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Senior Medical Officer
South Brisbane
As part of our ongoing service development, we are seeking Paediatric Intensive Care specialists who can contribute general PICU expertise while also bringing a clear commitment to developing, subspecialty expertise in areas of strategic importance to the service.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Medical |
| Classification | L18-L27 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - South |
| Job ad reference | QLD/H26CHQ684416 |
| Closing date | 29-Jun-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Sarfaraz Rahiman |
| Contact details | 0478 654 142 Access the National Relay Service |
About the Team
Our State-of-the-art 36-bed PICU admits approximately 1800 patients annually to 22 funded beds. We provide approximately 25 extracorporeal life support (ECLS) runs, advice and telehealth support for approximately 1800 paediatric patients across Queensland and northern NSW, and our team retrieves approximately 800 critically unwell paediatric patients annually. We admit patients from all medical and surgical specialties, including renal and liver transplants, and are Queensland's paediatric burns centre.
About the Role
In this role you will coach and support others to deliver for children, young people and families (Leader of Others) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. Your contribution will include:
- Provide high quality, evidence-based and reliable specialist clinical care to critically unwell infants, children and young people within PICU and QCH.
- Provide expert advice and high-level support via conference call and Telehealth to referring clinicians throughout Queensland and Northern NSW and coordinate any retrieval team responses.
- Engage in clinical responsibilities as a leader of a high-performing interdisciplinary and professional team, utilising effective communication, liaison and consultative practice within the service, with other departments of CHQ, and outside of CHQ.
- Build and maintain collaborative partnerships, within PICU and externally, to ensure team success and to maintain the highest standard of patient care.
About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)
Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.
Inclusion and diversity
To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.
Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS
If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Competitive renumeration
- Annual pay increases
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Salary packaging
- Employee wellness and assistance program
- Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.
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, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
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