Career Medical Officer - Psychiatry Night Duty - Mental Health Emergency Department.

The Department is seeking a suitably qualified Career Medical Officer (CMO) – Psychiatry Night Duty – Mental Health Emergency Department to provide overnight psychiatric assessment, management, and clinical care for consumers presenting with acute mental health concerns.

This is a dedicated psychiatry position working predominantly night shifts (2230 to 0830) within a specialist mental health emergency service at the Royal Hobart Hospital after hours. The role requires a clinician who is confident in the assessment and management of psychiatric emergencies and capable of making sound clinical decisions in a dynamic after-hours environment.

Due to the nature of overnight service delivery, the successful applicant will work with a high degree of professional autonomy and limited in office medical supervision, while having access to established escalation pathways and specialist psychiatric consultant support as required.

You will provide mental health medical services across the Royal Hobart Hospital after hours, including:

- Providing medical care to patients in inpatient mental health units, including the Short Stay Unit.
- Attending to mental health patients located throughout the hospital who require specialist medical input.
- You may also be allocated additional duties consistent with your qualifications and clinical experience.

While performing this role, you will be expected to:

- Liaise closely and professionally with consultant psychiatrists regarding patient assessment and management.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical documentation, including admissions, progress notes, decisions, and discharge summaries




- Ensure all medical decisions are clearly recorded in the patient medical record
- Promote collaborative working relationships with the multidisciplinary team involved in patient care
- Respond promptly to clinical calls from Registered Nurses and other clinical staff
- Perform clinical procedures as required and within scope of practice
- Ensure accurate prescribing, administration, and documentation of medications and treatments
- Actively participate in discharge planning and continuity of care
- Comply with all professional, ethical, and legal obligations, including requirements under the Tasmanian Mental Health Act

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

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.

Hobart

Hobart has become a cultural centre, with year-round art and music events and restaurants serving gourmet local produce. Excellent educational opportunities and easy access to outdoor pursuits make this the perfect place to raise a family. Enjoy a more tranquil, community-orientated lifestyle while remaining only a short flight from the busy mainland.

Experience beautiful beaches and pristine alpine regions where you can enjoy a vast variety of sports and outdoor activities to suit everyone on the doorstep of a bustling capital city while enjoying the advantages of a short commute and excellent work-life balance.

In Tasmania you will be encouraged to be yourself, to learn, to grow and to develop meaning in your work. You will have a powerful connection to your patients and your colleagues, and the community will encourage your success. Our isolation helps drive a culture of creation and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and… like the only future worth pursuing.

Details of appointment

Permanent full time, shift worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as possible.

- 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 - Career Medical Officer (CMO)

📌 Career Medical Officer (Hobart)
🏢 Department of Health, Tasmania
📍 Hobart