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Being the largest public health care provider in Australia, and spanning such a wide physical area, Queensland Health provides medical services to a vast range of rural and regional communities, and this provides a range of medical models and flexibility in roles to suit your work and lifestyle. |
Below are current positions available and a snapshot of skills, qualifications and experience required to practise throughout Queensland.
If you've got the skills, we've got the settings!
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Rural generalists and general practice opportunities |
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Senior level staff specialists |
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Resident medical officers |
To get more information about what we can offer, view our benefits and incentives...
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Role |
Senior Medical Officer or Rural Generalist | |
| Level | 13 - 25 dependent on individual position | |
| Location | Northern Queensland: | Innisfail, Cooktown, Bamaga, Tully, Weipa |
| Central Queensland: | ||
| Southern and Western Queensland: | ||
| Comments | Hospital based rural practise roles that provide quality medical services from within the local hospital. These roles are often based in regional centres throughout Queensland. Advanced procedural skills in anaesthetics, obstetrics and gynaecology or emergency medicine highly desirable for these positions. | |
| Role | Director of Medical Services (DMS) | |
| Level | 13 - 25 dependent on individual position | |
| Location | South West Queensland: | Cunnamulla, Charleville |
| Comments | The DMS will contribute as a leader and team member to unsupervised, high quality medical service in primary and secondary medical care. The position will lead through a commitment to patient safety and continual development of your clinical knowledge and skills and training junior doctor and students. Advanced procedural skills in anaesthetics, obstetrics and gynaecology or emergency medicine highly desirable for these positions. | |
| Role | Medical Superintendent with the Right of Private Practice (MSRPP) | |
| Level | MSR 1-1 to 1-4 dependent on individual position | |
| Location | South West Queensland: | Injune, Mitchell |
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| Comments |
Provide clinical services to patients of the hospital and has a private practice arrangement. Often located in smaller rural/remote communities.Advanced procedural skills in anaesthetics, obstetrics and gynaecology or emergency medicine highly desirable for these positions. |
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| Role | Medical Officer with the Right of Private Practice (MORPP) | |
| Level | MOR 1-1 to 1-3 dependent on individual position | |
| Location | Southern and Western Queensland: | Laidley, Gin Gin |
| Central Queensland: | Yeppoon | |
| Central West Queensland: | Barcaldine, Blackall | |
| Comments |
Assists an MSRPP to provide clinical services to patients of the hospital and has a private practice arrangement. Often located in smaller rural/remote communities. Advanced procedural skills in anaesthetics, obstetrics and gynaecology or emergency medicine highly desirable for these positions. |
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Role |
Staff Specialist / Senior Staff Specialist (orthopaedics) | |
| Level | 13-24 dependent on individual position | |
| Location | Wide Bay region: | Bundaberg |
| Role | Staff Specialist / Senior Medical Officer (surgery) | |
| Level | 13-24 dependent on individual position | |
| Location | Mount Isa region: | Mount Isa |
| Role | Staff Specialist / Senior Medical Officer (emergency) | |
| Level | 13-24 dependent on individual position | |
| Location | Mackay region: | Rockhampton |
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Role |
Principal House Officer (emergency) | |
| Level | 4-7 dependent on individual position | |
| Location | Southern and Western Queensland: | Hervey Bay |
| Role | Principal House Officer (general medicine) | |
| Level | 4-7 dependent on individual position | |
| Location | Mackay region: | Mackay |
| Southern and Western Queensland: | Bundaberg | |