Doctors in Training 2025 - Registrar, Senior Registrar & Transition Fellow - Intensive Care Medicine

  Date posted: 12 Dec 2024     Applications close: 12 Jan 2025
  Company: Department of Health, Tasmania
  Location: Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania
  Job Type: Full-time
  Contact: Allan Beswick     allan.beswick@ths.tas.gov.au
Description

The Tasmanian Health Service is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our community. We are committed to providing the highest levels of healthcare and services.

The Royal Hobart Hospital is the tertiary referral hospital for Tasmania, and the principal teaching hospital for the University of Tasmania Medical School.  The Hospital provides most specialist medical services for the region or state. 

Royal Hobart Hospital offers a challenging and stimulating employment and future career opportunity with salary commensurate with qualification and experience.
- Superannuation and salary packaging
- Support and dynamic work environment
- Strong Professional and social networks
- A unique and well-balanced lifestyle 

Award
Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award
Medical Practitioner Level 5-11 (Registrar/Senior Registrar)

Salary
$134,930 - $189,005 per annum + 11.5% superannuation + access to salary packaging
Salary range is in accordance with Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022

Period of Employment
Fixed term, full time day work, 76 hours per fortnight (+ 10 hours protected training time pro rata) commencing 3 February 2025 for up to three 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
Department of Critical Care Medicine (DCCM)

Essential Requirements:
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 of any new criminal convictions and/or if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

- 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:
- crimes of violence
- sex related offences
- serious drug offences
- crimes involving dishonesty
2. Identification check
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Selection Process:
Candidates will be shortlisted for interview based on the following desirable criteria:

Desirable Requirements – Registrars

- Previous clinical experience in Intensive Care Medicine, Anaesthesia, and/or Emergency Medicine, including competence in relevant procedural skills
- Successful completion of practical acute care and resuscitation courses, such as ALS, BASIC, APLS, EMST and formal Point of Care Ultrasound training.
- Advanced trainees with CICM, ANZCA, ACEM and/or ACRRM
- Demonstrated experience in audit, research, teaching, and safety and quality.
- Demonstrated experience in leadership roles either within or outside of work.

Desirable Requirements - Senior Registrars & Transitional Fellows

- A minimum of three years relevant clinical experience including at least 24 months recent experience in Intensive Care Medicine
- Completion of CICM Primary Examination
- Completed or near completion of final examinations for Fellowship of the College of Intensive Care Medicine, or an equivalent qualification
- Applicants who have completed Fellowship in another acute care specialty, who have suitable Intensive Care experience, or are dual-training in Intensive Care, may be considered for Senior Registrar posts.
- Applicants who fulfil College requirements for CICM Transitional Fellow positions, should contact us directly via email to discuss this option.

Additionally, ALL candidates should demonstrate the following personal qualities:

- A strong academic record and aptitude for advanced study
- High level oral and written communication skills
- The ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- The ability to function well in stressful situations, and the readiness to adapt to different work environments
- A respectful, caring and ethical approach to interactions with colleagues and patients.
- Acceptance and understanding of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in the workplace.

For further information you can contact either:

Dr Allan Beswick
Senior Staff Specialist, DCCM
allan.beswick@ths.tas.gov.au

Dr David Rigg,
Senior Staff Specialist, DCCM
David.Rigg@ths.tas.gov.au