Opportunity
Here at Head Medical, we are excited to share an opportunity to join a Cardiology unit undergoing major development and expansion of services to become a regional cardiac centre of excellence and major referral hub for Central Queensland region.
The Cardiology team provides a range of diagnostic and procedural services for patients with suspected or established cardiac conditions, including Echocardiography, Stress Imaging, Cardiac Computed Tomography, Heart Failure Services, Cardiac Rehabilitation Services, and Chest Pain Assessment Services. In addition, following a significant infrastructure capital injection, the Cardiology Department is presently undertaking construction planning to build a new, state of the art Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, expand the Cardiac Investigation Unit service, and increase inpatient beds capacity.
Working as an Interventional Cardiologist, you are expected to provide a high quality, cost-efficient, high-value care, and evidence-based Interventional and General Cardiology services within the Central Queensland Hospital and Health Services (CQHHS). You will work in the Coronary Care Unit, Cardiology Ward, Outpatient Clinics, and Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratories, and will be expected to contribute to the General and Interventional Cardiology on-call and weekend roster.
Other duties include but are not exhausted to:
- Assist the Clinical Director in the day-to-day running of the Cardiology Department in its provision of services including the management of the human and material resources necessary to provide services.
- Undertake additional duties as directed by the Clinical Director of Cardiology including representing your service at forums and committees, offering expert advice, counsel and leadership on clinical service delivery and development.
- Rostered duties include a minimum of 2 general cardiology outpatient clinic sessions and 1 cath lab session.
- Specific duties may involve ward rounds, outpatient services (Telehealth and outreach services), procedural work, and multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Manage the delivery of patient care in the area of Cardiology, including the management of complex clinical situations.
Benefits of the role
- Tropical living in the heart of Queensland
- Well-established regional teaching hospital
- Remuneration Package up to AUD$528k pa, dependent on experience + on call
- Just an hour’s flight from Brisbane
- Great family lifestyle, beautiful natural surroundings
- Excellent schooling options and affordable housing
The Hospital
Rockhampton Hospital is a 305-bed facility and is the main referral hospital for Central Queensland, now providing integrated cancer care services in Central Queensland in the newly established building boasting state of the art medical equipment.
Requirements
- Applicants should be registered (or eligible for registration) as a specialist with the Medical Board of Australia and be a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Physicians (RACP) or equivalent as an overseas trained specialist who has completed their training in either the UK, Ireland, Canada, USA or New Zealand.
The Location
The practice is located in Rockhampton, situated in Central Queensland, a 1-hour direct flight from Brisbane. It is affectionately known as the Beef City, due to its prominence in the beef production industry, a fact they display proudly with six iconic bull statues which they have scattered throughout the city.
Straddling the Fitzroy River, the city delivers the best of both worlds as it blends together all the cosmopolitan conveniences of a contemporary city while still paying homage to its past with a concentration of stunning old buildings on tree lined streets. Rockhampton is a large and flourishing city with plenty on offer for the whole family. From the newly redeveloped Riverbank Precinct, the Kershaw Gardens along with its playground and water play area, Zoo and beautiful botanic gardens.
What Head Medical can do for you
Arranging a position overseas is very exciting, but we understand that it can also be daunting and time-consuming. We’re the UK's specialist in international medical recruitment and we‘ve helped many Doctors relocate since we first started out in 2008 (you can read what people have said about working with us on our testimonials page). We know it’s important to balance career opportunities with lifestyle and we’ll talk through your plans and will get to know you to make sure we find the right role in the right location.