Senior Medical Officer - GP/ Rural Generalist

About the Role

Join an expanding health service in a rural setting that fosters collaboration, trust, respect, and teamwork. Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Medical Officers with expertise as General Practitioners or Rural Generalists. You will provide comprehensive healthcare services, including emergency care, inpatient services, and outpatient clinics, while working in a multidisciplinary environment.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Medical Officer, you will be responsible for:

• Delivering high-quality inpatient and emergency care.
• Providing outpatient services, including antenatal, postnatal, and community health care.
• Working collaboratively with allied health professionals such as radiographers, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists.
• Offering telehealth services supported by a range of visiting medical specialists, including paediatricians, psychiatrists, and endocrinologists.

About the Facility

This rural hospital, located in a serene area just a few hours from larger cities, has 27 beds and provides comprehensive healthcare services to the local community. Services include:

• Inpatient care
• Emergency department services
• Outpatient clinics (including antenatal, postnatal, and oral health)
• Allied health services (e.g., pharmacy, radiography, physiotherapy, and speech pathology)
• Visiting specialists in paediatrics, psychiatry, respiratory care, and orthopaedics
• Telehealth services

Whats in it for you?

• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading for 4 weeks of annual leave
• Salary sacrificing options (conditions apply)
• 3.6 weeks of professional development leave per year
• Professional development allowance
• Motor vehicle allowance
• Overtime and on-call allowances
• Attraction and retention incentives (including private practice arrangements)
• Access to paid parental leave (conditions apply)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Corporate membership discounts and access to the Fitness Passport (conditions apply)
• Eligible for the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Scheme

Why work with Paragon Medics?

• Streamlined, Paperless recruitment process

• Personable, and Honest recruitment

• Industry Innovative Credentialing technology

​To be eligible for this doctor position you must have:

• Have the right to live and work in Australia and meet the relevant professional qualifications.

• This position may require a Queensland Working With Children (WWC) check.

• Registration as a Specialist with the Australian Health Practitioner's Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

• Fellowship of of the Royal Australian and College of General Practitioners (RACGP)