Staff Specialist - Hobart, Australia - JPS Medical

JPS Medical

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Hobart, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

The Location:

This capital city location offers a contrasting blend of heritage, scenery and culture, with world class activities and attractions nearby.

Combining heritage charm with a modern lifestyle in a setting of exceptional beauty it's no wonder Lonely Planet lists this as one of the top ten spots to visit in the world right now.

Award-winning restaurants offer fine dining experiences using the best Tasmanian produce recognised by the world's best chefs, while on the waterfront punts and fishmongers sell the freshest seafood straight from the Southern Ocean.

The Hospital:

This is Australia's second oldest hospital opening in 1804, and is a major clinical teaching and research centre working closely with the University of Tasmania and other institutions.

The hospital provides acute, sub acute, mental health and aged care inpatient and ambulatory services to a population of about 240,000 people and has 550 physical beds, including 460 acute overnight and 90 day beds.

The Role:

They use a team approach to address the needs of patients and their carers, and work with health professionals across all health settings bringing knowledge, skills and expertise to enhance the care they provide.

The palliative care teams include palliative care medical specialists, specialist nurses, specialist social workers, pastoral care and volunteers.

Our client is looking to expand the department by taking on a Palliative Care Consultant on a 1.0 FTE.

The Requirements:

You must hold the FRACP and or be eligible to obtain it via training from NZ, UK, Ireland, USA or Canada.