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Senior Medical Officer (Julia Creek)


Julia Creek, McKinlay Shire Multipurpose Health Service

This is your opportunity to contribute to our vision of creating:


Pathways to better health
for our North West communities.

Job details

Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time,Part-time
Occupational group Health - Medical
Classification L13-L27
Workplace Location North West Qld
Job ad reference QLD/MI620044
Closing date 20-Mar-2025
Job duration Permanent
Contact person Dr Anthony Bell
Contact details (07) 4744 4840
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North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS)

  • Unique locations
  • Friendly communities
  • Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

NOW is the time to expand your horizons… and right HERE is where it starts.

As Senior Medical Officer at McKinlay Shire Multipurpose Health Service, based at Julia Creek, you will be at the heart of the Julia Creek community.

Permanent full-time role - negotiable roster with part-time arrangement considered.

Working with us

  • Competitive pro rata remuneration package based on full-time equivalent value up to $680,277 per annum.
  • Generous employer contribution to superannuation.
  • Attraction and retention incentive allowance.
  • Regional and rural attraction allowance of 15% base annual salary.
  • Motor vehicle allowance.
  • Inaccessibility allowance.
  • Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.

Plus we can offer:

  • On-Call - paid per occurrence.
  • Recalls - Paid per occurrence.
  • Rent Free Accommodation (as per NWHHS Staff Accommodation policy; supported by McKinlay Shire Council).
  • 5 weeks annual recreational leave.
  • Professional Development Leave of 3.6 weeks p.a.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

Nowhere else but here at Julia Creek.

Live and work surrounded by the expansive landscape of outback Queensland.

Spend more quality time doing the things you love or with your family.

No traffic jams or long commute here – simply black soil plains, blue sky and burnt orange sunsets.

About the role

Your primary role will be as the sole doctor providing clinical care for the community. As such you will be seeing patients across clinical settings: in a primary care clinic; in the Emergency Department; as in-patients on the ward; and as aged care residents.

It's a chance to experience the incredible variety offered by rural and remote healthcare and see patients in acute and community settings.

Requirements

  • Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
  • Current registration with or/eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
  • The applicant will hold:
    • Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP)
    • Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP)/Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners – Rural Generalist (FRACGP-RG)
    • Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM)
  • The position may require the incumbent to be rostered outside of “ordinary hours”, with fatigue and afterhours support via telemedicine when required.
  • C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
  • Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Aged Care / Criminal History checks.
  • This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
  • A period of probation may apply.

Interested?

Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Apply ONLINE: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MI620044

Contact: Dr Anthony Bell on 07 4744 4840.

Applications close: Thursday, 20 March 2025.

Further information

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

Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

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