Date published: Sep 11, 2026, 15:43 PM
Location
Integrated Care Services, Hervey Bay and Maryborough Hospital
Description
We're offering a competitive remuneration package value up to $282,274 per annum, including salary rates between $92.56 and $135.55 per hour, generous employer superannuation (up to 12.75%), salary sacrifice perks, and flexible rostering for optimal work/life balance. Regional Queensland residents enjoy a lower cost of living and affordable housing in one of the world's most beautiful and diverse regions.
Your opportunity
Provide high-quality, expert clinical services as the lead of the Interim Care Model of Care, and as part of the Fraser Coast Integrated Care Service.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and manage the Interim Care Service within Integrated Care Services.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary care and patient review meetings to support safe, timely discharge planning.
- Provide clinical governance, patient advocacy, and oversight of service delivery.
- Supervise, mentor, and support junior medical staff, trainees, and students.
- Drive quality improvement, clinical audit, risk management, and patient safety initiatives.
- Manage staff performance, development, and professional standards.
- Maintain high-quality clinical documentation, discharge summaries, and communication.
- Foster collaborative relationships across multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to research, teaching, service development, and innovation.
- Uphold ethical practice, cultural safety, human rights, and Queensland Health values.
In addition to the key responsibilities, the role of the Senior Medical Officer is to provide such services as may be reasonably directed from time to time by the Professional or Operational Manager.
Essential qualifications
Medical qualification from a registered tertiary institution and Registration
with the Medical Board of Australia (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) with a current
annual practicing certificate is essential and fellowship of the Australasian College of Physicians
(RACP), as recognised by the Australian Medical Council, including maintenance of CPD and good
standing as required by AHPRA for the maintenance of Specialist Registration.
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For further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Dr Fiona Baker. When making enquiries, please quote the Job Ad Reference listed below.
Enquiries: Dr Fiona Baker | 0439 227 110
Job Ad Reference: H2609WB691697
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