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 Staff Specialist/Consultant geriatrician.
This is an excellent opportunity to deliver high-quality geriatric care within a collaborative regional health service, offering professional autonomy, varied clinical experience, and strong multidisciplinary support.
Your Role
- Provide high-quality and comprehensive geriatric medicine services across inpatient and community settings.
- Provide consultancy and liaison support to other clinicians involved in the management of geriatric patients.
- Supervise Registrars, Hospital Medical Officers and junior medical staff.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical governance and clinical risk management.
- Support multidisciplinary working across acute, subacute, community and rehabilitation settings.
- Participate in teaching and training of medical students, junior medical staff, nursing staff and other members of the team.
- Participate in research and service improvement activities where appropriate.
Remuneration package highlights
- Total remuneration package of up to $548k per year, depending on experience and classification. This will increase to up to $571k from July 2027. The package includes:
- Motor Vehicle allowance $23-$28k depending on salary band - paid.
- 3.6 weeks professional development leave.
- $22k professional development allowance - paid.
- Very generous salary sacrifice arrangements
- Employer paid tax free pension contributions - 12.75%
- 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.
Selection Criteria
- FRACP or assessed by RACP as substantially comparable or eligible for the accelerated pathway.
- Experience in contemporary geriatric medicine, rehabilitation, acute care, subacute care and multidisciplinary care.
- Commitment to quality improvement, clinical governance and service development.
- Positive attitude towards teaching, supervision and training of junior medical staff.
- Strong communication, teamwork, interpersonal, conflict management and negotiation skills.
- Commitment to interdisciplinary healthcare and patient-centred care.
- Current driver’s licence.
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