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- Rockhampton is a city on Queensland’s coastline. The living is easy, the package and entitlements are great, as is the climate.
- The Hospital is the largest hospital in this part of Queensland and the main referral hub for the region.
- You will provide general anaesthesia services including general and regional anaesthesia, obstetric services including epidural/spinal anaesthesia.
- Money - total package up to $534k + on-call, call-back, over-time allowances etc.
- Guaranteed work/life balance.
- Supportive management structure with good registrar support.
Remuneration highlights:
Up to $534k first year package plus on-call and other (depending on years at consultant level).
$534k includes: up to 25k pa car allowance paid w. salary.
- 21k per annum professional development allowance paid w. salary.
- Private practice allowance.
- 20k incentive allowance (paid over first 12months of employement).
- Retention allowance.
- Annual leave loading allowance.
- Employer paid 10.5% pension allowance (tax free).
- Salary sacrifice system.
- Medical insurances paid.
- Relocation allowance.
Leave highlights:
- 2 weeks annual leave.
- Long service leave bonus.
- 3.6weeks professional development leave.
- 13 public holidays.
Community highlights:
- Rockhampton is an extremely liveable community with private schooling.
- Enjoy subtropical climate and lifestyle - choose beach, suburb or hinterland residential location.
- Excellent airport connectivity w. rAustralia.
Job scope includes but is not limited to:
Clinical.
- Acute ward rounds for high acuity patients, pre-anaesthetic assessment clinics, provide anaesthesia for endoscopy, general surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, dental and investigative services.
- Providing critical care input to HDU patients while on-call for anaesthesia and HDU in consultation with the admitting specialists.
- Organising and supporting transfer of patients by liaising with Retrieval Services Queensland.
Quality & safety.
- Initiate and develop QA projects.
- Participate in the hospital risk management system.
- Audit.
Education and research.
- Teach and supervise junior and middle grade medical staff.
- Encourage all medical and nursing staff to continue their medical education (as well as your own).
- Engage in your own or support department research projects.
Selection Criteria
- FANZCA or equivalent training gained in either the UK, Ireland, South Africa, USA or Canada.
- Extensive clinical experience with very good knowledge and skills extending across the range of
- Anaesthetic services.
- Ideally extensive clinical experience in critical care – ICU and Anaesthesia.
- Commitment to quality improvement.
- Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary workplace setting and leadership skills within this context.
- Experience in an education program for junior medical staff.
For more information please call/message Alasdair Spinner on +447414531583 or alasdair@spinnermedical.com
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