Gen med reg
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Description
Found in Launceston, Launceston General Hospital is a 385-bed public hospital delivering care within its wider health network. It handles a substantial case mix across acute and inpatient care, with strong exposure to emergency presentations, general medicine, surgery and a wide range of hospital-based services. As part of nan, it offers the chance to step into a well-supported multidisciplinary team and contribute to a busy service with plenty of clinical variety. In your downtime, Launceston offers a relaxed regional lifestyle with local cafes, scenic drives and a strong sense of community, plus easy opportunities to explore more of Tasmania.
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2026
The surgical department in LGH was relatively busy. It was a combo of days, weekend long cover and nights. The department was divided into the 3 sub specialties - each having about 20 - 40 inpatients. As a registrar, we would do the ward rounds with the juniors followed by OT lists, admissions or clinics depending on the day. For the most part the consultants were easy to contact if there were issues. The team that was on take changed each day, and the registrar on the on- take team holds the on call phone and handles admissions and trauma calls for the day, before handing over to the night person. There were clinics most days, and they were incredibly busy - often going from 1pm - 6/7pm but the consultants were either in the clinic also, or easy to be contacted. The accommodation was great, a 5 min walk to the hospital and a 10 min walk to the city/ shops etc. In terms of what to do in launceston: Best coffee: tinka, or parla (if you can manage to escape the hospital for a few mins, would recommend) Best breakfast spots: Tatler lane, Tinka, le koh Good chill dinner spot: du canes (brewery + wood fired pizzas) Lots of good wineries close by: Marions vineyard, Josef chrome Lots of good bush walks: walls of Jerusalem Other things to do: zig zag track at gorge, swim at gorge, farmers market + visit close by towns. Overall would recommend a Locum job in Launceston.
2024
Job: O&G RMO at LGH Workload: Variable day-to-day based on how many RMOs are around. The medical workforce unit struggles with rostering and often has too many or too few RMOs around, and don't often cover sick leave. VERY well supported unit though and even on the busiest days we still stayed afloat, and on the least busy days there was plenty of time to grab coffee at any of the awesome nearby cafes. I found out partway through the rotation that I was actually covering the annual leave for multiple RMOs at the same time, which was why I didn't have very many days off. Team: As an RMO you will be often independent on the postnatal ward (but the reg is either physically in labour ward or a phone call away). In theatre and labour ward, you're always with a registrar or consultant - all of whom are absolutely lovely. Very friendly and very involved consultant group who you get to know as well as some of the registrars. Workflow: Rostered to either labour ward (long shift), ward-ward (short shift) or theatre. Daily ward round with both obs AND gynae patients on the surgical wards. Ward jobs as usual including baby checks as paeds don't do them here. Also expected to see preadmission clinic elective patients. Theatre is theatre and is very relaxed as all of the consultants are easy to work with + there's always an OT reg. IT systems: 90% paper-based. Outpatient scripts, discharge summaries, pathology and radiology are digital. There's hints of a transition to EMR with "DMR" but this isn't operational as an all-in-one system at all. Medtasker is used for ward jobs, but often nurses will call your mobile directly through switch which is a bit frustrating. No pagers though!! Accomodation: The hospital will provide a generous budget for AirBnB + car hire. It was excellent. Would absolutely recommend the role to other doctors - but strongly suggest having prior O&G experience. Like most other O&G jobs they'll preference people with experience or those that have a good word put forward for them. Non-clinical: Launceston is a stunning city - great places to eat and the awesome Tasmanian wilderness right on your doorstep. Cradle Mountain is not far for epic hikes, but the local Cataract Gorge is also beautiful. Hollybank Park is 20mins away for an adventure day! Favourite eats was Du Cane for local beers and pizzas. Best coffees are at Cafe Mondello or Parla, Aromas across the road also a good contender with great sweets.
2025
Fantastic. Very relaxed workload compared to other O+G units I've been in. Really friendly team. Very well-supported. Never asked to do something I felt unsafe doing. Always a registrar on site. They don't expect residents to be able to suture perineums but they're pleasantly surprised when they can. I recommend the Hillwood Pick-your-own raspberry farm. The raspberries are $25 a kilo for what you take home but they don't can't the ones you eat while picking ðŸ§
2022
I worked here as a community psychiatrist for two weeks in August 2019. They put me up in the hotel across the road from the hospital which was convenient (but a bit sterile). Apparently they are flexible and I could have found other accommodation they'd have paid for instead. Psych was okay - not a disaster. Main caveat for mainlanders is one has to do a 36 question quiz on the Tasmanian Mental Health Act and score 100% (which was a bit nervewracking). Launceston easy to navigate - food nice. I had a pleasant time overall
2024
Relief and ward jobs generally quite a manageable workload however the admitting and ward cover reg roles are very busy and long. Those shifts do tend to offer more days off after if you can push through. Generally well supported by on-call consultants. IT systems were fine. Accom was beautiful (self-arranged air bnb). Would recommend to any medical registrars looking for more experience and also looking to travel and explore Tasmania or the East Coast.
2025
This role was advertised as a gen med RMO, but ended up being in ED. Overall the roster was fair, with a combination of days, evenings and nights. The hospital is largely paper based, but the ED is primarily electronic. There’s a good case mix of adults and kids, some trauma etc. Accommodation was a short walk from the hospital.
2026
I had a very enjoyable locum as a General Paediatric registrar at LGH. Work includes Gen Paeds Ward, ED admissions and special care nursery/birth attendance. During weekdays there is a ward/admissions reg and a nursery reg; during the nights and weekends both are covered by one registrar so can be busy (but manageable). There are residents during the day and one over the weekend, but no residents overnight. As an AT I was often working independently but the Consultants are easily contactable, friendly and helpful; and often touch base for updates on any sicker patients. It is a predominantly paper based unit for the inpatient work, but the ED uses an electronic system (trak ED) and there is a digital medical record for each patient with results + OPD notes + scanned paper notes which is relatively easy to use. Accomodation was fantastic, and a car was also provided. There are lots of things to enjoy! Cataract gorge is beautiful, the Harvest Markets on Saturday have great local produce, and there are lots of hikes and wineries an easy drive from Launceston. Would definitely recommend!
Gen med reg
Launceston, 43 days ago
Jun 15 to Jun 30