consultation services, Anaesthetists have the potential to extend their expertise beyond physical borders, providing pre-operative consultations and pain management services from virtually anywhere.

How Wavelength can support you with your Anaesthetics career

A partnership with Wavelength will give you more access to the above opportunities and further develop your career and chosen pathway as an Anaesthetist.

Ashlea Harvey is your Wavelength career consultant for permanent Specialist Anaesthetist roles in Australia. With strong relationships established with hospitals Australia-wide, Ashlea utilises this to help her doctors find the most suitable career opportunities. With demand for Anaesthetists high, now is the perfect time to partner with Ashlea

Did you know that 60% of Anaesthetic Jobs are never publicly advertised?

Ashlea can take you beyond job boards and give you access to exclusive roles that suit your chosen pathway and lifestyle aspirations. She will do all the legwork for you so you can focus on your clinical work.

  • Get access to exclusive roles
  • Receive assistance with CVs & Interviewing
  • Jump to the top of the shortlist of candidates
  • Use our Regulatory & Migration Services, free of charge

 

Anaesthetist Salaries Australia

Anaesthetists are among the highest-paid medical specialists in Australia.

A FANZCA can expect to earn between $250,000 - $500,000+ per year

Private Practice & Senior Consultants can exceed $600,000 per year depending on workload and location.

At Wavelength, we can help you unlock your true earning potential. We will negotiate your salary package including relocation assistance if required.

Overseas trained Anaesthetists and the SIMG Pathway

The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) offers a pathway for international medical graduates (IMGs) to gain recognition of their qualifications and pursue their dream of working and living in Australia.

The SIMG pathway is designed to assess the comparability of your qualifications and experience to those of an Australian or New Zealand-trained specialist anaesthetist.

If you are an IMG with a primary qualification in medicine and surgery awarded by a training institution recognised by both the AMC and the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS), you can learn more about the requirements, processes and fees on AHPRA's Expedited Specialist Pathway webpage

Once you’ve accepted a permanent Anaesthetics role through Wavelength our Registered Migration Agents will help you all the way to your new role.

Find your next job in Anaesthetics

We currently have exciting opportunities for Anaesthetists to join supportive and collaborative teams in NSW, QLD & VIC, where you’ll gain exposure to varied caseloads and share your expertise. 

 

Whether you’re a FRANZCA looking for a new challenge in your chosen subspecialty, a role that offers a better work-life balance or an opportunity in leadership, get in touch with Ashlea for an informal conversation on 0403 106 121 or email aharvey@wave.com.au She’d be delighted to hear from you.

Alternatively, if you have a friend or colleague that may benefit from the guidance and expertise of Ashlea, refer them to us and as a token of our gratitude for your introduction, we’ll reward you with $500* Refer here