Staff Specialist Child & Adolescent Health

Role details

The Department of Child and Adolescent Health at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Paediatrician to join their team on a Permanent Full-Time basis (80 hrs p.f.).

For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description MK676980.

Your opportunity

• Provision of high-quality clinical services for Mackay HHS as part of the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) at Mackay Base Hospital and Mackay Community Health.
• Educate Paediatric Trainees rotating from Children's Hospital Queensland and medical staff comprising PHO/SHO/Intern medical officers, Allied Health staff, nursing staff and medical students.
• Work in a family-centred environment with seven other consultants championing excellence in interdisciplinary evidence-based care for children and adolescents with opportunity for research/academic appointment with James Cook University for the right candidate.
• Contribute to patient safety, audit, research, and service planning activities.
• This is a great role for newly minted or experienced FRACP.
• Opportunity for further extending clinical services to local Private health facilities.

About the Department

The Child and Adolescent Health Unit consists of 12 funded beds and a Special Care Nursery with 8 funded beds (Clinical Service Capability Framework Level 4). 

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities, leave & allowance
• Motor vehicle allowance
• Education opportunities, study and research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted private health insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Disease (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 attached Role Description.