Hospital@home registrar opportunities are available within the Department of Sub-acute, Aged & Community Services, Royal Hobart Hospital for 2025.

The RHH is a Level 3 teaching hospital and the largest hospital in Tasmania. It is the referral centre for numerous tertiary services for all of Tasmania.

The Hospital@home program sits within the Department of Sub-acute, Aged & Community Services and provides care to a range of medical, surgical and sub-specialty patients who require medical management that can be delivered in the community environment.

The Hospital@home programme was started in April 2020 and currently has 22 beds, 14 acute & 8 subacute Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) beds. We also have a Rapid Response service that assesses community patients to prevent hospital admission. The service runs 7-days per week.  At present we assess and admit around 200 patients a month. Our average length of stay of 5-6 days for acute patients and 13 for subacute.

The service is currently undergoing an expansion process and by the end of 2024 should have 30 beds. Our case mix and the age of our patients is broad. Half our patients are admitted from the Royal Hobart Hospital, both inpatient wards and the emergency department. The other half are directly from the community avoiding hospital entirely. These patients are then cared for in community health centres, their homes, or residential aged care facilities.

Our Hospital@home registrar positions have accreditation with RACP for Basic Physician Training; RACP & ACRRM for GP & Rural Remote trainees; and ACEM for Emergency trainees.

This is an excellent position for registrars who are interested in providing inpatient level care in the community. Registrars would have access to teaching activities provided by their specialist training programmes as well as the teaching provided by the Hospital@home team. 

Greater Hobart and Tasmania offers an excellent lifestyle for those seeking a sea change.  At the RHH, we pride ourselves in being able to combine that with the training and opportunities our registrars need to pursue each of their varied career goals in medicine.

Salary

$134,930 - $189,005 per annum

Salary range is in accordance with the Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022

Classification

Medical Practitioner Level 5-11 (Registrar)

Award

Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award

Period of Employment

Fixed term, full time day work, 76 hours (+10 hours protected training time) per fortnight commencing 3 February 2025 for up to 4 years.

Note: 6 or 12-month contracts will be considered. Following negotiation, there is also the option of part time work.

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

Duties

The Registrar is responsible for the day-to-day management of private and public inpatients and outpatients within the Hospital and provides after-hours emergency cover at the hospital as determined by the relevant work unit.

Essential Requirements

• General or limited 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:
a)  Crimes of Violence
b)  Sex Related Offences
c)  Serious Drug Offences
d)  Crimes involving dishonesty

2.  Identification check
3.  Disciplinary action in previous employment check

Desirable Requirements

• Current Drivers Licence

Download the Statement of Duties and Associated Documents

•  2. Generic Registrar-Senior Registrar MP5-11 (July 2023) CSU.pdf
•  2. Generic Registrar-Senior Registrar MP5-11 (July 2023) CSU.docx
•  1. THS Jobs Website Applicant Guide.pdf
•  1. THS Jobs Website Applicant Guide.docx

How to apply?

Only online applications will be considered for this Campaign.

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

You are required to submit an up-to-date CV, a cover letter outlining career goals and your suitability for the position.

Please include in the cover letter your training goals and how you would ideally like your 2025 training year structured, including a summary of your BPT progress to date and the remaining training needs (if this applies to you).

Please click the Apply Now button.

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

Further information regarding these positions can be obtained by contacting:

Dr Iestyn Lewis
Hospital in the Home - Head of Department
Royal Hobart Hospital
iestyn.lewis@ths.tas.gov.au

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