Senior Medical Officer (SMO) / SMO Provisional Fellow / Rural Generalist - Anaesthetics - Atherton
Atherton Hospital is a 56-bed acute rural inpatient facility located on the southern Atherton Tablelands. The health care team at Atherton Hospital is committed to providing excellence in patient care. Atherton Hospital provides medical, surgical, and maternity services to the town’s approximately 8,000 residents. It also offers a wide range of specialist outpatient services and extends its support to rural communities through outreach programs.
About this role
Make the move. Make a difference.
Broaden your scope. Deepen your impact.
About your new role:
In your new role you will……
- Provide high quality clinical care to hospital in-patients and patients at rural clinics.
- Assist the Director Medical Services, Atherton Hospital in the development of safe medical practice and optimising clinical skills for medical and nursing staff.
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive base salary up to $274,678 per annum full time (L18 – L27) or up to $216,643 per annum full time (L13 – L18), you will also have access to:
- Generous superannuation (up to 12.75%)
- Attraction & retention allowance
- Professional development allowance
- Professional development leave
- Private practice arrangements
- Salary packaging
- Annual incremental increases
- Career training and development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Why choose Cairns?
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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland.
Further information
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Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.
Job details
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Position status Permanent,Temporary |
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Position type Part-time |
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Occupational group Health - Medical |
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Classification L13-L27 |
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Workplace Location Cairns region,Far North Qld |
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Job ad reference QLD/CAH682828 |
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Closing date 26-Jun-2026 |
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Job duration
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Contact person
Dr Nipuna Wickremaratne |
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Contact details
0740910279
Access the National Relay Service |
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Attachments
1. CHHHS Information for applicants (PDF, 1.48MB)
Information Package for Applicants 2. CHHHS Application Kit (PDF, 1.34MB) Application Kit 3. CV Format for Medical Practitioner (Word, 97KB) Information Package for Applicants CAH682828 Role Description (PDF, 547KB) Role Description |
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