Are you seeking to expand your career in rural medicine? Follow in the footsteps of the dinosaurs and uncover the opportunities that await you way out west.

Central West Hospital and Health Service is seeking applications for a Senior Medical Officer in Winton, the dinosaur capital of Australia! Join a medical team committed to prioritising health, wellbeing, and personalised care in our rural communities. In Winton, adventure, history, and community all contribute to your work life balance.
Discover new horizons in your professional journey while immersing yourself in the distinctive lifestyle only living and working in outback Queensland can offer.

Patient Centred Care

for our Central West communities

Job details

People-centred care | Quality and safety | Integrity and accountability | Investment in staff | Innovation and change

What's required – 

• You are registered with, or eligible for registration with AHPRA.
• You have a relevant post-graduate qualification FRACGP, FACRRM or equivalent for Senior Medical Officer OR you are on a training pathway leading to FRACGP, FACRRM for Senior Medical Officer (Provisional Fellow)

AND

• You have an advanced skill in emergency medicine, indigenous health, internal medical, mental health or paediatrics.

AND

• You have a genuine desire to work in the remote town of Winton, Queensland.

What's involved –  This is an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of patients in some of the most remote locations in Queensland, while providing health care to residents and visitors to Central West Hospital and Health Service (CWHHS) at Winton.

Join our team of 3 SMO and 1 PHO doctors and become part of a broader group of around 29 SMO and PHO doctors throughout the region. You'll work at top of scope, challenge yourself, and contribute to our One Practice Model of Care which allows you to practice at the local hospital, the general practice, and provide outreach to our primary health centres. Our model of care is backed by a collegial and supportive team environment!  We want candidates willing to contribute to the development of a cohesive and supportive team environment. This includes providing short term relief to doctors based at other facilities in the health service if required.

As a Central West Health employee, you will be well remunerated. Your benefits include a generous employer superannuation contribution of up to 12.75%, salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, 17.5% annual leave loading, generous leave allocations, professional development leave and opportunities, indemnity, and allowances for housing, motor vehicle, and telecommunications.

You could qualify for up to $70,000 in Incentive Payments – (Conditions Apply)

Living in Central West Queensland is ideal for those who enjoy being part of a close-knit, safe, friendly and inclusive community. The outback offers a quiet and relaxed lifestyle and is the perfect location to unwind and enjoy life's simple pleasures. Schools in the west provide more one on one learning with students and there are various work opportunities for partners of healthcare workers with local businesses, property owners and other local and state government agencies. For more insight visit FarOut! (gofarout.com.au) It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis B, pertussis and influenza during their employment.

About Central West Hospital and Health Service - We are responsible for the delivery of healthcare services to communities across a vast region to 20.6 per cent of Queensland. As a rural and remote hospital and health service, Central West HHS provides a range of community, primary and hospital-based services and has formed strong partnerships with other service providers to collectively support the holistic care to the people of the Central West.

Applications should be submitted ONLINE. Include a completed vaccine preventable disease form and evidence of immunity and vaccinations and relevant qualifications with your application. For additional information regarding the responsibilities, mandatory qualifications and/or other requirements for this position please refer to the role description.

Further information

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

It is recommended that you download the Role Description for future reference. If you have difficulty viewing the role description, contact Central West Recruitment (07) 4650 4017. Microsoft Word or PDF files are supported. Files – max: 2MB each.

Documents

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

• Vaccination_tb-risk-assess-questionnaire-workers-hhs (PDF, 177KB)
  Application Kit
  
  Vaccination_Vaccine Preventable Diseases Forms (PDF, 328KB)
  Application Kit
  
  Winton SMO Role Description_CW4C551842_V2 (PDF, 190KB)
  Role Description