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

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

Your opportunity
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.
The appointment will be to the Mackay Hospital and Health Service for the provision of services to the Mackay Base Hospital. However, at some future time, the appointee's clinical duties may be extended to other health care facilities within the Health Service.
A Principal House Officer is a medical practitioner in the third or subsequent year of practical experience after eligibility for full registration as a medical practitioner

About the Department

The Department of General Medicine manages patients with a diverse range of multiple active co-morbidities or undifferentiated illnesses above the age of 16 years that require ongoing inpatient, ward-based hospital care. We are a busy inpatient service with consultation and outpatient clinic responsibilities.

The successful applicant/s will be part of a collaborative team comprising of physicians with different subspecialties (including Adult Medicine, Endocrinology, Respiratory, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Neurology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, IBD, Rehabilitation Medicine and Palliative care) working in close partnership with cardiology (who provide 24/7 Primary PCI service), emergency medicine (FACEM lead) and intensive care (CICM led).

About the Mackay Hospital and Health Service

The Mackay HHS region covers Sarina in the south, Clermont in the west, and Bowen and the Whitsunday Islands in the northeast. It services approximately 182,000 people in an area of approximately 90,000km.

The Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 Multi-Purpose Health Services and 3 community health centres that employ more than 2700 staff. The Mackay Base Hospital is the referral hospital or the rural facilities at Proserpine, Bowen, Dysart, Clermont, Collinsville, Moranbah, and Sarina. Proserpine Hospital is the largest rural facility and offers birthing and surgical services.

The Mackay Hospital Health Service acknowledges the Traditional Custodians within our HHS boundaries and is invested in the Closing the Gap initiatives to engage a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for all advertised positions. The Mackay Hospital Health Service 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.

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
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 Role Description.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.