- Leading public sector remuneration package - up to $555k + allowances (Realistic OTE $570k-$580k)
- Affordable housing - apartment or house by beaches, river or rainforest hinterlands.
- Leading provider of comprehensive diagnostic and laboratory services.
Our client is seeking a highly skilled Anatomical Pathologist to deliver timely, efficient, and high-quality diagnostic and consultative services across a statewide network. This role plays a key part in ensuring cost-effective service delivery while meeting the evolving clinical needs of referrers.
You will also contribute to the ongoing development of a unified, state-wide Anatomical Pathology service, helping shape frameworks and strategies aligned with best practice and consistent standards across all sites. Working closely with scientific, technical, and operational teams, you’ll support service excellence and play an active role in clinical liaison activities.
This position also involves supervising registrars and contributing to a collaborative, high-performing department.
- Provide timely, efficient, high quality and cost effective Anatomical Pathology diagnostic and consultation services.
- Enjoy city lifestyle in Townsville, whilst enjoying tropical coastline and islands.
- Package up to $555k (from July 2027) plus oncall, recall and other allowances providing additional income.
Opportunity highlights
- Package up to $555k +oncall and other allowances.
- Help develop and implement frameworks and strategies to continue the development of the state-wide Anatomical Pathology service.
- Take part in a comprehensive clinical liaison service.
- Collaborate with laboratory scientific, technical and operational colleagues to ensure service excellence.
- Excellent remuneration and benefits, including CME allowance and leave, relocation, car allowances.
- 3.6 weeks professional development leave.
- $22k annual allowance for professional development.
Community highlights
- Laid back tropical lifestyle suitable for families or couples.
- Much lower cost of living than Australian national average.
- Wonderful housing options including in downtown beachside areas or surrounding riverside suburbs.
- One of the top private schools in Queensland.
- Convenient access to the Great Barrier Reef and tropical islands.
- Plenty of outdoor recreation opportunities: olympic sized outdoor pools, cricket ovals, football, basketball, netball, hiking, golfing , camping, scuba diving, sea kayaking, sea fishing etc.
- Multi-use sports stadiums.
- Great city amenities and plenty of events and festivals throughout the year.
- Great shopping and dining options, professional sports, and a variety of historical and cultural attractions.
Selection criteria includes but is not limited to:
- FRCPA or equivalent.
- Culturally competent care and cross-cultural communication skills.
- Track record of leadership, innovation, clinical governance, and teaching.
- Strong, contemporary expertise in Anatomical Pathology, including frozen sections, MDT participation, and involvement in an after-hours on-call roster
- A high level of professionalism, with sound clinical judgement and objectivity
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across multidisciplinary teams
- Experience in teaching, training, research, and service development
- A solid understanding of ISO 15189 and NATA Medical Testing Requirements, ensuring ongoing accreditation across a diverse laboratory network
- Willingness to participate in teaching and education initiatives as well as supervising medical staff
For more information or a confidential discussion please call/message Alasdair Spinner on +44 7414 531 583 or email alasdair@spinnermedical.com
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