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Mackay Hospital
and Health Service is dedicated to delivering quality health care across the
Mackay, Isaac, and Whitsunday regions. Join our growing Health
Service and be part of a culture built on collaboration, trust, respect, and
teamwork. Experience unique opportunities not found in metropolitan
hospitals.
The team at
Bowen Hospital is seeking applications from a Senior Medical Officer - General
Practitioner/Rural Generalist to join their team on a Permanent Full Time (80
hrs p.f.) or Permanent Part Time basis.
Your
opportunity
This is a
unique opportunity to practise broad-scope, high-impact medicine at Bowen
Hospital, a vibrant rural facility serving the Whitsunday region. As a Rural
Generalist, you will work at the top of your scope across the facility. You
will be part of a close-knit multidisciplinary team where your
clinical expertise, leadership and decision-making genuinely shape local
health outcomes.
This role
offers professional autonomy, meaningful continuity of care, and the chance to
build lasting relationships within a welcoming coastal community, while
contributing to service innovation, quality improvement education and
the sustainability of rural healthcare delivery. Opportunity also exists for
delivery of primary care in one of the several practices in the community or in
the nearby Airlie Beach area. You will be joining a team of Senior Medical
Officers, Principal House Officers, Interns and medical students
working together to deliver high quality multidisciplinary care.
About the
team
The Bowen
Hospital is a modern, well-equipped rural facility delivering essential health
services to the Bowen community and surrounding coastal and agricultural
districts. The 20-bed facility with 24 hour emergency also has chairs
for chemotherapy and dialysis, CT and USS and visiting outpatient
clinics.
Bowen Hospital
offers a true Rural Generalist environment with a breadth of practice that
defines high-quality rural medicine. Doctors work across emergency,
inpatient management and some outpatient clinics. The Emergency
Department manages a diverse and clinically rewarding caseload, providing an
excellent environment for maintaining and expanding emergency skills
within a supported setting.
The hospital is
staffed by an experienced multidisciplinary team including nursing, allied
health and visiting specialist services. Strong clinical links exist with
Mackay Base Hospital and tertiary centres in Townsville, ensuring safe
escalation pathways and specialist input when required. Telehealth
capability and established retrieval services provide confidence when managing
higher-acuity patients, allowing clinicians to practise with autonomy
while remaining well supported.
Bowen supports
medical education and supervision, offering opportunities to contribute to
teaching and mentoring. The hospital environment is well suited to Rural
Generalist training pathways and to experienced clinicians seeking a
sustainable, rewarding scope of practice.
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
Applicants are
to apply online and supply the requested documentation by attaching to their
online application.
Enquiries: Dr Peter Del Solar, 07 4786 8202
Job
Ad Reference: MK676877
Application Details: https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MK676877
Closing Date:
26/04/2026
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