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    67%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends
    Work/Life balance
    3.8(38 ratings)
    Career development
    3.4(39 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.5(39 ratings)
    Management
    2.9(39 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.5(39 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.9(39 ratings)
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    1.0
    Senior Technology Specialist
    Jan 2026
    Perth WA 6000Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    No flexible work option. Clock watchers.
    The good things the salary and benefits
    The challengesThe toxicity of the culture (which comes from the top downwards) is breathtaking. I'm one of at least four people that I know who left because of the micro-managing, negativity, and lack of support and basic human decency.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Administration Officer
    Oct 2025
    East Perth WA 6004Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Would not recommend - the salary and benefits (while great) are not worth it.
    The good thingsThe majority of the people I worked with were genuinely lovely - intelligent, kind, and passionate about helping the public and supporting each other.
    The challengesThe toxicity of the culture (which comes from the top downwards) is breathtaking. I'm one of at least four people that I know who left because of the micro-managing, negativity, and lack of support and basic human decency.
    2 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Compensable Patient Officer
    May 2025
    Murdoch WA 61501 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Could be good - but recommend looking elsewhere
    The good thingsSome wonderful co-workers Helping out the patients Reasonable wages
    The challengesVery high turn over of staff, and consequently team are overworked and completely inadequate training. Supervisors who do not communicate or listen to staff. Really uncomfortable work environment.
    4 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Clinical Nurse
    Apr 2025
    Nedlands WA 60097 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    I am actively looking to leave.
    The good thingsI find working with children to be very rewarding.
    The challengesNot family friendly, you are just a number and don’t matter to management.
    2 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Administration Officer
    Aug 2023
    Nedlands WA 6009current employee
    Equal opportunity and each day being different
    The good thingsJob security and room for improving skill set with inhouse training and educational programs
    The challengesConstant and strict deadlines
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Policy Officer
    Jul 2023
    Perth WA 6000
    My experience with WA Health was a learning experience.
    The good thingsDeveloped communication links with the Aboriginal families to improve their health and wellbeing. Providing non Aboriginal staff with cultural understanding when working with Aboriginal families.
    The challengesPersonal and family issues - little understanding by the department the responsibilities to family.
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Clinical Nurse
    Jul 2023
    All Perth WALess than 1 year in the role, current employee
    If you plan to come from overseas don't believe the slick adverts. Everything is expensive, housing is scarce. You're just a number to exec.
    The good thingsSome great people at grassroots putting in the hard yards. Good team ethos. Working with the community. Varied role.
    The challengesOrganisation talks the talk but absolutely no walk. EBA's mean nothing to exec. Safety is compromised and implementation of nurse ratio's are a joke.
    6 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Registered Nurse
    Jun 2023
    Northam & Wheatbelt WA
    Autonomous
    The good thingsEnjoying rural & remote emergency nursing
    The challengesWorking where there is no Doctor.
    4.0
    P1 Occupational Therapist
    Mar 2022
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Career development, rewarding therapeutic work and great team environment.
    The good thingsDiverse work, assisting the most vulnerable populations, every day is different. Great salary and entitlements when permanent particularly e.g. parental leave, otherwise good flexi-leave and other leave entitlements. Yearly pay rises and opportunity for unionised movement. Warm and friendly team and supportive management which provides opportunities.
    The challengesLayers for approvals particularly when purchasing for the department and you have to be resourceful. Aspects can be completely outside of you control, but that's what you get in for working for a large government organisation.
    2.0
    Procurement Role
    Mar 2022
    An absolute waste of my time
    The good thingsLeave hours and flexi accrual. Above average pay for a government department.
    The challengesOutdated systems, purple circle management, bureaucratic bottlenecks, gatekeeping, reverse ageism, to name a few. Go here only if you want a job and not a career because the best you can get is a contract extension.
    7 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Supervisor
    Mar 2020
    Not enough money or staff to do things right
    The good thingsHelping People in the community
    The challengesBad management hold back team
    9 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Administration and Support Officer
    Mar 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    I Quit my job somewhere else to work there and was a good move!
