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, and within more than...

The Medical Practitioner Employment Register is established to provide the Department of Health with a pool of experienced and skilled people who are able to work at short notice. Interested persons are able to submit their application to be considered for duties on a fixed term or casual basis.

This Register will remain open to applicants until 30 June 2025 and will be reviewed on a regular basis.

Applications from recruitment agencies, including locum agencies, will not be accepted.

Please note that the Register will not preclude other Medical Practitioner positions being advertised if warranted. Current vacancies are available on the website.

Career Medical Officer
Medical Practitioner Level 10-13
$130,332- $160,257 per annum

Registrar/Senior Registrar
Medical Practitioner Level 5-11
$97,946 - $138,593 per annum

Please note that to be appointed as a Senior Registrar the following additional criteria must be met:

• Four years of post-graduate experience.
• Enrolled in a recognised specialty training program, successfully completed all fellowship examinations relevant to their training program and employment and be within one year of obtaining specialist fellowship.
  

Resident Medical Officer/Senior Resident Medical Officer
Medical Practitioner Level 2-8
$79,578 - $116,260 per annum

• Please note that to be appointed to Senior Resident Medical Officer the applicant needs to have General or unconditional registration with the Medical Board of Australia and a minimum of 4 years’ relevant post graduate experience

Rural Medical Practitioner
Rural Medical Practitioner Level 1
$185.16 per hour

Specialist/Senior Specialist
Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1 – 11
$163,005 - $228,206 per annum
Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1-3
$234,726 - $247,768 per annum

• Please note to be appointed to Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1-3 the applicant must satisfy the criteria as described in Clause 20 of the Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award .

Visiting Medical Practitioner
Level 1-2
$128.61- $144.55 per hour
$149.21- $168.45 (Rolled up Rate) per hour

Visiting Medical Specialist
Level 1-4
$161.67 - $194.30 per hour
$187.50 - $225.38 (Rolled up Rate) per hour

• Please note that for progression to Visiting Medical Specialist Level 4 the applicant must satisfy the criteria as described in Schedule 3 of the Tasmanian Visiting Medical Practitioners Agreement 2019.

Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award
Salaried Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2019
Tasmanian Visiting Medical Practitioners Agreement 2019
Rural Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2019

South, North and North West

Duties

Please see relevant Statement of Duties below

Please Note

Some vacancies are subject to a satisfactory Working with Children Registration check for the State of Tasmania.

Please see relevant Statement of Duties below

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:
1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

a) Crimes of Violence
b) Sex Related Offences
c) Serious Drug Offences
d) Crimes involving dishonesty

2. Identification check
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.
4. Current Tasmanian Working with Children Registration for some roles

Apply Online. Please click the blue "Apply now" button on this screen.

This ensures important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete an online application form and to complete/upload various documents and attach your resume. Please note that attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of referees before applying.

The email account you provide when making job applications will be used in correspondence to you. It is important that this is kept up to date and monitored regularly.

To update your email address (or contact number), log in to and look for “Existing applicant login” where you can update your details.

For further information contact

If you are interested in working in Southern Tasmania please contact:
Marita Eccles
Senior Recruitment Officer
Ph: (03) 6166 7818
Email:

If you are interested in working in Northern Tasmania please contact:
Rebecca Spencer
HR Advisor - Recruitment North
Ph: (03) 6777 4283
Email:

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