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Location: Rural Services, Division of Public Health
& Rural Services, Mackay Hospital and Health Service
The Mackay Base
Hospital have an opportunity available for a Director of
Rural Medical Services (Rural Generalist) to join their Division
of Public Health & Rural Services on a Permanent Part-Time basis (40 hrs p.f.)
About the Mackay
Region
Mackay
Hospital and Health Service
Mackay is a vibrant regional centre in tropical
North Queensland, servicing a population of over 190,000. The Mackay Isaac
Whitsunday region has a thriving economy that includes a diverse range of
tourism, agriculture, industry, mining, education and health
industries.
Mackay provides
relaxed and comfortable rural and coastal living opportunities, only
an hours flight from Brisbane and a short distance to the Whitsunday
Islands and the Great Barrier Reef. The tropical climate is ideal for outdoor
living with beautiful beaches and a spectacular natural environment
nearby.
Our staff are passionate about
community engagement and delivering outstanding healthcare services to the
communities in the Mackay HHS region. The Mackay Hospital Health
Service values its people, respecting and embracing diversity and a balance
between work and life commitments. People of all ages, abilities, gender, and ethnicity are encouraged to
apply for positions.
About the
Division
The Mackay HHS is proud of
their culture and strives to live our values in the way that we work
together. This role plays a crucial part in supporting the overall
change agenda of the organisation and embedding our organisational values as
“the way we work”. The Public Health and Rural Services
Portfolio covers the following teams: - Public Health Unit
- Moranbah Hospital / Glenden Primary
Health
- Clermont Multi-Purpose Health
Service
- Dysart Hospital / Middlemount
Primary Health
- Collinsville Multi-Purpose Health
Service
- Bowen Hospital
- Whitsunday Health Service
- Sarina Hospital
Your Opportunity
The Director of
Rural Medical Services (Rural Generalist) is accountable for leading,
directing, implementing, planning and evaluating the delivery of
medical services across all rural facilities within the Mackay Hospital and
Health Service to the highest professional and ethical standards.
Remuneration &
Other Benefits
Remuneration
value up to $243,070 p.a. (40 hrs
p.f.) comprising base salary between
$88,401-$129,455 p.a. (L13-L27); employer superannuation
contribution (up to 12.75%), annual leave loading (17.5%) paid for 4 weeks
leave, professional development allowance, and professional
development leave 3.6 weeks p.a, salary sacrificing, employee assistance
and peer support programs, corporate membership
discounts, and fitness passport (conditions apply).
Mandatory
Qualifications - Mandatory possession of MBBS or
equivalent qualification from an AMC recognised tertiary institution, and
Registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner
Regulation Agency with a current annual practicing certificate.
- Fellowship of either the Australian
College of Rural and Remote Medicine or the Royal Australian College of
General Practitioners (FRACGP or FACRRM or FACEMS or other clinical
fellowships).
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian
College of Medical Administrators (FRACMA) or substantive progress towards
attaining FRACMA.
Desirable: - Advanced Skills Training (AST) and
eligibility for credentialing by the MHHS credentialing committee as a Rural
Generalist (RG), or substantive progress towards attaining RG, will
be highly regarded.
- Postgraduate (Masters level)
qualifications in health services management and public
health.
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.
Enquiries: Ms Julie Minogue (07)
4885 6761
Job
Ad Reference: MK668540
Application Details: https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MK668540
Closing Date: 30 November
2025
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