We're seeking a Consultant in Palliative Care/ Medicine to be based in Mackay, Eastern Queensland - A regional city that offers an ideal lifestyle and is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.
The Benefits
- Fantastic lifestyle in subtropical Queensland.
- Competitive remuneration package up to AUD$503k depending on experience.
- Additional overtime & on-call allowances
- Professional development allowance and motor vehicle allowance
- Low cost of living and excellent range of affordable housing
- First class and well-resourced health service
- Coastal living with islands, waterways and beaches, as well as national parks and Great Barrier Reef
- Regular daily flights to Brisbane and Sydney
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The Role and Department
The MHHS Specialist Palliative Care Service (SPCS) aims to improve the quality of life for patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-limiting illness. This can be achieved through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and treatment of pain and other problems, in the physical, psychological and spiritual domains.
Your role will include the following key responsibilities:
- Provide specialist palliative care services within the MHHS to patients as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure the provision of appropriate patient care.
- Alongside another palliative care physician, you will guide the management of palliative care patients in both the inpatient and community settings.
- Your team will consist of a registrar trainee, nurses and allied health staff. You will be able to demonstrate professional leadership within a specialist medical area and make available training, education and supervision to medical students, junior medical staff and other health care providers.
- Coordinating the delivery of care within the preferred location of care, which may include client’s home, residential aged care facilities (RACFs), hospitals, and/or Multipurpose Healthcare Services (MPHSs) located within MHHS catchment area.
- Advocates for the optimisation of Advanced Care Planning across the district, facilitating the early recognition of a terminal diagnosis, identifying the clients wishes for Care at the End of Life and coordinating services to achieve best outcomes and client wishes.
- Educate patients and their families in relation of their diagnosis, increasing health literacy to improve patient outcomes.
Mackay is a great place to enjoy work-life balance with opportunities for career expansion. The collegial/friendly working environment at MBH is an added benefit
Requirements
- Applicants should be registered (or eligible for registration) as a specialist with the Medical Board of Australia and Fellowship or eligibility for Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) with specialized skills, knowledge and clinical competence in the area of palliative care are mandatory and should hold an FRACP in Palliative Medicine or equivalent as an overseas trained specialist who has completed their training in either the UK, Ireland, Canada, USA or New Zealand.
- High-level specialist clinical knowledge and understanding of palliative care.
- High level of initiative and decision-making ability to make important clinical decisions on a day-to-day basis.
- Demonstrated ability to provide expert consultancy/advisory services as required by both internal and external agencies that are relevant to the health industry
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The Location
Located on the central coast of Queensland, the Mackay region stretches from secluded islands off the coast through golden sand beaches and into lush sub-tropical rainforests. The historic town of Mackay is filled with 1920s Art Deco buildings and public artworks, as well as a vibrant dining precinct. See wallabies on the beach at Cape Hillsborough National Park, dive with shy platypus in Eungella National Park or throw a line in at some of the state’s best fishing spots.
We have a dedicated Registration Team who seamlessly manage all aspects of your regulatory and temporary work visa applications after you accept a suitable job offer, at no cost to you. Our aim is to get you ready to start work within agreed timeframes and with minimal hassle to you or your new employer.