The role:

Assist the Head of Unit Respiratory Medicine in the planning and management of the operation and development of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at the Royal Hobart Hospital, ensuring the laboratory provides an accredited service which is in accordance with Department requirements and national standards.

Provide safe, high quality and compassionate patient care in delivery of laboratory operations, staff training, performance of routine and complex testing, and participation in educational and research activities.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

The area:

• We are seeking people to join our team in our Respiratory and Sleep Lab. They are required to support both the Respiratory and Sleep service, with the flexibility to cover daytime duties and shifts if required.  
• The role within the Sleep Lab will be to provide a high-quality clinical service within a 3-bed sleep laboratory for patients with sleep disorders. The overnight role within the sleep service includes welcoming, education, setting up patients, ensuring the integrity of the recorded data and assisting the patients as required overnight. The daytime role will be to assist in the daily running of the lab, which includes administrative tasks, scoring, reporting and daytime testing.
• The role within the Respiratory Lab will be to provide complex lung function testing and assist in the day to day running of the Lab.  

Details of Appointment

Permanent, full time, shift-worker positions, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*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 and part time vacancies.

Salary: $106,966 to $123,013 per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Professional Development Allowance of up to $1000 per annum or the ability to accrue funds for up to five years.
• Post graduate qualification salary advancement where applicable.
• Please note that access to salaries beyond $115,573 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme.
• Salary range is in accordance with the Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No.2 of 2022.

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

Eligible for membership to the following:

• Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
• Australian Council for Clinical Physiologists
• Australia and New Zealand Sleep Science Association
• Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. Experience or an equivalent qualification, appropriate to the nature of the work

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.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• 518658, 510817 Senior Respiratory Scientist HP03 (July 2023) CSU.pdf
• 518658, 510817 Senior Respiratory Scientist HP03 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For more information 

Tegan Clayton
Respiratory Scientist in Charge/Manager -Sleep Medicine Laboratory
Phone: (03) 6166 0042
tegan.clayton@ths.tas.gov.au

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