Career Medical Officer - Psychiatry Night Duty - Mental Health Emergency Department.
The Department is seeking a suitably qualified Career Medical Officer (CMO) – Psychiatry Night Duty – Mental Health Emergency Department to provide overnight psychiatric assessment, management, and clinical care for consumers presenting with acute mental health concerns.
This is a dedicated psychiatry position working predominantly night shifts (2230 to 0830) within a specialist mental health emergency service at the Royal Hobart Hospital after hours. The role requires a clinician who is confident in the assessment and management of psychiatric emergencies and capable of making sound clinical decisions in a dynamic after-hours environment.
Due to the nature of overnight service delivery, the successful applicant will work with a high degree of professional autonomy and limited on-site medical supervision, while having access to established escalation pathways and specialist psychiatric consultant support as required.
You will provide mental health medical services across the Royal Hobart Hospital after hours, including:
While performing this role, you will be expected to:
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.
Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.
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 and… like the only future worth pursuing.
Permanent full time, shift worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as possible.
*Notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant
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.
Career Medical Officer Level 1 - 7 $132,613 - $188,840 per annum, pro rata + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging
In addition, the following allowances and benefit, calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
Note: Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
Application Guide:
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You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 pages application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
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Only Agencies specifically contracted are invited to provide applicants to this role
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Dr Arnob Chakraborti
Position: Clinical Director
Phone number: 03 6166 7528
Or
Name: Trizia Cangelosi
Position: Senior Consultant Workforce Planning and Development
Phone number: 03 6166 0973
Email: trizia@cangelosi@ths.tas.gov.au
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellent are the key values to work in in Department of Health. listening to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania!
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