Hervey Bay and Maryborough are located on Queensland’s beautiful Fraser Coast and offer a fantastic coastal lifestyle. The region is known for its warm climate, relaxed pace of life and beautiful natural surroundings. Just offshore is the world heritage listed K’gari (Fraser Island), with its pristine beaches, freshwater lakes and rainforest landscapes.
Hervey Bay is also one of the best places in the world to see humpback whales during their annual migration, making it a truly unique place to live. The Fraser Coast combines coastal living with good schooling options, a strong community feel and easy access to Brisbane.
Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service delivers healthcare across the Fraser Coast, Bundaberg and surrounding rural communities, supporting a population of more than 225,000 people. An opportunity is available for a Clinical Director of Anaesthesia.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced anaesthetist with a passion for leadership, clinical governance and service development to lead the anaesthetics department across Hervey Bay and Maryborough Hospitals.
The anaesthetics service currently operates with strong specialist support and well-established surgical and perioperative services. You will provide strategic and clinical leadership while helping drive high-quality patient outcomes and the continued development of the service across the region.
Your Role
- Provide strategic and clinical leadership within the Department of Anaesthesia.
- Promote continuous quality improvement, clinical governance and innovative models of care.
- Work closely with the Director of Medical Services and Nurse Directors to optimise theatre utilisation and service efficiency.
- Mentor and support medical staff including junior doctors and specialist colleagues.
- Support teaching, supervision and ongoing professional development.
- Participate in clinical governance activities, quality improvement projects and research initiatives.
- Oversee complaints management, medico-legal matters and departmental governance.
- Contribute to workforce planning, resource management and service development.
Remuneration package highlights
- Total remuneration package of up to approximately $570k per year depending on experience and classification. The package includes:
- Motor Vehicle allowance approximately $23k-$28k depending on salary band – paid.
- 3.6 weeks professional development leave.
- Approximately $22k professional development allowance – paid.
- Very generous salary sacrifice arrangements.
- Employer paid tax free pension contributions – 12.75%.
- Attractive regional and location incentives.
- Opportunity to undertake private practice at St Stephens Private Hospital in Hervey Bay, allowing you to complement your public hospital role with private work.
Community
- The Fraser Coast region includes Hervey Bay and Maryborough and serves a population of around 225,000 people.
- Hervey Bay is internationally recognised for whale watching and marine wildlife.
- Easy access to K’gari (Fraser Island), a UNESCO World Heritage listed island with lakes, rainforest and sand dunes.
- Great lifestyle with beaches, fishing, water sports and outdoor activities.
- Good schooling options and a welcoming community.
- Approximately 3.5 hours from Brisbane.
- Fantastic housing options.
- Walk, cycle or enjoy a short commute to work.
Selection Criteria
- Hold FANZCA or have equivalent overseas qualifications suitable for a substantial comparable outcome or eligible for the ESP (UK/Irish CCT/CSCST)
- Applicants already assessed by ANZCA will be highly regarded.
- Applicants trained in Ireland or the UK will be highly regarded.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in clinical governance, service improvement and multidisciplinary teamwork.
- Have first class communication skills at a clinical level with an ability to develop excellent working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Have a commitment to patient safety, research and clinical governance.
- Enjoy leadership and your role within a multidisciplinary team.
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