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SMO Rural Generalist Procedural AST - Casual
Proserpine
The team at Proserpine Hospital is seeking a SMO - Rural Generalist with Procedural AST to join their team on a Casual basis.
Job details
| Position status | Casual |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible-full-time,Flexible-part-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Medical |
| Classification | L13-L17, L18-L27 |
| Workplace Location | Mackay region |
| Job ad reference | QLD/696933 |
| Closing date | 13-Dec-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Dr Melanie Sloane |
| Contact details | 4813 9965 Access the National Relay Service |
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, covering an area of approximately 90,000km.
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.
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.
Visit: http://www.mackay.health.qld.gov.au/.
About Proserpine Hospital
Proserpine Hospital is busy level three facility providing essential healthcare services to the Whitsunday region and surrounding communities. Located in the heart of the Whitsundays, the hospital delivers a broad range of inpatient, emergency, maternity, surgical, outpatient and allied health services to a diverse and growing population. The facility supports a strong rural generalist model of care, offering clinicians the opportunity to work across a varied and rewarding scope of practice with a rewarding blend of obstetrics, emergency medicine and inpatient care.
The Rural Generalist service at Proserpine Hospital provides the following services.
- Elective theatre lists (Both in-house as well as visiting surgeons)
- Regular pre-anaesthetic, antenatal and fracture clinics
- Emergency care in the Emergency Department
- Active Maternity Unit at Proserpine Hospital
- Inpatient care
As a Rural Generalist, you will play an integral role in delivering safe, patient-centred care in collaboration with experienced nursing staff and multidisciplinary teams. The service provides a rewarding and varied rural practice with a level of clinical activity that supports the consolidation and maintenance of emergency skills across the full scope of rural generalist practice.
Proserpine Hospital operates a busy 24-hour Emergency Department with a volume and acuity well suited to the Rural Generalist scope of practice. The facility is supported by a 24-hour PHO roster, Junior House Officers, interns and medical students, creating a strong team-based environment where education, supervision and mentorship are an important part of the organisational culture.
Opportunities exist to participate in primary care in the area in numerous practices. Procedural and Doctor Stream WIP payments are also accessible as the facility participates in a COAG 19.2 exemption.
See Role Description for further details
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.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation by attaching to their online application.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
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MK696933 - SMO RG with AST -RoleDescription (Casual) (PDF, 2.49MB)
Role Description
QH-Applicant Pack (PDF, 1,000KB)
Application Kit
