Department of Health
Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CMHW - MH & Statewide Services

Applications must be submitted by Sunday 06 December, 2026 11:55 PM

Sunday 6 December, 2026 11:55 PM AEST

Award/Classification:

Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award/Agreement 2025, Career Medical Officer Level 1-7

$132,613 to $188,840 per annum

Employment type:

Permanent, full-time

Region:

South

Location:

Royal Hobart Hospital

In this role, you will provide medical care to inpatients and outpatients, manage patient assessment and treatment, participate in after-hours services, and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality healthcare. Supervise junior doctors and contribute to teaching, quality improvement, and professional development activities

The Role

Career Medical Officer - Psychiatry - Mental Health Emergency Department.

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

This is a dedicated psychiatry position working within a specialist mental health emergency service at the Royal Hobart Hospital. The role requires a clinician who is confident in the assessment and management of psychiatric emergencies and capable of making sound clinical decisions.

The successful applicant will work with a high degree of qualified autonomy and limited on-site 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, 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

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

📌 Career Medical Officer (Hobart)
🏢 Tasmanian Government
📍 Hobart