Regional tertiary-level exposure, neonatal and paediatric emergencies, accredited training post (RACP/ACRRM), protected training time (10 hrs/fortnight), salary up to AUD $194,675, broad clinical scope including inpatient, outpatient, NICU, and outreach services
Paediatrics Registrar – Tasmania, Australia
An excellent opportunity is available for a Paediatrics Registrar to join a well-supported regional paediatric service in North West Tasmania.
This role is based at North West Regional Hospital in Burnie, a 160-bed acute care facility providing specialist services across North West Tasmania and King Island. The hospital is accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards and offers broad exposure across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, neonatal and community paediatrics.
This position would suit a doctor looking to develop strong general paediatric and neonatal experience in a regional Australian setting, with regular teaching, protected training time and a wide clinical scope.
The Role
As a Paediatrics Registrar, you will be involved in the assessment and management of paediatric and neonatal patients across inpatient and outpatient settings. The role includes attendance at deliveries, management of neonatal and paediatric emergencies, procedural work, after-hours on-call duties and involvement in discharge planning and clinical governance activities.
You will also have exposure to regular outpatient clinics, multidisciplinary asthma, allergy, behavioural and neurodevelopmental clinics, and specialist clinics including rehabilitation, cardiology, diabetes, endocrinology and oncology.
Hospital and Department
The Paediatric Department provides services across North West Regional Hospital in Burnie, Mersey Community Hospital in Latrobe, North West Private Hospital, and outreach locations including Smithton, King Island, Queenstown and Rosebery.
The paediatric ward manages approximately 1,000 admissions per year. The maternity service has around 1,000 births annually, with approximately 150–200 admissions to the Special Care Nursery.
The department has full accreditation for Advanced Specialised Training in Paediatrics through ACRRM and full RACP accreditation for General Paediatrics Rural, including perinatal components.
Responsibilities
You will be expected to:
• Assess and manage paediatric and neonatal patients.
• Attend deliveries and respond to neonatal and paediatric emergencies.
• Undertake paediatric and neonatal procedures within your clinical privileges.
• Participate in after-hours on-site paediatric registrar duties.
• Support safe discharge planning and clinical handover.
• Take part in teaching, supervision, quality assurance and clinical governance activities.
What’s on Offer
Fixed-term full-time appointment until 12 February 2028
• Up to 76 hours per fortnight
• Salary range: AUD $138,978 – $194,675 per annum, pro rata
• 12% superannuation
• Salary packaging benefits
• 10 hours of paid protected training time per fortnight, pro rata
• Study leave and professional development support
• Access to Fitness Passport benefits across Tasmania
Eligibility
Applicants must hold, or be eligible for, general or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
A current Tasmanian Working with Children Registration is also required.
This role may suit UK, Irish and internationally trained doctors seeking paediatrics experience in Australia, particularly those interested in regional training, neonatal exposure and a broad general paediatrics caseload.
Location
North West Tasmania offers a regional lifestyle with access to coastline, wilderness, national parks and smaller communities. Burnie provides a practical base for doctors looking for a strong clinical role without the scale and pace of a major metropolitan centre.
Apply Through Blugibbon
Blugibbon works with doctors across the UK, Ireland and Australia who are exploring permanent and fixed-term medical roles in Australia.
To discuss this Paediatrics Registrar opportunity in Tasmania, contact Blugibbon Medical Recruitment.
