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Principal House Officer
Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Jubilee Hospital, Coopers Plains
Come and be part of QEII Hospital as a Principal House Officer and deliver high-quality Acute Care across General Medicine.
Join the General Medicine team at QEII Hospital as a Temporary Full-Time Principal House Officer, delivering high-quality acute inpatient, outpatient and emergency medical care within a supportive multidisciplinary environment.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Medical |
| Classification | L4-L7 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - South |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MS06683564 |
| Closing date | 04-Jun-2026 |
| Job duration | six months with the possibility of extension |
| Contact person | Dr Mandeep Mathur |
| Contact details | (07) 3182 6390 Access the National Relay Service |
Your new role:
As a Principal House Officer within General Medicine at QEII Hospital, you will provide high-quality acute medical care across inpatient wards, emergency services and outpatient settings. Working closely with senior medical staff and multidisciplinary teams, you will play a key role in patient assessment, clinical management and continuity of care while supporting junior clinicians and contributing to service improvement initiatives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Deliver safe, evidence-based medical care for acute inpatients and outpatients across a 24/7 service.
- Participate in on-call, after-hours and weekend rosters to support emergency medical services.
- Collaborate with consultants, multidisciplinary teams and external providers to ensure coordinated patient care.
- Contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, teaching and interprofessional collaboration.
About you:
You are a motivated and adaptable medical practitioner with strong clinical capability and a commitment to patient-centred care. You thrive in fast-paced environments and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
You will demonstrate:
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills, including management of acute and emergency presentations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with patients, families and healthcare professionals.
- Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams while managing clinical and administrative responsibilities.
- Registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia and relevant hospital-based clinical experience.
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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 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital:
The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) is a medium metropolitan adult facility providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. We provide a range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endoscopy, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, geriatric, respiratory and emergency medicine.
We're making our hospital bigger and better to make it easier for our growing community to get the health care they need. We'll have more beds, medical wards and expanded intensive care and emergency services planned to be opened by 2027.
QEII Hospital, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!
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.
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