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Your new role:

MSPCS is looking for a suitably qualified medical Specialist to provide:

 High-quality clinical care for palliative patients and their families within the catchment area of the Metro South Health (MSH.

 Clinical leadership for the interdisciplinary team serving palliative care patients within the MSH catchment area.

 Input into the planning and delivery of all aspects of medical palliative care service provision across MSPCS, including clinical, educational, research, practice improvement and administrative processes.

 Advice to the Director, MSPCS on issues that impact on the delivery of palliative care services for the Metro South Palliative Care Service currently and into the future.

About you:

Princess Alexandra Hospital:

The Staff Specialist Palliative Care will be required to develop and implement educational programs in palliative care at both graduate and undergraduate level, contribute to Hospital Grand Rounds and other education sessions, provide support and supervision of junior medical staff, including palliative care trainee registrars, and to be involved in palliative care research projects.

This role provides specialist palliative clinical care to patients and assumes overall responsibility for patient care at Metro South Hospital and Health Service.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.

We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.

We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

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 better together.

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)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS Palliative Care Staff Specialist RD 2026 (PDF)