Rural Generalist Registrar / Provisional Fellow Rural Generalist (SMO)
North West Hospital and Health Service
Posted 21 days ago
North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS)
- Unique locations
- Friendly communities
- Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives
Temporary full-time role available (until 01 February 2026)
Working with us
- Base salary ranges between $4,966.90 and $7,198.40 p.f. - L4-L9 (Registrar), L13-L14 (Senior Medical Officer - No specialist registration).
- 5 weeks annual recreational leave accumulation with 17.5% loading when taken.
- Generous employer contribution to superannuation of 12.75%.
- Attraction and retention incentive allowance.
- Regional and rural attraction allowance.
- Motor vehicle allowance.
- Professional development allowance and leave.
- Inaccessibility allowance.
- Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.
- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
- Transfer and appointment expenses may be negotiated.
Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.
About the role
2100km north west of Brisbane, Normanton is a small community situated on the banks of the Norman River in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Fishing and prawning industries are the mainstay of the area, along with tourism. The Traditional Owners of the Normanton area are the Gkuthaarn, Kukatj, and Kurtijar peoples.
Normanton Hospital is a level 2 facility under the Rural and Remote Clinical Services Capability Framework with 14 inpatient beds and capacity to provide respite/palliative care services. The facility provides 24-hour acute inpatient and accident and emergency care. Outpatient services include general outpatients, nurse and medical led outreach clinics, radiology, pathology, pharmacy, telehealth and dressing clinics.
Work under the supervision of a sole Senior Medical Officer or Rural Generalist to provide excellent clinical care for a remote Gulf community, within a multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
- Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification from a recognised tertiary institution and hold current unconditional registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Appointment to this position requires the incumbent to be a current rural generalist trainee of ACRRM or RACGP.
- Appointment as a Provisional Fellow Rural Generalist SMO (Level 13 to Level 14) will require one or more of the following advanced skills as specified by the Colleges: Adult Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Remote Medicine, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Mental Health, with Anaesthetics or Obstetrics considered.
- C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
- Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
- This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
- A period of probation may apply.
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Apply ONLINE: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MI649770-2
Contact: Dr Arnel Polong on 07 4744 4840.
Applications close: Tuesday, 09 September 2025.
About North West Hospital and Health Service
Our vision
Healthier Queenslanders.
Our purpose
To provide leadership and direction, and to work collaboratively to ensure the health system to deliver quality services that are safe and responsive for Queenslanders.
Our responsibilities
The Department of Health's role include:
1.providing strategic leadership and direction for health through the development of policies, legislation and regulations
2.developing statewide plans for health services, workforce and major capital investment
3.managing major capital works for public sector health service facilities
4.purchasing health service delivery
5.supporting and monitoring the quality of health service delivery
6.delivering specialised health services, providing ambulance, health information and communication technology and statewide health support services.
Hospital and Health Services are independent statutory agencies responsible for their own strategic plans.
Our strategic objectives
1.Supporting Queenslanders to be healthier: promoting and protecting the health of Queenslanders
2.Enabling safe, quality services: delivering and enabling safe, clinically effective, high quality health services
3.Equitable health outcomes: improving health outcomes through better access to services for Queenslanders
4.High performance: responsive, dynamic and accountable management of the department, and of funding and service performance
5.Dynamic policy leadership: drive service improvement and innovation through a collaborative policy cycle
6.Broad engagement with partners: harnessing the skill and knowledge of our partners
7.Engaged and productive workforce: foster a culture that is vibrant, innovative and collaborative
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