2024 Statewide Resident Medical Officer Recruitment Campaign

Department of Health

The Resident Medical Officer (RMO) is responsible for the day-to-day management of private and public inpatients and outpatients within the Hospital (or rural facility). Provide after-hours emergency cover as determined by the relevant work unit. Rotations to Rural Practice sites across the state are available.

Award

Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award

Classification

Medical Practitioner Level 2-4

Salary

$79,578 to $89,709 pro rata per annum + 10.5% superannuation + access to salary packaging

• Salary range is in accordance with Salaried Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2019
• *Please note that Salaried Medical Practitioners Agreement is currently under negotiation

Period of Employment

Fixed-term, full-time (and part-time hours available), working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing 15 January 2024 to 13 January 2025. (Please note opportunity for 48-month appointments may arise from this selection process)

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

Launceston General Hospital
Northwest Regional and Mersey Community Hospital
Royal Hobart Hospital

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Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) rotation information 2024:

Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) are fully rotational (with the exception of 12month ED). Some of the rotations offered by RHH are listed within the application process and a full list of RMOs terms for RHH can be viewed via this hyperlink under RHH accredited terms PGY2+/IMGs https://www.pmct.org.au/accreditation/terms

RHH Emergency Medicine RMO positions 12-month (non-rotational)

RHH offer 12-month non-rotational RMO position in ED.  The ED RMO positions can be selected under the RHH training stream preferences section in this application form.

For further information please refer to the 2024 RHH ED RMO information sheet attached below.

RHH Basic Physician Training (BPT) positions

RMOs who select their preference for a RHH BPT placement in this online application form will be considered for the BPT program once successfully obtaining a RHH RMO position through applying to the Statewide RMO Recruitment Campaign. 

For further information on BPT program, rotations and eligibility please refer to the BPT 2024 information sheet attached below

Tasmanian Health Service - Hospitals North West 2024:

incorporating North West Regional Hospital, Burnie (NWRH) and Mersey Community Hospital, Latrobe (MCH)

Resident Medical Officers employed at the Tasmanian Health Service – North West have the unique opportunity to experience regional and rural medicine at two campuses in beautiful North-West Tasmania, and thrive in a supportive workplace with excellent educational opportunities. Allocations are personalised to meet the career goals of individual RMOs.  Streams include Basic Physician Training, Surgery/Orthopaedics, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, General Practice and the Rural Generalist Pathway. Other opportunities include (but are not limited to) support for Certificate or Diploma courses, teaching and research opportunities.

THS – North West also welcome applications from PGY2+ International Medical Graduates holding (or eligible for) Limited or Provisional Registration with Medical Board of Australia, and provide exceptional support to allow you to meet the requirements for progression to General Registration.

Medical rotations:

Cardiology, Endocrinology, General Medicine, Geriatrics, Infectious Diseases, Palliative Care, Rehabilitation Medicine, Respiratory

Surgical rotations:

General Surgery, Orthopaedics
Other rotations include:
Emergency Medicine
Anaesthetics
ICU
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
General Practice Pathways
Rural Generalist Pathways – requires General Registration

Resident Medical Officers working at Hospitals North West are expected to be able to travel between NWRH and MCH and undertake shift work, as required for service provision.

Please refer to the attached information sheet for more information about the THS-NW.

Launceston General Hospital Rotations for 2024:

Career Pathway opportunities 

• Rural Generalist Pathway - Anaesthetics/Paediatrics/Obstetrics & Gynaecology /ED
• Critical Care foundation year - Emergency Department/Intensive Care Unit/Anaesthetics a combination of 3-month and 6-month rotations  
• Surgical training pathways -  Colorectal/Upper Gastrointestinal/Breast & Endocrine/Orthopaedics/Urology/Plastics/ENT
• Paediatric and O&G foundation year - 3-month and 6-month rotations available for preferencing
• General Practice  rotations - St Helens or Scottsdale

Medical rotations: 

Renal, Respiratory, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Haematology, General Medicine A, B, C & D

Surgical rotations: 

Plastics/ENT/Ophthalmology, Colorectal, Orthopaedics, Urology, Upper Gastrointestinal, Breast & Endocrine

Other rotations include:

Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Anaesthetics, ICU, ED, and General Surgery.

To apply please click the Apply button.

Closing date: 2nd July 2023

For further information

Resident Staff Coordinator – Launceston General Hospital jmosupport@ths.tas.gov.au
Shauna Tuson – Northwest Regional Hospital or Mersey Community Hospital + 61 3 6478 5253
shauna.cole@ths.tas.gov.au
Shelley Hampson – Royal Hobart Hospital +61 3 6166 7538
shelley.hampson@ths.tas.gov.au