In the position of Senior Medical Officer, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, you will provide high level specialist paediatric emergency clinical services within a tertiary setting, to ensure the provision of high quality, safe and family centred care within CHQ HHS.

Job details

About the Team

In this role you will deliver quality outcomes for children, young people and families (Leader of Self) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. 

About the Role

• The provision of high quality, and reliable clinical care at specialist level to children and families presenting to the Emergency Department. This involves direct patient care, supervision of junior medical staff, and liaison with other units within and outside of CHQ. In order to provide extended hours SMO cover, the SMO role includes clinical shifts on evenings, weekends, and provision of on-call support overnight.
• Role modelling professionalism with respect to confidentiality, patient dignity, effective communication with patients, families and staff, and the completion of accurate and comprehensive medical records including discharge summaries.
• Active promotion and modelling of family centred care principles and practices in the delivery of services. Involve consumers whenever possible in design and evaluation of services. Engage in early identification and resolution of patient/family and staff complaints using open disclosure principles.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• …12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• …17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• 658791_PEM Senior Medical Officer (PDF, 472KB)
  Role Description
  
  CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
  Application Kit
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Application Kit