Senior Medical Officer

About us:

Gladstone Hospital is a 70-bed hospital and offers a range of general and specialist inpatient and outpatient services including Emergency, General Medicine and Surgery, basic Orthopaedic, Clinical Investigation, Obstetrics, Maternity, Gynaecology, High Dependency and Coronary Care, Palliative care, Medical Imaging, Pathology, and Paediatrics. Additional services include Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service, Oral Health, Physiotherapy, Dietetics, Speech Pathology, and outreach/community-based facilities, as well as a Primary Health Care Centre located at Boyne Valley. Gladstone Hospital has approximately 282 full-time equivalent staff delivering services across Acute, Community and Primary care.

About the role:

The Senior Medical Officer (SMO) will provide safe, high quality anaesthetic clinical services to Gladstone Hospital with a commitment to patient safety and continuous service improvement and assists in the professional development and support of medical students and clinicians as required.

Provision of the full range of anaesthetic services including general and regional anaesthesia, obstetric services including epidural/spinal anaesthesia.

About you:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.

• Joint Consultative Committee on Anaesthesia (JCCA) / Diploma of Rural Generalist Anaesthesia.

• While not mandatory, the following qualifications would be well regarded:

• Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) and/or

• FARGP or FRACGP-RG or
• Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM) or

• Evidence of acceptance as an Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) or Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) trainee.

• Enrolment and maintenance of ongoing CME program with the appropriate bodies.

• Current Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

What we offer:

Salary information:
Total remuneration value of up to $458,574 p.a. is comprised of:

• A salary rate between $182,106 - $187,801 p.a. (L13-L14)
• A salary rate between $182,106 - $210,332 p.a. (L13-L18)
• A salary rate between $210,332 - $251,527 p.a. (L18-L25)
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading

Other benefits include:

• Professional Development Leave and Allowances ($21,500 p.a. / 3.6 Weeks)
• Overtime and on call allowances
• Attraction and Retention Incentive Allowance
• Generous Salary Sacrificing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

How to apply:

To submit your application / expression of interest, please include:

• Your current CV or resume, including referees.
• A short 1 to 2 page cover letter outlining how your experience, abilities and knowledge align with the organisational values, accountabilities and "How you will be Assessed" section of the Role Description.
• Include any additional forms / evidence as attached or listed on the Role Description.

Please note pre-employment checks will be carried out on applicants recommended for appointment/employment which may include confirming your qualifications, professional registration/s, previous employment history (including any previous disciplinary action), criminal history, Australian work status and vaccination requirements.

For assistance, contact Senior Medical Workforce @ CQ Health and quote the Job Ad Reference (JAR)
GL5G649088
Applications close: Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Further information

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