About your new employer:

Townsville HHS is the public healthcare provider for over 250,000 people across 150,000km². We operate 21 facilities and employ more than 6,600 staff. We are committed to clinical excellence, career development, a supportive culture, and work/life balance. As a major teaching hospital, we train future health professionals and lead research initiatives to advance healthcare.

We offer:

• Clinical Excellence: Delivering high-quality care through innovative practices and patient-focused services.
• Career Growth: Access to professional development, training, and career pathways.
• Supportive Culture: A values-driven workplace that fosters collaboration and respect.
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible work arrangements and a lifestyle-friendly location.

Competitive salary and benefits:

Casual rates: $107.32 to $143.98 per hour (L13-L27).

About your opportunity:

• Lead high quality primary care clinical and non-clinical services to benefit the patients of the THHS held within the Townsville Correctional Centre. This includes working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary care team, promoting research, as well as teaching the health professionals of the future.
• Proven ability to undertake high level clinical activities with consumers impacted by alcohol, tobacco and other drugs within a multidisciplinary team context, with the ability to provide clinical support to clinicians as appropriate.
• This role would suit a VR General Practitioner with FACRRM or FRACGP preferred, who has experience in dealing with complex patients impacted by alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and who has a commitment to providing effective and efficient evidence-based care. Sessions are negotiable and can fit around private practice responsibilities.
• A willingness to undergo the OST prescriber training and up-skilling to achieve the OST qualifications is also acceptable.
• The role is primarily general practice based, with a patient population that has a high burden of chronic diseases and complex psychosocial issues. You will work with supporting services including mental health services in the delivery of a high standard of clinical care in accordance with general practice guidelines.
• On-Call periods to provide after-hours advice maybe required, and this is shared amongst SMO, and it is appropriately remunerated. Security checks and adherence to Townsville Correctional Centre policies are required.
• Professional development opportunities within the wider THHS are available on request. This will be supported where possible.
• Proven leadership skills are a key quality for the successful applicant as the prison is a challenging environment with many potential obstacles to high quality care.

Requirements:

• Mandatory qualification, registration with AHPRA and hold advanced qualifications such as FRACGP or FACRRM relevant to the role.
• Possession of advanced qualifications such as Opiods Substitution Prescriber qualification relevant to the role.
• This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role.
• A probationary period may apply.
• Pre-employment checks will be conducted, including Queensland Corrective Services clearance.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.

Interested?

Enquiries are welcome, please contact: Dr Francis Olopade on 07 4430 5779.

Closing Date: Sunday, 2 November 2025.

Submit your application via https://www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-TV665345, include your CV, referee details, and a short response addressing the key responsibilities.

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.