Career Medical Officer (528926)

Department of Health; Hobart; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Travel and relocation assistance

Professional development

Leave entitlements (study leave)

Fitness Passport

Job summary

The Department of Health Tasmania is seeking a Career Medical Officer (CMO) – Psychiatry Night Duty for the Mental Health Emergency Department at Royal Hobart Hospital. The role provides overnight psychiatric assessment and clinical care for acute mental health presentations, with a focus on after-hours service delivery.

The position offers night shifts (approx. 2230–0830), high autonomy, and access to specialist psychiatric consultant support.

Qualifications

• General or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Current Working with Children Registration (where applicable).

Responsibilities

• Provide overnight psychiatric assessment and management for acute mental health presentations.
• Deliver medical care across inpatient mental health units and the Short Stay Unit.
• Liaise with consultant psychiatrists and maintain comprehensive clinical documentation.
• Ensure accurate prescribing, administration, and documentation of medications.
• Participate in discharge planning and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

Education

General or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia

Job description

The Role

Career Medical Officer - Psychiatry Night Duty - Mental Health Emergency Department.

The Department is seeking a suitably qualified Career Medical Officer (CMO) – Psychiatry Night Duty – Mental Health Emergency Department to provide overnight psychiatric assessment, management, and clinical care for consumers presenting with acute mental health concerns. This is a dedicated psychiatry position working predominantly night shifts (2230 to 0830) within a specialist mental health emergency service at the Royal Hobart Hospital after hours. The role requires a clinician who is confident in the assessment and management of psychiatric emergencies and capable of making sound clinical decisions in a dynamic after-hours environment. Due to the nature of overnight service delivery, the successful applicant will work with a high degree of professional autonomy and limited on-site medical supervision, while having access to established escalation pathways and specialist psychiatric consultant support as required. You will provide mental health medical services across the Royal Hobart Hospital after hours, including:

• Providing medical care to patients in inpatient mental health units, including the Short Stay Unit.
• Attending to mental health patients located throughout the hospital who require specialist medical input.
• You may also be allocated additional duties consistent with your qualifications and clinical experience.

While performing this role, you will be expected to:

• Liaise closely and professionally with consultant psychiatrists regarding patient assessment and management.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical documentation, including admissions, progress notes, decisions, and discharge summaries.
• Ensure all medical decisions are clearly recorded in the patient medical record.
• Promote collaborative working relationships with the multidisciplinary team involved in patient care.
• Respond promptly to clinical calls from Registered Nurses and other clinical staff.
• Perform clinical procedures as required and within scope of practice.
• Ensure accurate prescribing, administration, and documentation of medications and treatments.
• Actively participate in discharge planning and continuity of care.
• Comply with all professional, ethical, and legal obligations, including requirements under the Tasmanian Mental Health Act.

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

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 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-oriented 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, which feels both old fashioned and like the only future worth pursuing.

Move to Tasmania | Tasmanian Details of appointment

Permanent full time, shift worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as possible. *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

Career Medical Officer (CMO) Career Medical Officer Level 1 - 7 $132,613 - $188,840 per annum, pro rata + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging

• Salary packaging options include a range of benefits like living expenses up to $9,010 and $2,650 in meals and entertainment every year
• Travel and relocation assistance support is available.
• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• 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.
• other allowances as applicable.
• More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• General or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia
• Current Working with Children Registration (where applicable and as determined by individual position requirements)

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

Statement of Duties

• Career Medical Officer CMO 1-7
• Applicant Guide 2026.docx

What it is like working at the Department of Health?

Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellent are the key values to work in in Department of Health. listening to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania! Move to Tasmania | Tasmanian One Health Podcast - Spotify One Health Podcast - Apple Tasmanian Health Careers | Tasmanian Department of Health has achieved the "Carer Accredited Employer Status" providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023). Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.

Important information

The email account you provide when submitting 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 www.jobs.tas.gov.au and look for "Existing applicant login" where you can update your details. The Department of Health values workforce diversity and recognises the value each person offers which is shaped by their unique characteristics, background, experiences, knowledge, skills, values and perspectives.