Looking to combine meaningful clinical work with an exceptional lifestyle?
An exciting opportunity is available for a Consultant Paediatrician to join a supportive and forward-thinking team across Tasmania’s North West region - offering a diverse clinical role, strong team culture, and a genuinely balanced way of life.
- Diverse and rewarding role – work across inpatient, outpatient, neonatal and community paediatrics with outreach and telehealth services
- Supportive team environment – join an experienced multidisciplinary team with strong Registrar and JMO support, plus RACP-accredited training
- Lifestyle & location – enjoy coastal living, short commutes, and access to some of Australia’s most stunning natural landscapes
- Attractive Salary package - Up to AUD $530k ( Commensurate with experience)
The Role
As a Consultant Paediatrician, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality paediatric care across the North West region. You will contribute to a well-established service providing inpatient, outpatient, neonatal, and community-based care, supported by outreach clinics and telehealth services to surrounding areas.
You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, sharing responsibility for acute and elective services, including support to obstetric services and participation in an on-call roster.
This role also offers strong opportunities to:
- Teach and supervise doctors in training and medical students
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance
- Be involved in regional outreach and innovative models of care
The service is well-supported, with a strong mix of experienced Consultants and doctors in training, and is accredited for training, making it an excellent environment for clinicians passionate about both service delivery and education.
Requirements
You must be eligible for specialist registration with AHPRA and hold:
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in Paediatrics, OR
- Equivalent overseas specialist qualifications (e.g. CCT (UK), CSCST (Ireland), ABIM Board Certification (USA), RCPSC (Canada), or Vocational Registration in NZ)
The Location
Tasmania’s North West offers a unique and rewarding lifestyle. Known for its natural beauty and welcoming communities, the region provides the perfect setting to achieve true work-life balance.
Enjoy coastal living, fresh local produce, and easy access to outdoor pursuits such as hiking, cycling, and exploring national parks. With short commutes and a relaxed pace of life, this is an ideal location for those seeking both professional fulfilment and personal wellbeing.
What Head Medical can do for you
Arranging a position overseas is very exciting, but we understand that it can also be daunting and time consuming. We’re the UK’s specialist in international medical recruitment and we’ve helped many Doctors relocate since we first started out in 2008 (you can read what people have said about working with us on our testimonials page). We know it’s important to balance career opportunities with lifestyle and we’ll talk through your plans and will get to know you to make sure we find the right role in the right location. Once we have secured a job for you, we’ll manage the Medical Registration and Visa application process, and support you (and your family) with the relocation itself.