The Team

Launceston General Hospital is a tertiary hospital in Northern Tasmania servicing the north and north-west of the state. All our services work closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our consumers, our workforce, and the Tasmanian community. The Perioperative Medicine team includes a Perioperative Physician, Perioperative Registrar, and Perioperative CNCs who work closely together to provide shared care to surgical inpatients and outpatients.

The Role

- Function at the level of a senior medical registrar, providing a consultative service to surgical inpatients and working closely with surgical teams and patients to optimise medical comorbidities, undertake detailed risk assessments, and support shared decision-making.
- Assist in the High Risk Preoperative Clinic, assessing patients prior to major elective surgery alongside anaesthetist and physiotherapy colleagues.
- Attend surgical Medical Emergency Team calls and liaise with the Intensive Care Unit team.
- Participate in after-hours General Medicine rosters as required.
- Assist with the supervision and education of junior medical staff within surgical units.

You will need

- Collaborative approach and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Experience in relevant clinical areas such as General Medicine, Intensive Care, or Anaesthetics would be highly regarded.

Why Tasmania

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.

Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania's public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Details of appointment

Fixed term full time, day worker (with on-call) position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from 1 February 2027 until 6 February 2028.

You will receive 10 hours of paid, protected training time per fortnight, pro rata.





*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time and casual vacancies.

Salary

Medical Practitioner Level 5 - 11 $138,978 - $194,675 per annum, pro rata + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging

- Salary range is in accordance with

In addition, the following allowances and benefit, calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
- Salary packaging options include a range of benefits like living expenses up to $9,010 and $2,650 in meals and entertainment every year
- North and North-West Tasmania Recruitment and Retention Allowance of $10,000 per annum, paid fortnightly
- Travel and relocation assistance support is available
- Professional development and accelerated pathways.
- A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
- Fitness Passport - You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.
- other allowances as applicable.

More information about our Employee Advantages can be found

Eligibility

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

- General or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia
- Current Working with Children Registration (where applicable and as determined by individual position requirements)

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

Over 2 years post-graduate clinical experience in related fields

Studying for or the possession of the relevant post-graduate qualifications.

The desire to specialise in a related specialty.

Note: Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties:





Application Guide:

How to apply

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 pages application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

Please ensure your application also includes:

- A current CV
- The contact details of two referees
- Qualifications and supporting documents

Only Agencies specifically contracted are invited to provide applicants to this role

For more information

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Name: Telena Kerkham
Position: Staff Specialist/Senior Staff Specialist
Phone number: 03 6777 6576
Email address: [email protected]

What it is like working at the Department of Health?

Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellent are the key values to work in in Department of Health. listening to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania!

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Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.

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