The Medical Oncology Unit are looking for a Staff Specialist to join their team. This role provides specialist Medical Oncology clinical care to patients and assumes overall responsibility for patient care. Services provided include:  Provides specialist services at Metro South Hospital and Health Service. Please note this position will be required to work at other facilities/satellites located across Metro South Health.  Provides inpatient care, including participating in the on-call roster  Provides inpatient consultations as requested

Job details

We are Metro South Health

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.

We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.

We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.

Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the Role

• Provision of services to patients in accordance with the standards of the discipline and the ethics of the profession, and that are consistent with the Clinical Services Capability Framework of the relevant facilities within the Health Service
• Specific duties may involve ward rounds, outpatient services (including Telehealth and outreach services, if appropriate), procedural work, multidisciplinary team meetings and collaboration with other medical teams or other professional streams.
• Enable clinical pathways and early discharge procedures.
• Document relevant clinical information clearly, concisely, accurately, and appropriately.
• Ensure appropriate handover of patients, as needed.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.

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 Metro South 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.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team. 

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 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.

• Information Guide for Applicants 2024 (PDF, 647KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 415KB)
  Application Kit
  
  Medical Oncology SS 2025 (PDF, 299KB)
  Role Description