Live the adventure.
Communities that value you.
The Outback inspires you.
Purpose that drives you.

Experience a rewarding opportunity to expand your clinical exposure with strong supervision, and meaningful contribution to rural communities in Central West.

Experience broad introductory exposure to rural generalist medicine, supporting diverse patient presentations across acute, subacute, and outpatient settings.

Experience high quality clinical care to patients within the Health Service, working under the close supervision and support of senior medical officers to ensure patient safety and ongoing development of your clinical knowledge and skills.

Patient Centred Care
for our Central West communities

Job details

We care about people | We champion safety and quality | We act with integrity and accountability | We are a capable and confident workforce | We improve continuously

Your opportunity
This is a rewarding opportunity for a junior doctor seeking broad clinical exposure, strong supervision, and meaningful contribution to rural communities in Central West Queensland. This role offers a broad introductory exposure to rural generalist medicine, supporting diverse patient presentations across acute, subacute, and outpatient settings. You will provide high-quality clinical care to patients within Central West Hospital and Health Service, working under the close supervision of senior medical officers to ensure patient safety and ongoing development of your clinical knowledge and skills. You will collaborate with clinicians from other specialists and visiting practitioners to support comprehensive patient care.

Come join our team
Our medical team is a truly collegial group who support each other through both professional and personal lives. There is a strong ethos of collaboration and mutual learning which fosters significant professional development in a positive work environment.

You will join a multidisciplinary rural generalist medical team comprising of the Director of Medical Services, Senior Medical Officers, Principal House Officers, and Registrars. The team operates within a unique employment model, including 31 Senior Medical Officer's and Principal House Officers/Registrars across the health service, encouraging practice at top of scope and lifelong support of each other.

What we offer: 
Value and Invest – We support ‘right fit' candidates, flexible rosters, negotiable hours.
Diverse Clinical Experience – Accelerate your skills with rich clinical variety.
Holistic Care – Care that counts – where every action matters.
Relaxed Lifestyle – An experience you will not forget. Enjoy a harmonious work-life balance in safe country communities, reconnect where life is simple and the impact is greater.
Attractive total remuneration package – plus overtime and on-call allowances, 5 weeks annual leave, 2.2 weeks professional development leave and allowance, various allowances including locality and inaccessibility, rent free accommodation, generous employer superannuation contributions, increased salary sacrificing (more money in your pocket) plus more.

Live the adventure and make your mark in a community that values your input
Our diverse and rewarding work environment is as unique and dynamic as Central West Queensland itself.  Our far-reaching health services cover a region of almost 20.6 percent of Queensland, encompasses seven local government areas, and reaches 18 unique and lively communities.

We want to hear from you!
Submit your CV with a statement “this is a true and correct representation of my work experience”, signed and dated by yourself, provide a relevant and concise cover letter that address the ‘How you will be assessed' section of the attached role description, and complete the VPD paperwork and submit this as part of your application. It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and hepatitis B during their employment.

Contact Dr John Douyere, 0427 706 634 to explore your options.

For more insight into what Central West Health has to offer, check out our YouTube channel: Central West Hospital and Health Service.
View more information here: CWHHS-Medical-Officer-Booklet.pdf (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.

It is recommended that you download the Role Description for future reference. If you have difficulty viewing the role description, contact Central West Recruitment (07) 4650 4017. Microsoft Word or PDF files are supported. Files – max: 2MB each.

Documents

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

• 1. 2025.v1_QH Applicant Information Kit ( 2025.V1_Qh Applicant Information Kit.Pdf)
  
  1. FORM_VPD_tb-risk-assess-questionnaire-workers-hhs ( Form_Vpd_Tb-Risk-Assess-Questionnaire-Workers-Hhs.Pdf)
  
  1. VPD evidence and certification form ( Vpd Evidence And Certification Form.Pdf)
  
  Role description_Principal House Officer_Registrar (PDF)