Senior Medical Officer (Rural Generalist or Vocational Practitioner) - Yarrabah Hospital
Make a real difference in one of Australia’s largest Aboriginal communities while advancing your rural medical career in a unique, culturally rich coastal setting. As a Senior Medical Officer at Yarrabah Emergency Service, you will deliver high‑impact emergency and primary health care within a collaborative, community‑focused model of care.
About this role
Make the move. Make a difference.
Care where you are truly needed.
About us:
Located just 45 minutes from Cairns, Yarrabah provides the rewarding challenge of rural practice, diverse presentations, close‑knit teamwork, and meaningful community relationships set against the backdrop of Far North Queensland's spectacular coastline.
Yarrabah Emergency Service provides 24‑hour emergency care, primary health services, and continuity of care in partnership with Gurriny Yealamucka Health Service Aboriginal Corporation, offering services ranging from clinics and allied health to community health and renal dialysis.
About your new role:
In your new role you will……
- You'll practice across emergency, acute, outpatient, and community health settings, utilising remote specialist support when needed and functioning confidently in a rural environment with limited resources.
- Provide clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team
- Support education, preceptorship, and onsite teaching for registrars and students
- Work closely with Queensland Ambulance Service, Gurriny Yealamucka, and CHHHS clinical governance networks
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
- Inaccessibility incentive allowance
- Professional development allowance
- Motor vehicle 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 Fixed Term Temporary |
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Position type Full-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/CAH683490 |
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Closing date 29-Jun-2026 |
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Job duration
ASAP up to Jan 2027 |
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Contact person
Dr Thomas Coombs |
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Contact details
0740161683
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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 CAH683490 Role Description (PDF, 548KB) Role Description |
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