    The good thingsColleagues, work duties, staffwellness
    The challengesHealth Pandemic responses
    2 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Senior Financial Accountant
    Mar 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Professional and Rewarding workplace
    The good thingsLocation, Management, opportunities
    The challengesmultiple layers of decision making, recruitment process
    3.0
    HSS Support Officer
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Boring and old fashioned
    The good thingsStaff were friendly
    The challengesThe management were all over 60 years old, and the place was like working in the dark ages. Hesitant to change and take on advice.
    7 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Administration Role
    Sep 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Excellent people to work with
    The good thingsHelping the elderly with aged care plans
    The challengesRemote location to address issues in community
    3.0
    Administration Role
    Jun 2019
    11 to 12 years in the role, current employee
    Secure employment but outdated facilities
    The good thingsSecure employment. Above average salary. Flexibility and good employer when it comes to work life balance.
    The challengesWorking in outdated facilities, and outdated computers and operating systems.
    2.0
    Analyst
    May 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    It was a learning experience, not in a good way.
    The good thingsThe pay was good. It normally wasn't a high stress environment.
    The challengesThe management is really bad and they are quick to throw you under the bus if anything happens. There is little to no chance for career development.
    6 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Experienced Dental Receptionist/Nurse
    May 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Working at Dental Health Services
    The good thingsI like the hours and the variety of different jobs I do
    The challengesWe don’t always have state of the art technology and procedures as they do in private practice
    4.0
    Information Technology Support Officer
    May 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Loving to work at the Department of Health.
    The good thingsGood environment, friendly team and well organisation.
    The challengesThere was not enought space to store our equipment.
    3.0
    Nursing Coordinator
    May 2019
    Met some great people over the years
    The good thingsGood people to work with
    The challengesManagement & WACHSW they are a law unto themselves
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Human Resources Role
    Apr 2019
    Good place to work, great people and loads of perks but the work can be slow and uninteresting
    The good thingsThe work/life balance coupled with the benefits are great. I worked with an awesome team on every contract I had.
    The challengesThe work can be dull/negative and approval processes are super slow.
    5.0
    Registered Nurse Division 1
    Apr 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Exemplary service and model staff care
    The good things* Flexible and responsive to staff issues * Some management figures want to provide a model work environment for staff while others run the service on a fear based model
    The challenges* Not employing permanent staff
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    Non-clinical
    Feb 2018
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Great people to work with but not for - bureaucracy is a killer
    The good thingsColleagues Pay Flexible work arrangements
    The challengesCareer progression Cronyism Bureaucracy
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Finance and Business Anslyst/ Management And Financial Accountant
    Aug 2017
    Challenging but rewarding
    The good thingsBeing able to contribute to a challenging industry
    The challengesWork with tight budgets
    3.0
    WACHS
    Aug 2017
    The Kimberley WA, research your workplace first
    The good thingsTravel, remuneration, statewide policies
    The challengesExecutive management are not always adequately trained in HR management
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Medical Specialist Officer
    Aug 2016
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Valuable
    The good thingsI worked in Corporate section and found the experience with the team to be very professional.
    The challengesLong hours at times due to workload on some days however this was only on the odd day.
    5.0
    Clinical Midwife
    Mar 2016
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Great employer
    The good thingsfriendly team environment with employee benefits
    The challengesfunding for outreach services
    5.0
    Senior ICT Officer
    Feb 2016
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Brilliant
    The good thingsenvironment, new challenged and technology
    The challengesWorking in remote with family
    5.0
    Manager
    Feb 2016
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    An opportunity to learn a lot about Government's finances
    The good thingsDiversity and great exposure
    The challengesPolitics and adhoc tasks
    4.0
    Registerd Nurse and Midwife
    Feb 2016
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    I enjoy working here as a nurse and mideife as I have had many great opportunities which I believe are unique to WA.
    The good thingsChallenging, rewarding, diversity, pay,
    The challengesLarge state. Many patients from very remote areas.
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