Doctors in Training Recruitment Campaign 2027 - Advanced Trainee Geriatric Medicine

 

The Royal Hobart Hospital is a tertiary hospital in southern Tasmania, serving a population of 300,000.

The Aged Care Department is accredited for 4 Advanced Trainee positions, each of 12-24 months duration. The position is suitable as core training for Advanced Trainees in Geriatrics or non-core training for Advanced Trainees in General Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, Palliative Care or Emergency Medicine.

The Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) also has many other accredited registrar training positions, including General Medicine, Palliative Care and Older Persons Mental Health, which advanced trainees in Aged Care could undertake as non-Core training.

The successful applicant will be working with of a team of junior doctors and Consultants. The aged care department has an establishment of 9 FTE registrar positions which includes the advanced trainees in geriatrics. These positions are supported by interns in acute geriatrics and in orthogeriatrics; and 5 resident medical officers across the subacute services. There is strong collegiality, stability, and energy within the group of 17 geriatricians.

The Aged Care department has 112 inpatient beds - 60 acute beds, 42 subacute beds (Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM)), plus 10 beds for patients with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia requiring slow stream rehabilitation. There is an additional GEM at Home service. The Aged Care specialists provide multiple services to inpatients (including a consultative service and shared care orthogeriatrics model of 10-20 patients), outpatient clinics (including regional TAZREACH Outreach clinics), education to undergraduates/allied health/nursing/postgraduates as well as research. We provide an excellent training program for our Advanced Trainee/s, and in addition are linked with the Victorian training programme.

Preferences for rotations will be discussed between the trainees and Director of Clinical Teaching in Aged Care prior to commencement, considering educational objectives.

Salary

$138,978 - $194,675 per annum

Salary range is in accordance with the Medical Practitioners Agreement 2025

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, working 76 hours per fortnight (+10 hours protected training time per fortnight, pro rata), commencing from 1 February 2027 until 7 February 2028 (24 months negotiable).

Note: Part time hours may be considered.

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, part time and casual vacancies.

Location

 

 

Royal Hobart Hospital
Peacock 1, Peacock 3, Older Persons Unit

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Duties

• The Advanced Trainee 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 required

Highly Desirable

• Having passed the written and practical RACP exams or equivalent for relevant College.

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:
   • 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 Associated Documents

• Generic Registrar-Senior Registrar MP5-11 (June 2024) CSU.docx

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