Senior Medical Officer (Rural Generalist or Vocational Practitioner) - YARRABAH

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service

Yarrabah, Cairns and Far North QLD

Medical Specialists (Healthcare and Medical)

Government - State (Government and Defence)

Part time

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Are you keen to make a real difference?  Further your experience here by joining our dedicated team at Yarrabah Hospital.

An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Medical Officer to maintain patient safety and be actively involved in providing unsupervised high quality medical services adding value to the health service through continual development of clinical knowledge and skills. Apply Now!

Yarrabah is an indigenous community located 51 km from Cairns with a population of 2550 and a median age of 22yrs old. Yarrabah Emergency Service provides 24 hours emergency and accident care only, however, to assist cultural requirements palliation of patients and returning for care often occurs. Presentations are varied and will give you opportunity to utilise your emergency skills.  The department is linked in with telehealth Retrieval Services and has onsite point of care testing and an experienced nursing team. Like much of Tropical North Queensland, the region offers a relaxed, outdoor lifestyle in a beautiful green environment.

What we offer;

Fulltime Base salary up to 274 678 (with AST, MM5)

Professional development allowance

Motor vehicle allowance

General attraction and retention allowance

Emergency department speciality allowance 

Regional and rural attraction allowance

Inaccessibility incentive, Category 2

Locality allowance

Professional development leave

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

Generous superannuation

Salary packaging

Annual incremental increases

Career training and development

Flexible work arrangements

Wellness programs

Applications will remain current for 12 months. Job Ad Reference: CAH671900

Purpose of the Role

Working at the Yarrabah Emergency Service within rural health services across the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, you will contribute as a dynamic Senior Medical Officer, providing high quality clinical care to patients and superior leadership to our team.

You’re Opportunity

As the Senior Medical Officer you will provide a high standard of care for patients and their families, contributing to improving the health of the local population.

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

Please download the Role Description and Information Package for Applicants (at the links in the boxed area above) for instructions on how to apply for this role. If you have difficulty viewing this role description in .pdf format, to request it in .doc format. Please note that if the information requested in the ‘how to apply' section is not provided, plus the now mandatory requirement for all curriculum vitae to be provided in a standard template (located at the link in the boxed area above), you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application. The Information Package for Applicants outlines pre-employment checks that will be undertaken for successful applicants.

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Contact Recruitment Services on Recruitment.Cairns@health.qld.gov.au