Senior Anaesthesia Leader Opportunity
The role of Clinical Director, as a part of the clinical executive leads, manages the Gladstone and Banana Anaesthesia team. This involves enabling high quality, contemporary services integrated within the clinical services framework of the Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CQHHS). Effective liaison and coordination with other clinical departments is critical for ongoing service development and teaching to provide a sustainable service.
This position provides strategic leadership and direction, service planning, effective management, and provision of anaesthesia and HDU services. It also requires responsibility for the quality, cost efficiency, and effective delivery of anaesthesia at Gladstone Hospital and professional support to other locations within CQHHS.
Requirements
Applicants should be registered (or eligible for registration) as a specialist with the Medical Board of Australia and be a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA).
Location Overview
Gladstone Hospital offers a range of general and specialist inpatient and outpatient services. These include emergency, general medicine and surgery, basic orthopaedic, clinical investigation, obstetrics, maternity, gynaecology, high dependency and coronary care, palliative care, medical imaging, pathology, and paediatrics. Additional services include Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drugs Service, oral health, physiotherapy, dietetics, speech pathology, and outreach/community-based facilities. The hospital has approximately 392 full-time equivalent staff delivering services across acute, community, and primary care.
Lifestyle Benefits
The region offers a superb lifestyle and a healthy family environment with a range of cultural, recreational, and sporting activities. Real estate prices are affordable, providing a choice of city, coast, or country living. You can stroll along the beach, snorkel on the reef, drive out into the country, or spend time in the city - the lifestyle is peaceful and serene here. You will have access to water sports and sailing activities, the best seafood Queensland has to offer, and the fabulous Southern Great Barrier Reef.