About us: 

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services. Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

Besides the excellent work opportunities, Cairns offers a unique lifestyle suitable to a wide variety of interests. Cairns is in the heart of the tropical north and is the primary gateway to northern Australia. Cairns is an ideal base to explore the wider region with front door access to the Great Barrier Reef, rainforests and outback locations.

Enjoy:

• Year-round tropical climate
• Direct access to the Great Barrier Reef
• Explore the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest
• Excellent fishing, diving, sailing, hiking and mountain biking
• Vibrant cafés, restaurants and local markets
• Family-friendly city with excellent public and private schools
• Affordable lifestyle with short daily commutes

About your new role:

In your new role you will…… 

• To deliver a high standard of clinical care in the field of Palliative Care throughout the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.
• Supervise the day-to-day activities of any allocated junior medical staff to ensure that appropriate standards of care are maintained and that junior medical staff are trained to adequately fulfil their duties.
• Participate in Outreach services

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive base salary up to $282,912 per annum full time (L18 – L27), you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Professional development leave (3.6 weeks p.a. pro rata)
• 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.