General and Acute Care Medicine Advanced Training Royal Hobart Hospital - 2025

We are seeking applicants who are passionate about pursuing General and Acute Care Medicine Advanced Training for 2025. 

The Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) is the largest hospital in Tasmania with approximately 500 beds. It is the state-wide referral centre for numerous tertiary services for Tasmania and an accredited Level 3 teaching hospital, as well as the community hospital for the Greater Hobart region.

The Royal Hobart Hospital offers an excellent training program with exposure to Core General Medicine and Core General Medicine related rotations (e.g.RAMU) and  major medical sub-specialties in a well-established program that includes 6-month terms in Respiratory Medicine, Nephrology, Stroke/Neurology, Cardiology and Gastroenterology. All these units have accredited advanced training registrars in their discipline as well.

The Advanced Training program at the Royal Hobart Hospital has been developed for trainees to have access to subspecialties that meet all core training requirements including 12 months of core training in General Medicine and 12 months core subspecialty terms. We are accredited for 24 months core and 12 months of non-core training at our site. Trainees entering the program at year 1 or year 2 will be given the option of a 2-year contract.

The Royal Hobart Hospital is a tertiary hospital, offering a wide variety of medical and surgical subspecialties including cardiothoracic and neurosurgery. The hospital has the full range of diagnostic services available. There is provision of sub-specialty advice and support, and ICU support, with a 23 bed ICU which is currently being expanded to 30 beds.

Currently we have few more  opportunities available in Core General Medicine and Nephrology. There is a potential to offer 6-12months rotaion in Nephrology and 6 month roation in General & Acute Care Medicine commencing from 3^rd February 2025  for trainees entering Advanced Training or continuing training from other hospitals.

Greater Hobart and Tasmania offer an excellent lifestyle providing a serene and tranquil environment, lush natural landscapes, and access to a range of outdoor activities such as hiking trails and water-based sports. Hobart boasts a rich cultural experience including an exquisite choice of fine dining, music festivals and theatre shows all year round. It is a bustling city offering an excellent work life balance, short commute to work and is extremely well connected to the mainland.

Salary

$134,930 - $189,005 per annum

Classification

Medical Practitioner Level 5-11 (Registrar/Senior Registrar)

Award

Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award

Period of Employment

Fixed term, full time day work, 76 hours per fortnight (+ 10 hours protected training time), commencing as soon as possible for up to 4 years.

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 and part time vacancies.

Location

Royal Hobart Hospital

Duties

The Advanced Trainee is responsible for the day-to-day management of private and public inpatients and outpatients within the Hospital and provides after-hours emergency cover at the hospital and participates in outpatient clinics.

Essential Requirements

• General registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Current Tasmanian Working with Children Registration (where applicable and as determined by individual position requirements).

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer.  The following checks are to be conducted:

1.  Conviction checks in the following areas:

a)  Crimes of Violence

b)  Sex Related Offences

c)  Serious Drug Offences

d)  Crimes involving dishonesty

2.  Identification check

3.  Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Highly Desirable

• Completion of the RACP Basic Physician Training Program.

Download the Statement of Duties and Associated Documents

•  2. Generic Registrar-Senior Registrar MP5-11 (July 2023) CSU.pdf
•  2. Generic Registrar-Senior Registrar MP5-11 (July 2023) CSU.docx
•  0. Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.pdf
•  0. Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.docx

Further information regarding these positions, please see link below -

http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/career/home/medical/junior_docs/more_information_-_royal_hobart_hospital/rhh_registrars_-_at_general_medicine

How to apply:

Please include a cover letter that outlines your training goals and how you would ideally like your 2025 training year structured, what previous advanced training you have completed and information to support your application to the Royal Hobart Hospital training program.

Please note – you are NOT required to address the selection criteria within the statement of duties.  

Please click the blue Apply Now button to complete an online application and upload cover letter and CV. 

NOTE: Direct applications will NOT be considered for this recruitment – all applications MUST be submitted online as a formal application.

Further information regarding these positions can be obtained by contacting:

Dr. Nadeeshani Fernando
General Medicine Staff Specialist and General Medicine Advanced Training Lead, Royal Hobart Hospital
E-mail:  nadeeshani.fernando@ths.tas.gov.au

For further information on the application process if required please contact:

Marita Eccles
Medical.recruitment@ths.tas.gov.au

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