| Description |
The Sarina
Hospital, Mackay HHS has an opportunity for a Medical Superintendent to join
their team on a Temporary Part-Time basis (64 hrs p.f.) for a period of 6
months.
Mackay Hospital and Health
Service
is a vibrant regional centre in
tropical North Queensland, servicing a population of over 180,000. The Mackay
Isaac Whitsunday Region has a thriving economy that includes a diverse range of
tourism, agriculture, industry, mining, education and health industries.
Sarina Hospital is located within the
township of Sarina, 30 minutes-drive south of Mackay and services the wider
community that extends east to coastal hamlets, south to St Lawrence and west
into the hinterland.
Sarina Hospital provides admitted and
non-admitted services, with Inpatients, 24-hour Emergency Department,
Outpatients Clinics and Community Services. The facility is newly built and
fully utilises electronic medical records. Inpatient care is a mixture of acute
and non-acute patients, and the emergency department has varied presentations.
The medical team is made up of other Senior Medical Officers and PGY2 or PGY3
Residents. Sarina Hospital is accredited with the Australian College of
Rural and Remote Medicine for core generalist training.
Our staff are passionate about
community engagement and delivering outstanding healthcare services to the
communities throughout our diverse region. Our Vision is to deliver
Queensland’s Best Rural and Regional Health Care, and our Purpose is to deliver
outstanding health care services to our communities through our people and
partners.
The MHHS 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.
Your opportunity
To provide high quality clinical
services and medical leadership, joining an existing team of senior medical
officers and junior doctors.
Mandatory qualifications - Mandatory possession of a
qualification from a registered tertiary institution and Registration with the
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with a current annual
practicing certificate is essential.
- It is essential that the successful
applicant has or is able to obtain Specialist Registration with the Medical
Board of Australia and holds a;
* Fellowship with the Royal
Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) or; * Fellowship with the Australian
College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM) - Recent skills update in Emergency
Medicine will be an advantage (e.g. EMST).
- Enrolment and maintenance of ongoing
continuing Medical Education programs of RACGP/ACRRM.
- The successful applicant must hold and
maintain appropriate Scope of Clinical Practice (SoCP) relevant to the role,
awarded by the Mackay Hospital and Health Service Credentialing and SoCP
delegate.
* Information presented for this
application will be presented to the Medical Credentialing Committee. * All appointments are subject to
maintenance of SoCP. * SoCP is further limited by the
Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) for the facilities in which
clinical work is to be undertaken.
Some of our great benefits on offer - Competitive wages, salary packaging
and leave entitlements
- Flexible working arrangements
- A diverse work culture
- Career development
- Professional development
opportunities
- Education opportunities, Study and
Research
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program
(EAP)
- Discounted Private Health
Insurance
- Fitness Passport
How to apply
It is a condition of employment for
this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against diseases as
listed on the role description.
For full details of this role and
how to apply, please refer to the Role
Description MK668836
.
Enquiries: Ms Pauline Maude, (07) 4943 8777
Job Ad Reference:
MK668836
Application
Details: https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MK668836
Closing Date: 28 January 2026
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