Ready to make a real impact in rural healthcare? As a Senior Medical Officer at Goondiwindi Health Service, you'll lead meaningful, hands-on work in a supportive team environment—delivering quality care, mentoring future clinicians, and shaping health outcomes across a vibrant regional community. This is more than a job; it’s a chance to lead with purpose, grow your career, and experience the unique rewards of rural medicine.

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What your day will look like….

As a Senior Medical Officer, you'll work at the heart of a supportive, multidisciplinary team, delivering compassionate care to inpatients, outpatients, and emergency presentations. Your day will involve a rich mix of clinical responsibilities, from diagnosing and managing diverse cases to guiding junior doctors and allied health professionals. You'll lead clinical improvements, engage with local outreach services in towns like Texas, Inglewood, Stanthorpe, and Warwick, and contribute to health promotion across the region. Whether you're facilitating peer reviews, mentoring medical students, or refining patient care pathways, your focus will be on improving outcomes and enriching the health and wellbeing of the rural communities you serve.

You will receive a competitive remuneration package value up to $429,551 (L27) comprising salary rates between $344,980 (L13) and $429,551 p.a. (L27), motor vehicle allowance, professional development allowance, professional development leave 3.6 weeks p.a., regional attraction allowance, professional indemnity cover and private practice arrangements. Superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) will be applied additionally to the total remuneration value.

Let's talk about you!

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

• Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
• Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
• Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
• Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
• Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect.  DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits!

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport
• Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
• Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step….

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

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Further information

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

For more information about Darling Downs Health, please go to www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

Documents

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

• Candidate Application Guide (PDF, 198KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Medical Practitioner Curriculum Vitae v2 (PDF, 32KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  DD2505634454 Role Description (PDF, 385KB)
  Role Description