Senior Medical Officer - Governance (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

  Date posted: 10 Aug 2026     Applications close: 20 Sep 2026
  Company: Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service
  Location: Biolela, Queensland
  Job Type: Part-time
  Contact: Medical Recruitment     cqhhssmorecruit@health.qld.gov.au
Description

Step into a Senior Medical Officer role at Biloela Hospital and bring your rural generalist expertise to a community where your skills can have a genuine reach. With a strong focus on obstetrics and gynaecology, you’ll help lead clinical care, strengthen patient safety and quality, and support the development of doctors, students and health professionals.

With Biloela Hospital expanding its role as the Banana region’s hub for emergency, maternity, diagnostic and surgical services, this is an opportunity to help shape what comes next - while enjoying a relaxed rural lifestyle, welcoming community and easy access to Rockhampton, the Capricorn Coast and Gladstone. If you’re ready to combine clinical leadership with meaningful rural practice, Biloela is ready for you.

About us:
Biloela, the heart of the Callide Valley, offers a relaxed regional lifestyle with easy access to Rockhampton, the Capricorn Coast and Gladstone. With a welcoming community, plenty of sporting and recreational opportunities and less time spent commuting, it’s a place where work and life can fit together beautifully.

At the centre of the region is Biloela Hospital, a 25-bed facility providing emergency, maternity, midwifery, medical, surgical and outpatient services to Biloela and surrounding communities. With a major infrastructure rebuild, including its operating theatre, the hospital is strengthening its role as the Banana region’s hub for emergency, maternity, diagnostic and surgical care.

About the role:

  • Lead rural generalist care in Biloela, providing high-quality medical services with a focus on obstetrics and gynaecology across Biloela Hospital and the Midwifery Group Practice.
  • Shape clinical governance and patient safety, driving quality improvement, clinical audit, incident management, research and service planning to continually strengthen care.
  • Support and develop the next generation of clinicians, providing education, supervision and mentoring to doctors-in-training, medical students, midwives, nurses and other health professionals.
  • Be a clinical leader and advocate for the community, collaborating with visiting specialists and multidisciplinary teams while providing care across inpatient, outpatient, emergency and community settings.

About you:

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
  • Commitment to improving standards and quality of health care and patient safety within the hospital and community.
  • Competence and capability in primary rural medical practice (particularly hospital-based practice) and in one advanced rural skill (Anaesthesia preferred).
  • Experience in education and training of medical staff and/or medical students.

What we offer:
Salary information:
Total remuneration value of up to$108,769 p.a. is comprised of:
An annual salary between $38,451 - $53,110 p.a.
12.75% employer superannuation contribution
17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits:

  • Professional Development Leave and Allowances ($4,429 p.a. / 3.6 Weeks)
  • Overtime and on call allowances
  • Short term accommodation (Conds. Apply)
  • Relocation Assistance (Conds. Apply)
  • Inaccessibility Incentive Allowance of $2,760 p.a.
  • Attraction and Retention Incentive Allowance
  • Generous Salary Sacrificing
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Discounted Private Health Insurance
  • Fitness Passport

For assistance, contact cqhhssmorecruit@health.qld.gov.au and quote the Job Ad Reference (JAR) BA6H689673

Applications close:
Sunday, 20 September 2026

Apply via:  https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-BA6H689673