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The Royal Hobart Hospital and Department of General Medicine is seeking interest from suitably qualified applicants for a Head of Department – General Medicine position.
We seek an experienced and enthusiastic Staff Specialist passionate about practicing holistic general medicine, leading and mentoring medical staff, and contributing to quality improvement in a growing general medicine department.
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.
We strive to provide excellent inpatient and ambulatory care to the 250,000-strong population of southern Tasmania.
General medicine is the largest inpatient department in the hospital with excellent subspecialty support and opportunities for clinicians to be involved in research, clinical redesign, and quality improvement.
Staff specialists are actively involved in the training of basic and advanced physician trainees and the supervision of international medical graduates.
This is an excellent opportunity to become part of an evolving department and contribute to positive change in the Tasmanian health system.
The Role As Head of Department, you will have overall responsibility for the functioning of the department, directly reporting to the Clinical Director of Medical and Cancer Services.
You will have Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in General and Acute Medicine. Contribute to the provision of high-quality inpatient and outpatient care to public and private patients of the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) in General Medicine. Contribute to the Department of General Medicine's afterhours and weekend roster. Provide professional leadership to medical, nursing, and allied health staff and foster interdisciplinary teamwork. Be actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, as well as trainee and IMG supervision and mentoring. Be involved in research and undertake quality improvement activities. Actively support and participate in service development to improve current services and develop new services in the Department of General Medicine. 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 specialty. 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:
Conviction checks in the following areas: Crimes of violence Sex related offences Serious drug offences Crimes involving dishonesty Identification check Disciplinary action in previous employment check Details of Appointment Fixed term, part-time day work (with on-call), working up to 38 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible for a period of 3 years.
Additionally, the successful candidate is expected to undertake a minimum of 19 hours per fortnight in clinical work with the option of increasing up to 38 hours.
Therefore, a full-time workload combining 38 hours Head of Department duties and 38 hours clinical work per fortnight is available.
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.
How to Apply? Please ensure your application includes:
A 1-2 page application statement as related to the statement of duties. A current CV. The contact details of two referees. Qualifications and supporting documents. For more information contact Dr Dinendra GillClinical Director – Medical and Cancer Services.Email: To arrange a confidential phone call, please reach out via the email above.
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