Provide and maintain an effective, efficient and equitable medical service at the Babinda Multipurpose Health Service (MPHS) and other facilities within the Rural Health Services in cooperation with the Director of Medical Services Babinda MPHS and the Director of Nursing/Facility Manager.

Job details

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services. Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services. This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Cairns and Hinterland Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

Babinda MPHS is a true ‘non-proceduralist Rural Generalist' opportunity for Senior Medical Officers. Providing a wide breadth of health care to the rural community: neonatal to palliative care, emergency, acute, sub-acute and primary health care, allied health, community and residential aged care. Babinda provides not only a varied and fulfilling career experience but is active in the education and training of James Cook University second, fourth and sixth year medical students, junior doctors and RACGP and ACRRM registrars. Education and Training is rostered and supported through our local Emergency Medicine Education and Training (EMET) Team, RSQ and TEMSU Telehealth Education and access to the Cairns Clinical Skills Centre. Apply Now!

What we offer;

Fulltime Base salary up to $266 677 p.a. (L13 – L27)

Professional development allowance

Motor vehicle allowance

General attraction and retention allowance

Regional and rural attraction allowance

Inaccessibility incentive

Locality allowance

Professional development leave

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Permanent part time, 40hrs p.f. commencing Jan 2026 and temporary part time, 56hrs from 25 Feb 2026 to 02 Aug 2026.

Applications will remain current for 12 months. Job Ad Reference: CAH661345

Purpose of the Role
Working at the Babinda Multipurpose Health Service within the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, you will contribute as a dynamic Senior Medical Officer, providing high quality clinical care to hospital in-patients and patients at rural clinics.  You will assist the Director of Medical Services in the development of safe medical practice and optimising clinical skills for medical and nursing staff.

Your Opportunity

You will provide a high standard of care for patients and their families, contributing to improving the health of the local population.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

How to Apply:
Please download the Role Description and Information Package for Applicants (at the links in the boxed area above) for instructions on how to apply for this role. If you have difficulty viewing this role description in .pdf format, please contact Recruitment Services on Recruitment.Cairns@health.qld.gov.au to request it in .doc format. Please note that if the information requested in the ‘how to apply' section is not provided, plus the now mandatory requirement for all curriculum vitae to be provided in a standard template (located at the link in the boxed area above), you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application. The Information Package for Applicants outlines pre-employment checks that will be undertaken for successful applicants.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

*APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY ONLINE* The following file types are accepted: .jpg, .gif, .bmp, .png, .rtf, .txt, .doc and docx. Do not upload zipped files, pdf documents created through Microsoft Word 2007, tagged pdfs or protected documents.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  3. CV Format for Medical Practitioner (Word, 97KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CAH661345 Role Description (PDF, 418KB)
  Role Description