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Start Your Island Adventure on Thursday Island

Opportunities Available:

• Permanent, temporary, and medical relief pool appointments
• Full-time and Part-time
• Provisional Senior Medical Officer or Rural Generalists with an AST/ARST (ACRRM or RACGP) GP Obstetrics

 📞 CALL US! Give Dr Jennifer Wharton a call (0477 508 295) for a chat 

Apply Anytime!

Applications will be assessed throughout the advertising period. No need to wait for the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to submit their application as soon as possible for consideration against current and future opportunities.

🌅 Why Thursday Island?

Thursday Island (Waiben) offers an exceptional tropical lifestyle in the heart of the Torres Strait, where stunning ocean views, year-round warm weather and a strong sense of community create a unique place to live and work. As the administrative and cultural hub of the Torres Strait, the island is rich in Torres Strait Islander heritage, with vibrant traditions, art, music and community events that celebrate the region's unique identity.

Surrounded by crystal-clear waters and picturesque islands, residents enjoy outdoor activities such as fishing, boating, island hopping, snorkelling and exploring local historical sites. Despite its remote location, Thursday Island has excellent facilities including schools, shops, cafes, sporting amenities and essential government services, offering the perfect balance of professional opportunity, cultural connection and relaxed island living.

🩺 About the role:

This is an opportunity to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care while enjoying the unique lifestyle and rich culture of the Torres Strait. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will manage a diverse clinical caseload, provide evidence-based care across a range of settings and build meaningful relationships with patients, families and communities.

Make a meaningful impact as part of a collaborative rural healthcare team, leading the delivery of comprehensive obstetric and women's health services that support better outcomes for women, babies and families while delivering high-quality, culturally responsive care across Torres and Cape communities.

🌿 What we're looking for — someone who:

• is competent in rural and remote obstetric practice and wants their work to genuinely matter
• is respectful and community‑aware and passionate about delivering culturally safe care
• is encouraging and steady for colleagues and is broad‑skilled and adaptable
• has current full registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia
• has a Fellowship in General Practice (FACRRM or FRACGP) and/or a Rural Generalist qualification or has commenced a recognised General Practitioner or Rural Generalist pathway leading to FRACGP, FACRRM, FARGP or FRACGP-RG

🏡 What's on offer:

• Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose
• Total remuneration value of $409,980 –$612,865 (L13–L27)
• Base salary between $193,191–$282,5912 (L13–L27) plus excellent benefits and allowances
• Employer superannuation contribution of 12.75% plus salary packaging
• and more!

Join our Thursday Island team today and help deliver exceptional healthcare to our rural and regional communities. Do more than just medicine—do it all!

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Torres and Cape HHS Values—Courage | Accountability | Respect | Engage

How do I apply? Applications should be submitted online via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.

Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please download the Role Description for your future reference. Please do NOT upload zipped files, pdfs created through MS Word 2007, tagged pdfs or protected documents. Accepted files: gif, bmp, png, rtf, txt, doc and docx.

Documents

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

• 1 TCHHS Applicant Information Pack (PDF)
  
  2 Map Info (PDF)
  
  5 Med Officer CV template (Word)
  
  TC691178 Job Description (PDF)