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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 RHH offers services in all major medical and surgical specialties including a newly established trauma service as well as ICU, CCU, extensive burns treatment unit, hyperbaric medicine unit, acute stroke unit, psychiatry, obstetrics & gynaecology, and paediatrics. We also have off-site rehabilitation services.
The Department of General and Acute Care Medicine sits within the Medical and Cancer Services stream which also includes cardiology, cardio-thoracic surgery, respiratory medicine, neurology/stroke, renal medicine, gastroenterology, oncology, haematology, endocrinology, nephrology, rheumatology, and an ambulatory care centre.
The Department of General and Acute Care Medicine is the largest inpatient medical unit at the RHH. We have on average 100-120 inpatients and admit approximately 15 to 20 per day across 6 General Medical teams including a Rapid Assessment Medical Unit (RAMU) and another unit based in the Emergency Medicine department.
Presently the Department has a mix of full time and part time Staff Specialists, many of whom have sub-specialist interests. Each unit has two medical registrars and 2 Junior Medical Officers (Intern or RMO), and 2-3 Consultant Physicians.
Medical Registrars participate in the full spectrum of acute care from admission to discharge with the support of a multi-disciplinary team. They also form a vital part of the medical emergency team (MET) for the hospital.
Our medical registrar positions provide opportunities for those seeking RACP-accredited Basic Physician Training. We pride ourselves on a strong BPT training programme supported by our Directors of Physician Education and by physicians throughout the hospital with a strong commitment to supporting trainees through exam preparations. We have recently restructured and strengthened our BPT teaching program to further optimise support for our trainees. The BPT trainees get 5 hours of “paid” teaching “per week” according to the new award established this year.
For those BPTs that require it, there are opportunities for subspecialty rotations (e.g. Cardiology) and a regional rotation (Northwest Regional Hospital in Burnie).
Our Medical Registrar positions can also provide medical training opportunities for suitable applicants from non-BPT pathways including those with a different background (e.g. Critical Care).
The Department of General and Acute Care Medicine at RHH also provides opportunities for Advanced Training in General and Acute Care Medicine. BPT trainees succeeding in passing the clinical RACP examinations may be offered the opportunity to smoothly transition into an Advanced Training (AT) positions within the hospital. These AT positions include Core General Medicine, Cardiology, Respiratory medicine, Neurology and Stroke, Renal medicine, and Gastroenterology.
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.
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