Disclaimer:
If you wish to apply via an agency, please ensure they are an approved supplier to the Tasmanian Health Service and listed on the ‘Engagement of Locum Medical Officers and Recruitment of Medical Practitioners’ contract (DOH-6020). Any applications that do not align with this will be automatically listed as ineligible.
The Team:
Tasmania is home to 114,058 children and young people aged between 0 and 17 years. Geographically, children and young people are distributed across Tasmania and about a quarter of the statewide population of children (0-17 years) live in the North West.
The North West Regional Hospital at Burnie in Tasmania is a modern 160 bed facility providing high quality health care and specialist services to North West Tasmania and King Island. It offers services in medical, surgical, and allied health specialties through inpatient and outpatient departments. The
hospital caters for the emergency resuscitation, surgery and intensive care of most trauma patients and other medical conditions. North West Regional Hospital is accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards. As North West Regional Hospital is a secondary level service, transfer to comprehensive tertiary hospitals occurs for some injuries and illnesses. 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 Paediatric Department, Tasmanian Health Service - North West Region (THS-NW Region) provides services to North West Regional Hospital (Burnie), Mersey Community Hospital (Latrobe), North West Private Hospital (Maternity and Neonatal Service - Burnie), as well as outreach services at Smithton, King Island, Queenstown, Rosebery, and Child and Family Learning Centres (Burnie and East Devonport).
The maternity service run by the Tasmania Health Service in the North West Private Hospital provides inpatient birthing services in North West Tasmania and is accredited by the World Health Organisation Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
The NWRH Paediatric Ward has approximately 1000 admissions per annum. There are approximately 1000 births a year with around 150 - 200 admissions to the Special Care Nursery.
The Paediatric registrar has regular outpatient clinics and the rural / regional nature of the hospital allows the doctor, with appropriate supervision, to manage a broad spectrum of clinical conditions. They also have the opportunity to be involved with multidisciplinary asthma / allergy and behavioural / neurodevelopmental clinics and attend specialist clinics – rehabilitation, cardiology, diabetes, endocrinology, and oncology clinics. The Department of Paediatrics provides a community outreach service which also provides learning and training opportunities for basic and advanced trainees. There are regular teaching sessions for registrars.
The Department of Paediatrics has been granted full accreditation for Advanced Specialised Training in Paediatrics by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and has full RACP Accreditation for General Paediatrics (Rural) with a perinatal component (general paediatrics, acute care, community and developmental paediatrics).
The Role:
- Assessment and management of paediatric and neonatal patients (outpatients and inpatients), attendance at deliveries and management of neonatal and paediatric emergencies.
- After hour on-call paediatric registrar duties on-site.
- Undertake neonatal and paediatric procedures, including assessment and management of paediatric patients requiring procedural sedation.
- Discharge planning and discharge summaries compliant with policy to ensure safe clinical handover to community-based care providers.
- Involvement in quality assurance, educational, supervision and clinical governance activities, as well as participation in multidisciplinary team meetings.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Key Responsibilities:
- Adherence to hospital and professional protocols, policies, clinical pathways, and standards.
- Preforming clinical procedures within the limits of defined clinical privileges and with appropriate supervision.
- Demonstrating sound judgement and competence in accordance with skills and knowledge when undertaking tasks.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment:
Fixed term full time, day worker position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as possible until 12 February 2028.
Registrars only: 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:
Registrars
Medical Practitioner Level 5 - 11 $134,930 - $189,005 per annum, pro rata + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging
- Salary range is in accordance with Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022
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
- 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 $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.
Eligibility:
Eligibility: Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria as
*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any 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:
Generic Registrar-Senior Registrar MP5-11 (June 2024) CSU.docx
Application Guide:
Applicant Guide.docx
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.
For more information
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Sophie Coghlan
Position: Administrative Support Officer - Medical Workforce Unit
Phone number: 0456 786 633
Email address: sophie.coghlan@ths.tas.gov.au
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