Director Rural Medical Services

About this role

The Mackay Hospital and Health Service.  is a contemporary organisation providing extensive health services in a range of regional, community and rural settings, to a population of around 182,000 people. Our region covers Sarina in the south, Clermont in the west, and Bowen and the Whitsunday Islands in the northeast, which is an area of approximately 90,000km2.  The MHHS has six hospitals, two multi-purpose health services and four community health centres that employs more than 3,700 staff. The Mackay Base Hospital is the referral hospital for our region and is one of the most modern healthcare facilities in Queensland. It is a state-of-the-art facility equipped with leading edge technology to assist us in providing the highest level of care to our patients and their families.

Our staff are passionate about community engagement and delivering outstanding healthcare services to the communities throughout our diverse region. Our Vision is to deliver Queensland's Best Rural and Regional Health Care, and our Purpose is to deliver outstanding health care services to our communities through our people and partners.

About the Department

The Mackay HHS is proud of their culture and strives to live our values of collaboration, trust, respect and teamwork in the way that we work together.  This role plays a crucial part in supporting the overall change agenda of the organisation and embedding our organisational values as “the way we work”.  The Public Health and Rural Services Portfolio covers the following teams:

• Public Health Unit
• Moranbah Hospital / Glenden Primary Health
• Clermont Multi-Purpose Health Service
• Dysart Hospital / Middlemount Primary Health
• Collinsville Multi-Purpose Health Service
• Bowen Hospital
• Whitsunday Health Service
• Sarina Hospital

Your opportunity

The Director of Rural Medical Services is accountable for leading, directing, implementing, planning and evaluating the delivery of medical services across all rural facilities within the Mackay Hospital and Health Service to the highest professional and ethical standards.

Remuneration and benefits

Remuneration value up to $243,070 (L27) p.a. comprising salary between $166,414 p.a.- $243,070 p.a., employer superannuation contribution (up to 12.75%), annual leave loading (17.5%), motor vehicle allowance, professional development allowance, professional development leave 3.6 weeks p.a., professional indemnity cover, attraction and retention incentive allowance, employee assistance and peer support programs (EAP), and access to Fitness Passport (conditions apply).

VPD requirements

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

How to apply

For full details of this position and how to apply, please refer to the attached Role Description MK668540.