Principal House Officer Emergency

The Department of Emergency at Mackay Base Hospital has opportunities for Registrars / Principal House Officers to join their team on a Temporary Full-Time basis (76 hrs p.f.)

 Your opportunity

• A Principal House Officer or Registrar is a medical practitioner in fourth or subsequent year of practical experience after eligibility for full registration as a medical practitioner.
• This role is required to participate in the provision, development and maintenance of an effective, efficient and equitable clinical service to hospital clients; and contribute to the continual improvement of medical education and dissemination of knowledge to staff and clients.

About the Emergency Department, Mackay Base Hospital

The Emergency Department has 21 Acute bays that include 2 Resus Bays and 4 High Dependency bays, 12 Consult bays and a 14 bed Short Stay Unit.  The Department is accredited for Specialist Fellowship Training by ACEM, ACRRM Advanced Skills Training (AST), and RACGP Core Generalist Training (CGT).

We are an Adult/Mixed Non-Major Referral Base Emergency Department for Mackay Hospital & Health service and currently Accredited as a Tier 3 Training Site for 12 Months of Training in Emergency Medicine. We also offer foundational, intermediate and Advanced Associateship ACEM Training programs in Emergency Medicine. 

About the Mackay Hospital and Health Service

The MHHS 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.

The MHHS respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and sea on which we serve our communities, and pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also declare our commitment to reducing inequalities in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as we move to a place of equity, justice and partnership together. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for all advertised positions.

The MHHS values its people, respecting and embracing diversity and a balance between work and life commitments. People of all ages, abilities, gender and ethnicity are encouraged to apply for positions.

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 Role Description.