Senior Medical Officer – Hobart

• Permanent Part Time | 54 Hours per Fortnight
• Commencing December 2026
• Work across Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital and Calvary St John's Hospital

About the role

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and motivated Senior Medical Officer (SMO) to join the Medical Support team at Calvary Hobart.

Based primarily at Calvary St John's Hospital, with weekend coverage at Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital, the SMO provides onsite and on-call medical care across both hospital sites while supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.

Working closely with Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs), nursing teams and multidisciplinary clinicians, the SMO plays a key role in the management of medical inpatients, emergency responses and clinical governance activities. The position also provides leadership and support to the Hospital Medical Officer (HMO) workforce, including recruitment, roster management, performance reviews and ongoing professional development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing medical care and clinical support across inpatient and outpatient services
• Responding to Medical Emergency Team (MET) calls, Code Blue activations and other emergency responses
• Assisting VMOs with ward rounds, treatment planning and patient management
• Managing HMO recruitment, rostering, leave approvals and performance reviews
• Supporting workforce planning and engagement of agency medical staff where required
• Participating in the Medication Safety Committee and Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee
• Contributing to the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality clinical services across both hospital sites

What you bring

• General Medical Registration with AHPRA
• Extensive clinical experience, including Emergency Medicine and Advanced Life Support
• Demonstrated ability to exercise a high degree of independent clinical judgement
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary healthcare teams
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Demonstrated leadership capability and experience supporting junior medical staff
• Experience in medical workforce management, recruitment and rostering (desirable)
• A commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centred care
• A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission-based organisation

• NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships 
• Paid parental leave 
• Training, development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella