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Your new role:

The Staff Specialist (Neurosurgery) is responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based specialist neurosurgical services to patients of the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH), a tertiary and quaternary referral centre within Metro South Health. The role provides expert clinical care across the continuum of neurosurgical practice, including the assessment, diagnosis, operative management and ongoing care of patients with complex cranial, spinal and peripheral nerve disorders

About you:

This position is intended for a qualified neurosurgeon who is committed to practising comprehensive general neurosurgery, with a strong subspecialty interest in spinal surgery, including the management of traumatic and degenerative spinal conditions.

The successful applicant will demonstrate a proven commitment to ongoing research and academic activities within the Department of Neurosurgery, contributing to clinical research, quality improvement initiatives, and the advancement of evidence-based neurosurgical practice.

The successful applicant will also demonstrate a strong commitment to education and teaching, with the ability to effectively supervise, mentor, and support the development of junior medical staff, neurosurgical trainees, and other members of the multidisciplinary team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional excellence.

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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:

Princess Alexandra Hospital:

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.

• PA07688617 SS Neurosurgery RD - perm 40 hrs from 02.2027 (2027.Pdf)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)