Registrar (523606L2)

Registrar (523606L2)

Department of Health
Hospitals & Primary Care - Hospitals NW
North West Regional Hospital

Applications must be submitted by Monday 22 June, 2026 11:55 PM

Position details

Applications close: Monday 22 June, 2026 11:55 PM AEST

Award/Classification: Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award, Medical Practitioner Level 5-11 (Registrar/Senior Registrar)

Employment type: Fixed-term, full-time

Region: North West

Location: North West Regional Hospital

Job description: Responsible for the day to day management of private and public inpatients and outpatients within the allocated site/facility. Provide after-hours emergency as determined by the relevant work unit.

The Team:

The North West Regional Hospital (NWRH) is a 160-bed acute care facility, located on the North West coast of Tasmania. NWRH is fully accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) and is also an accredited teaching hospital with the University of Tasmania Rural Clinical School.

North West Tasmania offers a brilliant lifestyle for families, with affordable housing, excellent access and choice of education located within strong and vibrant rural and urban centres. Our pristine wilderness and coastlines are on your doorstep, and your work/life balance will ensure that you have the best of both worlds!

We offer contemporary, well equipped work environments and dynamic team environments, along with a flexible work/life balance, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

The Role:

The NWRH 8 bed ICU is led by an Intensivist who is a Fellow of the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) and clinical care is provided by fully qualified Intensivists who are fellows of the CICM with a 24/7 on-call cover arrangement. The unit possesses state-of-the-art equipment to provide advanced mechanical ventilation, continuous renal replacement, haemodynamic monitoring, echocardiography, ultrasound guided procedures, bronchoscopy and other ICU therapies.

The unit is accredited by College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) for Foundation and Rural training in Intensive Care Medicine and is approved to train CICM candidates under Commonwealth-funded IRTP and TMSDT programs. We will provide you with all the required support, in the form of immediately available and easily approachable Specialist supervision, learning resources and regular teaching to perform your role safely and effectively. Our teaching program includes weekly teaching and weekly CICM First Part Examination preparation sessions. Our ICU registrars are also welcome to attend the BASIC course, which we run twice per year. One of the Consultants has been a Primary CICM examiner.

Doctors who are not in a training stream (Unaccredited Registrars/Senior Residents) and wanting hands-on experience with high-acuity Intensive Care are also welcome to apply.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Fixed term full time, shift worker position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as possible until 6 February 2028.

You will receive 10 hours of paid, protected training time per fortnight, pro rata.
*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.

Salary:

Medical Practitioner Level 5 - 11 $134,930 - $189,005 per annum, pro rata + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging

Salary range is in accordance with Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Eligibility: Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria as

General or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia

Current Working with Children Registration (where applicable and as determined by individual position requirements)

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

Current Driver’s Licence (If applicable to allocated role)

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

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.

*Only Agencies specifically contracted are invited to provide applicants to this role

For more information

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Name: Dr Tim Chimunda
Position: Clinical Lead
Phone number: 0364 936 000
Email address: timothy.chimunda@ths.tas.gov.au