Staff Specialist

The Royal Hobart Hospital and Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking interest from suitably qualified applicants for Staff Specialist - Emergency Medicine vacancies.

**Who are we?**

Royal Hobart Hospital is Tasmania’s largest hospital and major referral centre. As the major clinical teaching and research centre, RHH collaborates with the University of Tasmania and other institutions. All our services work closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our consumers, our workforce, and the Tasmanian community.

The Emergency Department has direct access to all medical and surgical specialities; and has approximately 75,000 presentations per year. The Department has more than 250 staff, consisting of medical, nursing, allied health, clerical, aides, and orderlies.

The Emergency Department is staffed by specialists, registrars, nurses, and clinical support staff who work together as a dynamic team with strong focus on collegiality.

Tasmanian | The quiet pursuit of the extraordinary

**The Role**
- Provide specialist emergency care to public and private patients attending the Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH).
- Be involved in research and quality improvement activities, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at RHH.
- Provide specialist advice to inpatient units as required.

**A few of our benefits**:

- Extensive salary packaging options with **excellent leave benefits** (including professional development leave).
- **Mentoring** and support with an **inclusive** and **well-respected team.**:

- Diverse **specialist career pathways** **and professional development.
- **Collaborative relationships** with a range of professionals across **multiple disciplines.**:

- **Generous relocation support packages** **plus accommodation support for when you arrive.
- **Employer visa sponsorship** **and **support for families** for overseas applicants.

**Hobart, Tasmania**

Hobart has become a cultural centre, with year-round art and music events and restaurants serving gourmet local produce. Excellent educational opportunities and easy access to outdoor pursuits make this the perfect place to raise a family. Enjoy a more tranquil, community-orientated lifestyle while remaining only a short flight from the busy mainland.

Experience beautiful beaches and pristine alpine regions where you can enjoy a vast variety of sports and outdoor activities to suit everyone on the doorstep of a bustling capital city while enjoying the advantages of a short commute and excellent work-life balance.

In Tasmania you will be encouraged to be yourself, to learn, to grow and to develop meaning in your work. You will have a powerful connection to your patients and your colleagues, and the community will encourage your success. Our isolation helps drive a culture of creation and human connection, which feels both old fashioned andlike the only future worth pursuing.

Make It Tasmania | Move for a great lifestyle

**Salary**
- Medical Practitioners (Public Sector) Award_

A remuneration package comprising the Agreement base salary, relevant allowances and other entitlements will be negotiated with the successful applicant dependent on clinical experience and seniority.

Base salary points range for Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1 at $216,300 through to Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 11 at $296,640 with further salary increments available.
- Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022_

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

- Continuing Professional Development Allowance of $16,480 pro rata per annum.
- Relocation allowance.
- On call allowance % of Base Salary.
- All other allowances as per current Award.

**Other Benefits**:

- You will 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.
- You will also have access to accommodation and relocation costs.

**Details of Appointment**

Fixed term appointments, both full-time and part-time day work (with on-call) available, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible for 2 years.
- 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._

**Essential Requirements**
- Holds specialist registration
- Is a registered Medical Practitioner who is an International Medical Graduate (IMG) who is on the specialist pathway
- Is a registered Medical Practitioner who is an International Medical Graduate (IMG) who has a recognised overseas specialist qualification and is assessed as having sufficient experience in the speciality.

**For more information contact**

Dr Paul Scott
Director - Department of Emergency Medicine
Phone: 03 6166 8608

Applications close: Tuesday 10 December, 20