The Northern Heart Centre is a specialist cardiac care provider for Tasmania’s north and north west. The Department of Health seeks a Cardiologist to lead this service in a permanent role.

Role

Reporting to the Clinical Director, you will provide high-quality specialist cardiology services across inpatient, outpatient and procedural settings at Launceston General Hospital.

Responsibilities

- Deliver comprehensive cardiology assessment, diagnosis and management for admitted and referred patients
- Perform and interpret a broad range of cardiac investigations and interventional procedures within your scope of practice
- Contribute to after-hours on-call rosters and acute cardiac response
- Provide clinical supervision and education to junior medical staff, registrars and students

Position Details

- Permanent full-time day worker (with an on-call component) working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as you are available
- Opportunity to apply for the newly created Director, Northern Heart Centre position, with the potential to work across both roles each fortnight (more information available via internal link)
- Start date: As soon as you can join us

Salary and Benefits

- Annual salary: $222,789 - $319,701 (pro rata) in line with the Medical Practitioners Agreement 2025
- 12% superannuation
- Salary packaging options and advantages




- Access to salary packaging and benefits such as living expenses up to $9,010 and meals and entertainment up to $2,650 per year
- Professional development allowance and continuous professional development provisions
- Relocation and commencement support up to $15,000 for approved appointees
- Management allowance up to 10% applied to this role
- Participation in the Private Practice Scheme or an in-lieu allowance of 35% of base salary
- Fitness passport: you and your family can access fitness facilities across Tasmania (basic access fee $14.50 per week per person, $28.05 for families)

Eligibility

- Holder of specialist registration; or
- Registered medical practitioner who is an International Medical Graduate on the specialist pathway; or
- Registered medical practitioner who is an International Medical Graduate with a recognised overseas specialist qualification and assessed as having sufficient experience in the speciality
- Current driver’s licence

Equal Opportunity Statement

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ individuals, people living with disabilities and other key communities. The Department of Health is a Carer Accredited Employer and supports employees with caring responsibilities. We value diversity, collegiality and transparency and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace.

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📌 Staff Specialist - Cardiology (Melbourne)
🏢 Department of Health, Tasmania
📍 Melbourne