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Senior Medical Officer (Rural Generalist with Advanced Skills in Emergency, General Practice or Procedural Anaesthetics) Mareeba
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Enjoy the Far North lifestyle working with Rural and Remote Medical Servies in Mareeba Hospital as Senior Medical Officer (Rural Generalist with Emergency, General Practice or Procedural Anaesthetics).Job details
| Position status | Permanent,Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Medical |
| Classification | L13-L27 |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region,Far North Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/CAH695494 |
| Closing date | 02-Dec-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Dr Bibin Varghese |
| Contact details | 0740929159 Access the National Relay Service |
About us:
Situated on the beautiful Atherton Tablelands, Mareeba offers the perfect blend of meaningful work, professional autonomy, and an enviable Far North Queensland lifestyle. As part of the Rural and Remote Services directorate, you'll join a dedicated team supporting more than 30 regional, rural and remote facilities across 142,900 km², serving over 250,000 people in a largely self‑sufficient health service.
About your new role:
As a Rural Generalist with Rural Generalist with Emergency, General Practice or Procedural Anaesthetics, your new role you will…
- Implement and monitor the organisation's quality standards, work health and safety policies, procedures and programs and provide clinical governance in the relevant work area.
- Active involvement in all clinical governance activities in the workplace – e.g. Clinical Care Review Meetings, Mortality and Morbidity Review Meetings and Death Reviews.
- Provision of population health services to the local community or communities served, including active participation in community health programs.
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive a competitive base salary (total remuneration):
- Salary up to $282,912 per annum full time (L18 – L27)
Remuneration up to $474,921 per annum full time (L18 – L27) or,
- Salary up to $193,191 per annum full time (L13)
Remuneration up to $335,327 per annum full time (L13)
You will also have access to:
- Generous superannuation (up to 12.75%)
- Attraction & retention allowance (up to 50% of base salary)
- Inaccessibility incentive allowance (Category 5 $20,700 per annum full time 100% paid after 12 months service)
- Professional development allowance
- Motor vehicle allowance
- Professional development leave (3.6 weeks p.a.)
- Private practice arrangements
- Salary packaging
- Annual incremental increases
- Career training and development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Why choose Cairns?
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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland.
Further information
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