Join a team where your expertise in infectious diseases makes a real impact across a diverse regional health service. Darling Downs Health is seeking a passionate and collaborative Infectious Diseases Specialist to deliver high-quality care across inpatient and outpatient settings. Based at Toowoomba Hospital, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and innovative care models like Hospital in the Home. If you're ready to lead, teach, and inspire within a supportive multidisciplinary environment, we’d love to hear from you.

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What your day will look like….

Your day will be filled with meaningful clinical engagement—consulting on complex inpatient cases, guiding outpatient care, and collaborating with teams across the region. You'll provide expert input into infection control strategies and oversee the delivery of intravenous antibiotics in home settings, ensuring patients receive safe, effective care beyond hospital walls. You'll contribute to antimicrobial stewardship, mentor junior doctors, and help shape the future of infectious disease management through education and research. Whether you're leading a peer review, advising on policy, or responding to urgent clinical needs, your work will be dynamic, impactful, and deeply valued.

You will receive a competitive remuneration package value from $184,257 (L18) up to $230,175 (L27) comprising salary rates between $100.78 (L18) and $127.77 (L27) p.h., 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.

Find out more about us!

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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
  
  DD2509658262 Role Description (PDF, 376KB)
  Role Description