Townsville Hospital and Health Service is the public healthcare provider for more than 250,000 people across a geographic area of 150,000km², delivering a comprehensive range of services across 21 facilities, from primary care in regional locations to highly specialised care at the main hospital.

Townsville University Hospital, located adjacent to one of Queensland’s leading tertiary institutions, James Cook University, is the largest tertiary hospital in northern Australia, providing specialist referral services for 700,000 people living from Mackay, to the Torres Strait, to the Northern Territory border.

We are planning and innovating for the future, advancing healthcare through impactful research, training tomorrow’s health sector workforce.

Job details

Integrity  |  Compassion  |  Accountability  |  Respect  |  Engagement

What's on offer?
Remuneration package of up to $536,916 p.a., comprising base salary range of $210,332 - $266,677 p.a., (+ applicable allowances/benefits) (L18-L27), recreational leave loading (17.5%), and employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%), attraction and retention incentive allowance, regional and rural attraction allowance, motor vehicle allowance, professional development allowance and leave, private practice arrangements, communications package, professional indemnity cover and inaccessibility allowance (if applicable).

Other employment benefits include: on-call and shift allowances (if applicable), flexible working arrangements, access to corporate discounts, staff wellness programs, employee assistance program and attractive salary sacrificing options.

Assistance with relocation expenses may also be available.

Eligible health workers who make the move (interstate or international) to work with us may receive up to $20,000 in incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (conditions apply).

About the role
Townsville is the tertiary referral centre for Northern Queensland, and it will be a transplant Centre by 2024. The Mount Isa Renal Unit is in the process of expansion from a satellite dialysis unit of Townsville to providing the services of an independent unit to include a home therapies unit.

This full-time nephrology position is based in Townsville and provides outreach services to Mount Isa. For Mount Isa, this position will complement the existing 0.5 nephrologist. The role in Mount Isa is to provide nephrology services to the dialysis unit, outpatients, and inpatient consults. The rotation is every 2 weeks between Mount Isa and Townsville. In Townsville, the position consists of further telehealth services for Mount Isa, liaising with both units for patient care and complementing the Townsville Renal services.

Role requirements
Specialist registration (or be eligible to hold) with AHPRA and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP).

Please refer to the role description for further details.

Working with Townsville HHS
Our vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland. We have a proactive approach to fostering a workplace culture that values, supports and develops our workforce, offering rewarding career progression to our existing employees and encouraging professional development through capability building and higher duties opportunities.

About the location
Townsville is a vibrant, dynamic city; it is the largest urban centre in Northern Australia. With over 300 days of sunshine a year Townsville offers the perfect laid-back coastal lifestyle with all the benefits of big city living. It is a great place for families, couples and individuals to call home.

Interested?
Enquiries are welcome, for a confidential discussion please contact Dr George Kan on 07 4433 7516.  

Apply ONLINE: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-TV600623

Applications close on Thursday, 28 November 2024.

Please note that unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Further information

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

Please download the Role Description for future reference.

This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role:
Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella and Pertussis.

Documents

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

• L18-L27 Senior Staff Specialist or Staff Specialist - Nephrology 32087046,32127002 (Word, 372KB)
  Role Description
  
  Medical Practitioner CV Template (Word, 57KB)
  Application Kit
  
  QH Applicant Information Kit (PDF, 953KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Info Sheet_Document Preparation-new candidates-13.05.24 (PDF, 70KB)
  Information Package for Applicants