GP - Mixed Billing | DPA | MM2 | Launceston, Tasmania

This is a role for a UK GP who wants Tasmania to be the last move. That framing matters, because the practice's stated top priority — above skills, sub-specialty, and pace — is finding a doctor who's genuinely planning to build a long-term life here. In exchange, you get exceptional supervision infrastructure, real clinical development opportunities in dermatology and women's health, and a partnership team that includes a UK-trained MRCGP who has walked exactly this path.

Location & registration status

• Suburb: Launceston Tasmania
• DPA status: DPA-approved (Medicare provider number available from day one)
• MMM classification: MM2

This locality sits around 10 minutes outside central Launceston, on the west bank of the Tamar River. Launceston is Tasmania's second-largest city — a heritage-listed river city set in the Tamar Valley, a celebrated cool-climate wine region. It's one of Australia's more underrated relocation destinations for UK GPs: a moderate climate closer to the UK than anywhere else in Australia, cost of living meaningfully lower than the mainland capitals, excellent private and public schools, and a lifestyle that's genuinely family-friendly. The east coast beaches are around 40 minutes away, Cataract Gorge sits within the city, Greens Beach is nearby, and Hobart, Cradle Mountain, and the Tasmanian east coast are all within easy weekend reach.

Riverside itself has a village-like character with strong local amenities — the practice sits in the Windsor Community Precinct alongside pharmacy, allied health, and community services.

About the practice

This is a partner-owned family medical centre with a 14-strong GP team (including registrars) and a genuinely unusual retention story. The longest-serving receptionist has been with the practice for 40 years. Multiple registrars have trained at the practice, left, and returned to build long-term careers there. That kind of tenure is difficult to fake — it reflects a culture where staff are treated well and clinical decisions are made with people, not just billing sheets, in mind.

The two current partners bring genuine international and clinical depth: a Newcastle University-trained MRCGP with British Army background (now settled in Tasmania since 2017), and a Melbourne-trained FRACGP who is a practice supervisor for GP registrars and a medical educator with General Practice Training Tasmania. That gives the practice an unusually strong supervision infrastructure — three designated supervisors currently in place, with genuine capacity to support ESP candidates.

Clinical scope is broad and includes some meaningful development pathways:

• Family planning clinic — two dedicated female GPs run women's health services on site
• Visiting dermatologist — attends weekly, books out theatre for skin procedures. Incoming GPs can shadow and develop skin cancer and procedural skills
• Visiting paediatrician — attends weekly
• On-site pharmacy within the Windsor Community Precinct
• Full general practice, work and travel medicine, women's and child health, chronic disease management

Standard appointments are 15 minutes. Clinic hours are Monday to Friday 8am–6pm, plus Saturday mornings (8am–12 noon with a modest surcharge). Genuinely sensible hours, no on-call obligation.

Package & earnings

• 65/35 billing split in your favour (35% service fee)
• 3-month income guarantee likely available while you build your patient base (rate to be confirmed with directors)
• Relocation allowance likely available — to be confirmed per candidate
• Development opportunity in dermatology and skin cancer procedural work via the visiting dermatologist shadowing arrangement
• Full-time or part-time considered

Billing model

Mixed billing — a blend of private fees and bulk billing across the patient base.

Visa & AHPRA support

Full end-to-end support through AHPRA registration (Specialist or Expedited Specialist Pathway depending on your credentials), with three designated supervisors currently in place at the practice including a formally-accredited medical educator with GP Training Tasmania. This is genuinely strong ESP supervision infrastructure rather than a claim to be tested. Our team will handle the heavy lifting on AHPRA paperwork, ESP timelines, visa, and ECFMG/EPIC verification where needed, working alongside a practice with the internal experience to make the supervision side work well.

Who we're looking for

The single most important thing this practice values is longevity. Whichever candidate joins the team is expected to be considering the role as a genuine long-term settlement rather than a short-term staging post. That's the cultural priority above all else, and it should shape your thinking about whether the role is right for you.

• UK-trained GP with MRCGP (or working toward CCT — we can advise on timing)
• Suited to both fellowed GPs and ESP candidates needing supervision (strong supervisor pool available)
• Interest in long-term, relationship-based family medicine — the practice's retention story is not accidental
• Dermatology, skin cancer, or women's health interest particularly valued given the development opportunities on site
• Comfortable in an independent, partner-owned family practice rather than a corporate group
• Genuine long-term settlement mindset — Tasmania, family, community, permanence

Next steps

Send your CV to aus@bdiresourcing.com or get in touch to schedule a call with our team — we'll talk through the role, the AHPRA pathway, ESP timelines, visa options, and what life actually looks like once you're here.

Even if you're still a year or two away from relocating, it's worth an early conversation — the AHPRA and visa process takes time to do properly, and roles like this one, where longevity is genuinely valued, reward candidates who plan the move carefully.

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