Health Workers who take up employment with Queensland Health from intrastate, interstate or overseas may be eligible for incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme ). For further information regarding the Scheme and to verify eligibility, please refer to the guideline(PDF) ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/190415/Workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme-guideline.pdf ).

About us: 

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services. Our values were developed by our staff, patients, and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About you: 

You are a qualified Medical Practitioner registered, or eligible to register with the Medical Board of Queensland. You have demonstrated clinical experience and skills, including Paediatrics and willingness to participate in teaching at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels and demonstrated commitment to continuing professional education including maintenance of personal knowledge and skills.

Your opportunity: 

To assist the Clinical Director, Staff Specialists and Senior Medical Staff to ensure that Paediatric services provided by the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service are of the highest standard and delivered in an efficient and effective manner given available resources.

Your role: 

• This position reports to the Clinical Director of Paediatrics within the Cairns Hospital.
• Under the supervision of the relevant specialists, initiate, maintain, and be responsible for the clinical care of children and young people in the inpatient areas of Paediatrics, Adolescent ward, Birth suite, Maternity and the Special Care Nursery, children in Emergency Department and specialist outpatients.
• Supervise the day-to-day activities of junior medical staff to ensure that appropriate standards of care are maintained, and that junior medical staff are trained to adequately fulfil their duties.
• Conduct daily and regular review of all patients in Paediatric Wards and Special Care Baby Unit, and patients awaiting paediatric consultation in the Emergency Department and Specialist Outpatient clinics.
• To ensure comprehensive, accurate, and concise medical records are maintained for patients with an appropriate signed and dated legible entry in the patient's medical record on every attendance upon a patient.

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

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

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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 )