Head Medical is seeking Resident Doctors who have completed IMT (PGY5) Doctors with an interest in Geriatric Medicine for opportunities in Tasmania.
These roles offer excellent exposure to acute and subacute geriatrics within a supportive, well-established department. You will benefit from working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, engage in research and quality improvement and benefit from protected teaching time.
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Strong, supportive department with 17 consultant geriatricians and a stable, collegial registrar cohort
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Broad clinical exposure across acute geriatrics, dementia care, orthogeriatrics, outreach and community services
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Excellent training environment with protected teaching time and rotation preferences aligned to learning goals
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Outstanding lifestyle in Hobart – combining city living with access to wilderness, coastlines, and world-class food and culture
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Salary: $134,930 – $189,005 AUD per annum
The Role
You will be based at the Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania’s principal tertiary referral centre, serving a population of approximately 300,000 across southern Tasmania.
The Aged Care Department includes:
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112 inpatient beds, comprising acute geriatrics, Geriatric and Evaluation and Management, and a specialist slow-stream rehabilitation unit
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A Geriatric and Evaluation and Management at Home service
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Inpatient consultative services and a shared-care orthogeriatrics model
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Outpatient and regional outreach clinics
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Teaching and education across undergraduate, postgraduate, nursing and allied health groups
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Opportunities to engage in research and quality improvement
You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team contributing to both inpatient and outpatient care.
Duties include:
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Day-to-day management of public and private inpatients and outpatients
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Participation in after-hours emergency cover (on-call 1:11)
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Contribution to education, clinical governance and service development
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76 hours per fortnight + 10 hours protected training time (pro rata)
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Suited to Doctors who have completed IMT
The Location
Hobart offers a rare combination of career development and lifestyle. As Australia’s second-oldest capital city, it is known for its relaxed pace, strong sense of community, and outstanding natural surroundings.
You will enjoy:
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A vibrant food and arts scene, including MONA and Salamanca Market
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Easy access to hiking, sailing, beaches and national parks
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Affordable living compared with mainland capitals
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A welcoming, family-friendly environment with excellent schools
Tasmania is a place where doctors can truly balance a rewarding career with an exceptional quality of life.
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.