Senior Medical Officer

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services. Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services. This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Cairns and Hinterland Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.We are seeking an enthusiastic Rural Generalist to join our team in tropical North Queensland. Innisfail Hospital is a 49 bed acute care hospital including 3 high dependency beds, staffed by Rural Generalists. We have a busy Emergency Department seeing 20k pxs per year. We have excellent critical care equipment and medical imaging capacity allowing advanced diagnostic and treatment capacity. Our inpatient unit has a 3 bed High Dependency allowing limited critical care capacity locally. Our Obstetric SMOs work with MGP midwives delivering > 200 babies per year with a LCSC rate of 25%. A collaborative environment exists with weekly multidisciplinary antenatal case conference and monthly multidisciplinary instrumental birth case review. Apply NowWhat we offer;Fulltime Base salary up to $ p.a. (L25 – L27) or $ p.a. (L18 – L24)Professional development allowanceMotor vehicle allowanceGeneral attraction and retention allowanceRegional and rural attraction allowanceInaccessibility incentiveLocality allowanceProfessional development leaveAs a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:Generous superannuationSalary packagingAnnual incremental increasesCareer training and developmentFlexible work arrangementsWellness programsWhy choose Cairns?Choose Cairns for your next career move - YouTubeYou can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: Permanent Fulltime or Part timeApplications will remain current for 12 months. Job Ad Reference: CAH668235Purpose of the RoleWorking at the Innisfail Hospital within rural health services across the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, you will contribute as a dynamic Senior Medical Officer with advanced skills in Anaesthetics, providing high quality clinical care to hospital in-patients and patients at rural clinics. You will assist the Director of Medical Services, Innisfail Hospital in the development of safe medical practice and optimising clinical skills for medical and nursing staff.Your OpportunityYou will provide a high standard of care for patients and their families, contributing to improving the health of the local population. An opportunity to become part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team, striving to grow a health service exceeding in healthcare, research and teaching.Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.How to Apply: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, please contact Recruitment Services on 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.