Principal House Officer - Rural Level 3 Hospital

  Date posted: 28 May 2025     Applications close: 01 Jul 2025
  Company: QUEENSLAND HEALTH
  Location: Innisfail Hospital, Queensland
  Job Type: Part-time
  Contact: Thomas Coombs     thomas.coombs@health.qld.gov.au
Description

Innisfail Hospital

Medical Officer Positions

  • 1 Director of Medical Services
  • 9 Senior Medical Officers
  • 7 Principal House Officers – full year and rotational
  • Medical Registrar
  • Staff Physician

Hospital Services

  • 24hr Accident and Emergency Care         
  • 20000 attendances per annum
  • Obstetric unit providing 250 births per year shared MGP and OBS SMO care
  • 24hr emergency operative obstetrics
  • High Dependency Unit providing critical care capacity including NIV, invasive monitoring and inopressor support
  • Visiting General Surgery weekly
  • Day surgery Endoscopy 2 days a week
  • Paediatric GA Dental fortnightly
  • Visiting Gynaecological Surgery
  • 24/7 availability XR/ CT/ USS
  • 24/7 availability laboratory/ blood bank
  • Palliative Care rooms
  • Renal Haemodialysis Unit
  • Aged Care Assessment & Rehab Care
  • Allied Health – PT, OT, SW, SP, ATODS
  • Community Mental Health

Education:

  • weekly didactic case-based education
  • monthly in situ simulation
  • constant asymmetric case-based ECG/ fracture mx/ dermatology/ anaesthesia based collaborative digital education
    weekly sonographer driven USS education

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For more information on open positions or to submit your resume, please see contact details below –
Junior Doctors CHHHS_RMO_Recruitment@health.qld.gov.au
07 4226 7434
Senior Doctors: CHHHSSeniorMedicalAdministration@health.qld.gov.au
07 4226 6889

Dr Thomas COOMBS - DIRECTOR of MEDICAL SERVICES
thomas.coombs@health.qld.gov.au
0447 575757

About Innisfail
Innisfail is approximately 88kms south of Cairns. About 8000 people live in this multicultural town. Innisfail offers easy access to World Heritage rainforest wilderness in the Woonooroonan National Park and boat access to Family Islands and Hinchinbrook National Parks.  The Great Barrier Reef is 40km offshore from Mourilyan deep water harbour. Mission Beach is 50km from Innisfail offering a beachside lifestyle

About Innisfail Hospital
The Hospital had a major rebuild and renovation just prior to 2000. The Friends of the Hospital Foundation have generously supported acquisition of state-of-the-art resuscitation and critical care equipment for the Emergency Room, High Dependency Unit and Operating Theatre

Innisfail Hospital is an Accredited Teaching Hospital of James Cook University.We are an accredited ACRMM training facility for core generalist training in anaesthesia, obstetrics and paediatrics. We can also provide shared AST ED training in collaboration with Cairns Hospital ED.

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service has nurtured Rural Generalist Trainees since the pathway inception in 2007. Advanced Specialist Training (AST) positions are available within Cairns Hospital and the Rural Facilities giving medical officers the opportunity to enhance clinical practice through 12 months of focused, specialised training in preparation to transition to Senior roles within rural communities of the CHHHS.