Doctors in Training 2024 Registrar - Rehabilitation

Job Description:

The Royal Hobart Hospital invites suitable applicants to apply for training opportunity within the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine - an accredited training site.

Rehabilitation Medicine is a recognised speciality of medicine with its own 4-year training program and is a Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. The Royal Hobart Hospital is an accredited training site and offers three accredited training positions.

A doctor is eligible to apply to be admitted as a trainee at the end of PGY2.

Rehabilitation Medicine is the diagnosis, assessment, and management of an individual with a disability due to illness or injury. Rehabilitation physicians work with people with a disability to help them achieve an optimal level of performance and improve their quality of life.

Areas of growth in the future are in ambulatory rehabilitation, academic rehabilitation and musculoskeletal procedural rehabilitation.

Salary

$97,946 - $138,593 per annum + 11% superannuation + access to salary packaging

• Salary range is in accordance with Salaried Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2019
• *Please note that the Salaried Medical Practitioners Agreement has recently been negotiated but is not yet certified by the Tasmanian Industrial Commission. The new salary rates can be found at the following link Medical Practitioner salary rates | Tasmanian Department of Health

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 80 hours per fortnight, commencing 5 February 2024 until 3 February 2025.

*Notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant/s

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

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Duties

The Registrar is responsible for the day-to-day management of private & public inpatients/outpatients and provides afterhours emergency cover at the hospital as required.

Essential Requirements

• General or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia
• Current Working with Children Registration (where applicable and as determined by individual position 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 if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

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

Desirable Requirements

• Current Driver’s Licence (If applicable to allocated role)

Position Features

• The position will require the occupant to participate in after-hours work.
• The position will require the occupant to participate in an on-call roster.
• Doctors located in the North-West Regional Hospital will be expected to provide Code Blue and MET calls to both public and private patients within the co-located Private Hospital

Statement of Duties

Generic Registrar-Senior Registrar MP5-11 (April 2023) CS.pdf
Generic Registrar-Senior Registrar MP5-11 (April 2023) CS.docx

Application Guide

Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 2022.pdf
Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 2022.docx

How to Apply

Only online applications will be considered for this Recruitment Campaign – please click the Apply Now button.

You are NOT required to address the selection criteria within the Statement of Duties.

You ARE required to submit a current CV AND cover letter outlining career goals and your suitability for the position.

Please note: Applications submitted by an Agency on behalf of an applicant will not be considered at this time.

For further information please contact:

Dr Nelson Nathan
Staff Specialist, Head of Department
Rehabilitation Medicine
Email: nelson.nathan@ths.tas.gov.au

For further information on the application process please contact:

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

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