Staff Specialist / Senior Staff Specialist - ENT

About the Mackay Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) is a contemporary organisation providing extensive health services across six hospitals, two multi-purpose health services and four community health centres to a population of around 185,000 people.

We are a team of more than 3,500 dedicated staff providing support to the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions; stretching from Bowen and the Whitsundays in the north to St Lawrence in the south, and west to Clermont. Our region is about the size of Ireland, with a mix of regional and rural areas, covering an area of approximately 90,0002km.

Mackay HHS provides a working environment that embraces professional development, builds capabilities, provides roles with variety and flexibility, supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing and encourages work life balance.

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 strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for all advertised positions.

We are located in a vibrant regional area of tropical north Queensland which offers all the benefits of coast and country living, allowing you to pursue a wide range of interests and lifestyles in a secure, family-friendly and culturally diverse environment. Our climate is ideal for outdoor living with beautiful beaches, subtropical rainforest and vast open spaces. There is a good choice of quality schools, wide range of sporting clubs and excellent community facilities.

You can enjoy cafes, restaurants and bars, festivals, art galleries and interesting communities, making this a great place for those looking to escape busy metro cities and try life at a different pace. Our thriving economy is supported by a diverse range of tourism, agriculture, mining, education and health industries.

Visit: http://www.mackay.health.qld.gov.au/

About the Unit / Team / Department

The General Surgery Department consists of four General Surgery teams, one Urology team and one ENT team.  Outreach General Surgery services are provided to Proserpine and Sarina Hospitals which are supported by Consultants and Registrars/PHOs.

Your opportunity

Assist in the provision of high-quality services to patients requiring Ear, Nose and Throat services and assist the Hospital and Health Service Clinical Director of Surgery with provision, development and maintenance of an effective, efficient and equitable Ear, Nose and Throat service at Mackay Base Hospital. This includes outpatients, inpatients, elective and emergency Ear, Nose and Throat surgery.

Role-specific responsibilities:

• Provide and ensure high-quality clinical services to patients requiring Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgical care. A sub-speciality interest in Head and Neck Surgery would be highly desirable. This Position is responsible to the Hospital and Health Service (HHS)
• Participate in the ‘on call' roster for the care of ENT patients as required.
• Actively participate in the HHS Integrated Risk Management and Safety programme, including participation in the Incident Monitoring System and Root Cause Analysis where appropriate.
• As required, actively participate in committees relevant to areas of clinical responsibility and future planning.

See Role Description for further details and responsibilities

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.