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Job details

About us:

Cairns, a city in Far North Queensland, serves as a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and tropical rainforests. Its vibrant Esplanade, lined with bars and restaurants, features a stunning swimming lagoon, offering both relaxation and scenic beauty.

Cairns Hospital is the largest major referral hospital in Far North Queensland, providing specialized health services and comprehensive care to patients from the Torres Strait to Tully. Our population is 260,000 with First Nations people making up 14% of the region's population. Cairns Hospital provides a range of specialist outpatient, inpatient, and emergency services from its CBD site on the Cairns Esplanade and has over 500 inpatient beds.

Your Role:

The Cairns Hospital Operating Theatres provide comprehensive, acute, high acuity, emergency and trauma care for the community. We value and follow the ACORN Guidelines and encourage our team to pursue further education.

The department has 12 theatres, including a Hybrid Theatre utilised for Vascular procedures.

Specialties include, trauma, general, orthopaedic, vascular, urology, gynaecology & obstetrics, ENT, plastics, maxillary/facial and ophthalmology.

Note that you may be deployed to other areas within your scope as required.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest. 

Learn what it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work environment.

Discover our dynamic and culturally diverse region through community and lifestyle.

Listen to what some of our staff have to say about working in our regions.

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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. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

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

• Role Description (PDF)
  
  Role Overview (PDF)
  
  CHHHS Application Kit (PDF)
  
  CHHHS Information for applicants (PDF)