Besides the excellent work opportunities, Cairns offers a unique lifestyle suitable to a wide variety of interests. Cairns is in the heart of the tropical north and is the primary gateway to northern Australia. The Cairns district is an ideal base to explore the wider region with front door access to the Great Barrier Reef, rainforests and outback locations.

Are you keen to make a real difference?  Further your experience here by joining our dedicated team at Babinda Multipurpose Health Service, a modern regional facility adding value to the health service through continual development of clinical knowledge and skills.

An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Medical Officer to maintain patient safety and be actively involved in leadership, supervision and training of junior doctors and students, adding value to the health service through continual development of clinical knowledge and skills. Apply Now!

Remuneration value range from $94 483 up to $137 674 p.a. (L13-L27) FT employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%), annual leave loading (17.5%), professional development allowance, motor vehicle allowance, professional development leave 3.6 weeks p.a., private practice arrangements, plus an Inaccessibility allowance of $20,700 per annum FT (category 5) 100% paid after twelve months completion period.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ) 

Permanent part time 24hrs p.f.

Applications will remain current for 12 months. Job Ad Reference: CAH552358

Purpose of the Role
Working at the Babinda Multipurpose Health Service within the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, you will contribute as a dynamic Senior Medical Officer, providing high quality clinical care to hospital in-patients and patients at rural clinics.  You will assist the Director of Medical Services in the development of safe medical practice and optimising clinical skills for medical and nursing staff.

Your Opportunity

You will provide a high standard of care for patients and their families, contributing to improving the health of the local population.

• It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against the following vaccine preventable diseases during their employment (Health Employment Directive No. 01/16):
• measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
• varicella (chicken pox)
• pertussis (whooping cough)
• hepatitis B
• tuberculosis
  • This appointment is subject to the aged care criminal history check in accordance with the Aged Care Act 1997 which requires employees engaged in aged care services to have a current National Police Certificate.

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 [email protected] 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.