An exciting opportunity exists for Principal House Officers to be part of the Acute General Medicine team. You will have the opportunity to develop a variety of experiences including acute medical emergencies, tertiary subspecialty conditions, complex multimorbidity, regional medicine and subacute restorative care within the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service.

Job details

An exciting opportunity exists for Principal House Officers to be part of the Acute General Medicine team. You will have the opportunity to develop a variety of experiences including acute medical emergencies, tertiary subspecialty conditions, complex multimorbidity, regional medicine and subacute restorative care within the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service.

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north. 

The SCHHS provides healthcare to a rapidly growing population. There has been significant investment in services over the past few years, in particular the establishment of the Sunshine Coast University Hospital and the Nambour General Hospital redevelopment. The SCHHS also delivers services through hospitals in Gympie, Caloundra and Maleny.  The SCHHS is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Key Responsibilities of the role include:

• Provide high quality, safe care and advice to patients presenting to the clinical areas of the Department of Medicine.
• Attending acute and elective admissions, review of inpatients, participation in ward rounds with consultants and outpatient clinics.
• Interacting with other health professionals, including nursing and allied health staff, in provision of ongoing clinical care to patients.
• Provide supervision, feedback, teaching and support to junior medical staff and/or medical students.

Salary rates: $4,966.90 - $5,470.70 p.f., employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading (17.5%) (L4 - L7) (temporary full-time position, 76 hrs p.f.) for up to 12 months.  Applications will remain current for the duration of the vacancy. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered). 

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers 

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered). 

Check out the latest updates here:

https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/

Further information

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

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Documents

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

• SC611998 - RD (PDF, 283KB)
  Role Description
  
  Information for Applicants, SCHHS (PDF, 1.79MB)
  Information Package for Applicants