Mackay Hospital and Health Service is dedicated to delivering quality health care across the Mackay, Isaac, and Whitsunday regions.

Join our growing Health Service and be part of a culture built on collaboration, trust, respect, and teamwork.

Whether you’re working in regional, rural, or remote settings, we offer unique opportunities and experiences you won’t find in a metropolitan hospital.

Job details

The team at the Bowen Hospital is seeking applications for a Principal House Officer to join their team on a Temporary Full-Time (76 hrs p.f.) or Temporary Part-Time basis.

For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

This role is required to participate in the provision, development, and maintenance of an effective, efficient, and equitable clinical service to hospital clients; and contribute to the continual improvement of medical education and dissemination of knowledge to staff and clients.  To coordinate as necessary with other personnel within the hospital, other hospital services and agencies to ensure optimum patient care, and to ensure integration of services in the wider community.

• A Principal House Officer is a medical practitioner in the third or subsequent year of practical experience after eligibility for full registration as a medical practitioner.

About the Team

Bowen Hospital is comprised of 20 beds and 9 bed alternatives chemotherapy chair and renal dialysis, 24/7 emergency, acute and subacute inpatients unit, outpatient services, and provides the following health services:

• Acute inpatient care, including 4 monitored inpatient beds
• Accident and emergency
• Community and primary healthcare
• Mental Health outreach
• Palliative inpatient care
• Outreach Specialists from Mackay and Townsville including Orthopaedics and Endocrinology
• Maternity and women's services, with both medical and midwife models; antenatal postnatal EDMS contraception services
• Acute beds may be occupied by long-term nursing home residents, due to lack of available beds in the community
• Allied Health including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work, pharmacists, radiographers, and outreach dietician
• Nurse navigator and community Liaison Nurse
• Child health services including immunisation
• Medical Imaging CT, Xray, Ultrasound and OPG for inpatients, emergency presentations, and booked outpatients.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km² and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Further information

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

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation by attaching to their online application.

Documents

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

• QH-Applicant Pack (PDF)
  
  MK672116 - Role Description (PDF)