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Senior Medical Officer Child Development
Brisbane - Various Locations
The position of Senior Medical Officer will provide high level specialist Developmental paediatric services within a tertiary / community setting to ensure the provision of high quality, safe and family centred care within CHQ HHS and for designated outreach when required.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible part-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Medical |
| Classification | L13-L27 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - North,Brisbane - South |
| Job ad reference | QLD/H26CHQ696802 |
| Closing date | 25-Nov-2026 |
| Job duration | 6 months |
| Contact person | Dr Jo Thomson |
| Contact details | 07 33107737 Access the National Relay Service |
About the Team
The Child Development Service teams provide a family-centred, specialist public health service for children who have complex developmental and behavioural concerns. The teams provide multidisciplinary clinical services and consultancy/advice to support a comprehensive understanding of the child's developmental profile and how this relates to their functioning and participation in everyday life. Teams use a strengths-based, partnership approach to enable families, key stakeholders and community providers to best support the child's optimal development, health and wellbeing across the life course.
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:
PEOPLE
- Role model positive workplace behaviour and comply with the Queensland Public Service Code of Conduct.
- Participate in and contribute to effective orientation and onboarding.
SERVICE
- Undertake clinical responsibilities including on call (where appropriate), providing patient care, liaison with other units and referring hospitals, and maintaining appropriate records and confidentiality, including obtaining and documenting consent.
- Provide ethical decision making and effective issues management and communication in the achievement of organisational goals, ensuring issues are resolved effectively and in a timely manner.
SAFETY AND QUALITY
- Ensure compliance with contemporary healthcare safety and quality standards and participate in CHQ HHS assurance processes including Accreditation.
- Participate in clinical governance activities including attendance at departmental meetings, audit and peer review, monitoring of processes and outcomes of care.
VALUE
- Participate in the annual planning cycle for your service including the development of annual plans, implementation activities and review of performance against budget, activity and quality.
RESEARCH
- Participate in both formal and informal departmental research and education activities.
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 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.
Documents
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