Staff Specialist - Paediatric Surgeon (509999)

About Tasmania Government

The Tasmanian State Service (TSS) is the largest employer in Tasmania, with over 28,000 employees providing services to the Tasmanian community at all levels. 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 Paediatric Surgical Department comprises three full-time surgeons delivering specialist care for neonates, children, and adolescents up to 16 years of age, including general, neonatal, urological, oncological, thoracic, trauma, and minimally invasive surgery. The team performs around 700 procedures annually, provides neonatal surgery for approximately 60 babies each year, and offers outreach services to patients at Launceston General Hospital.

The Role

Provision of clinical services of the highest possible standard to neonates, infants, children and their families. Pursuit of improved outcomes for critically ill neonates, infants and children in Tasmania by participating in teaching and research relevant to paediatric and neonatal intensive care.

You will need

• Demonstrated ability to provide inpatient and outpatient care at a tertiary referral teaching hospital standard.
• Manage patients within the disciplines of Paediatric Surgery.
• Undertake and manage research activities.
• Communicate effectively and maintain good interpersonal relationships.
• Demonstrated capacity for undergraduate and post-graduate teaching.

Why Tasmania

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.

Position Details

Fixed term full time, day worker position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from February 2027 for 12 months. 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.

Salary

Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1- Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 3 $222,789 - $319,701 per annum, pro rata + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging.

Please note that access to the Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner salary range $309,222 - $319,701 is subject to the successful applicant satisfying the criteria for Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1, 2 or 3 as outlined in the Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award.

Benefits

• Salary packaging options include a range of benefits like living expenses up to $9,010 and $2,650 in meals and entertainment every year.
• Provision of a fully maintained private plated motor vehicle or motor vehicle allowance of $30,254 per annum, pro rata.
• Continuing Professional Development Allowance of $17,483 per annum, pro rata.
• Travel and relocation assistance support is available.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.

Essential Criteria

• Holds specialist registration; or
• Is a registered Medical Practitioner who is an International Medical Graduate (IMG) who is on the specialist pathway; or
• 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.
• Current Working with Children Registration.

Desirable Criteria

• Recognition as a Paediatric Surgeon by the corresponding Australian Colleges or their equivalent.

Applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

For more information about what it is like working at the Department of Health, please refer to our values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.