Tertiary hospital serving a population of approximately 300,000 | Suitable for Basic Physician Trainees, GP Registrars and non-core trainees | Broad exposure across acute, subacute and community geriatrics | Strong teaching and research opportunities | Protected training time included | Salary up to AUD $194,675 per year
Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania, Australia
Job Highlights
Join Royal Hobart Hospital, a tertiary hospital in southern Tasmania serving a population of around 300,000 people.
Suitable for Basic Physician Trainees, GP Registrars, and as a non-core term for Advanced Trainees in Rehabilitation or Emergency Medicine.
Earn $138,978 – $194,675 per annum, in line with the Medical Practitioners Agreement 2025.
Fixed-term, full-time role from 1 February 2027 to 7 February 2028, with 76 hours per fortnight plus 10 hours protected training time per fortnight.
About the Role
Royal Hobart Hospital is recruiting Geriatric Medicine Registrars / Senior Registrars for the 2027 Doctors in Training intake.
This role sits within the Aged Care Department, which includes 9 FTE registrar positions, supported by interns, resident medical officers, consultants, and a team of 17 geriatricians.
The department covers acute geriatrics, subacute care, GEM, dementia-related rehabilitation, GEM at Home, inpatient consults, orthogeriatrics, outpatient clinics, outreach clinics, teaching, and research.
Rotation preferences will be discussed before commencement, taking the doctor’s training goals and educational objectives into account.
Key Responsibilities
The Registrar is responsible for:
• Managing public and private inpatients and outpatients
• Providing after-hours emergency cover
• Working with junior doctors and consultants
• Supporting acute, subacute, outpatient, outreach, and inpatient aged care services
• Contributing to teaching, training, and clinical care across the department
Salary and Classification
• Salary: $138,978 – $194,675 per annum
• Classification: Medical Practitioner Level 5–11
• Award: Medical Practitioners Tasmanian State Service Award
• Employment type: Fixed-term, full-time
• Hours: 76 hours per fortnight, plus 10 hours protected training time per fortnight
• Part-time hours may be considered
Location
Royal Hobart Hospital
Hobart, Tasmania
The role is based across aged care services including Peacock 3, Peacock 1, and the Older Persons Unit.
Who This Role Suits
This role may suit:
• UK or Irish doctors looking for registrar-level medicine jobs in Australia
• GP Registrars seeking hospital-based aged care exposure
• Emergency Medicine or Rehabilitation trainees looking for a non-core term
• Doctors interested in geriatric medicine, inpatient care, outpatient clinics, outreach, and multidisciplinary aged care
Apply or Enquire
To discuss this Geriatric Medicine Registrar role in Hobart, Tasmania, contact Blugibbon Medical Recruitment.
