Staff Specialist – Emergency Department – Mackay Hospital and Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service – Mackay QLD
Remuneration value up to $603,633 p.a. comprising base salary between $256,246 p.a. - $271,430 p.a. (L25-L27) or remuneration value up to $552,485 p.a. comprising base salary between $215,078 p.a. - $249,046 p.a. (L18-L24); includes employer superannuation contribution (up to 12.75%), annual leave loading (17.5%) paid for 4 weeks leave, attraction and retention incentive allowance, professional development allowance, professional development leave 3.6 weeks p.a., professional indemnity cover, plus overtime and on-call allowances. Applications will remain current for the duration of the vacancy.
The Mackay Base Hospital has opportunities available for Staff Specialists to join their Emergency Medicine team on a permanent full‑time and/or permanent part‑time basis.
About the Mackay Region
Mackay is a vibrant regional centre in tropical North Queensland, servicing a population of over 180,000. The Mackay Isaac Whitsunday Region has a thriving economy that includes a diverse range of tourism, agriculture, industry, mining, education, and health industries.
Assist the Clinical Director in the provision of high‑quality clinical services as part of the Department of Emergency Medicine. The role is also involved in the education of medical staff and students, allied health professionals and interested community groups or nursing staff. Part of the role involves active participation in patient safety, audit, research, and service planning activities.
Your role
* Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with the Queensland Public Service and the Mackay HHS Values as outlined above and here.
* Follow defined service quality standards, occupational health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services, and workplaces.
* Provide a healthy and safe environment within Mackay Hospital and Health Service – a responsibility everyone shares.
* Understand your accountability to uphold the principles and practices of the Health Service's Health and Safety Management System in accordance with legislation and industry standards, and actively promote good health and safety practices to staff of your work area.
* Engage with a varied, exciting case mix including 25% paediatrics and a significant trauma caseload.
* Work within a regional referral and trauma centre; 50,000 presentations per annum.
* Support satellite MHHS hospitals and rural sites through Telehealth and in person.
* Participate in flexible equitable rostering balancing service needs and academic priorities.
* Contribute to innovative pre‑hospital avoidance models of care through HITH, GEDI, and allied community teams.
* Be involved in the development of a new Emergency Department.
* Benefit from highly competitive remuneration and extensive support for professional development.
* Possibility to participate in the Regional Aeromedical Retrieval Service.
* Engage with an active and successful postgraduate education and training program, accredited for 12 months of ACEM fellowship training, and 2 months of AST training through ACRRM and RACGP. Additional ACEM Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma training are also offered.
* Work in a modern 192‑bed hospital providing trauma services and most major medical and surgical sub‑speciality services.
* Support services such as Cardiac Cath lab and a 14‑bed Short Stay Unit.
* Utilise a fully equipped medical library on site with a large collection of hard‑copy and online journals and textbooks.
* Provide expert clinical services within the Clinical Services Capability Framework for the facility and within the clinical privileges formally granted to the Staff Specialist/Senior Staff Specialist from time to time.
* Support the Clinical Director with medical administration requirements of the department through portfolios.
* Provide clinical supervision of the department and junior medical staff when rostered as the duty Senior Medical Officer.
* Actively participate in in‑service training programs, supervise, and teach junior medical staff, medical students, nursing, and paramedical staff as required.
* Offer ethical decision‑making in the achievement of organisational goals.
Enquiries: Dr Syed Khadri, Clinical Director Emergency 5***
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