Ideal opportunity to relocate and enjoy more work/life balance in a great part of Central Queensland.
We are seeking Anaesthetists for sunny Rockhampton - a major regional city located very close to the Capricorn Coast and beautiful white sandy beaches.
- Fabulous Queensland lifestyle: sun, sand, reef
- 227-bed Teaching Hospital and main hospital for the region
- Just over an hour's flight down to Brisbane
- Competitive package (circa AUD$347k to AUD$398k), dep on exp
- Closing Date: 12th March 2015
You will have significant experience and skills within Anaesthetics; proven leadership skills and experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment; an interest in medical education and teaching, and in providing supervision and education to specialist trainees, medical students and other clinical staff, and take a proactive approach to maintaining your own professional development; as well as have a commitment to quality improvements and a willingness to be involved in continuous quality improvement programmes and service development.
Ideally you will hold FANZCA, (or equivalent). Maybe you are progressing towards Fellowship with Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists already, or perhaps you are simply at the early stages of exploring your options in Australia and have considerable experience as a specialist anaesthetist - whatever your circumstances, we would like to hear from you.
Please note that depending on your personal background and experience, you may be required to fulfil English language requirements (IELTS or OET).
The Hospital and Department
The Department has 11 Consultants/Senior Medical Officers with a view to increasing this to 14 positions due to service expansion. One of these positions will include the establishment of a chronic pain service.
Rockhampton Hospital is a 227-bed main base hospital, providing services to a regional catchment area of approx. 250,000, supporting smaller satellite hospitals elsewhere in the region. There may be occasion to work in these other sites from time to time. The hospitals is accredited for training in anaesthetics, and there is a strong emphasis on teaching and research. Anaesthetic services are provided for general surgery, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, ENT, urology, ophthalmology, as well as obstetrics and gynaecology, and for dentistry. There are four operating theatres, supported by a 6-bed ICU/HDU, and two procedure rooms.
The Location
Rockhampton is known as the “beef capital of Australia” – a nod to the cattle industry, which plays an important part in the local and national economy. The town’s colonial history can be seen in its palm tree-lined streets and grand old heritage buildings, which hark back to its Gold Rush days – some of which have been lovingly restored to give the city a real ‘aussie’ charm, creating a real sense of community.
The region offers a superb lifestyle and a healthy family environment with a range of cultural, recreational and sporting activities. Real estate prices are affordable with a choice of town, coast or country living. Stroll along the river, drive out to the coast exploring the many beaches, discover Carnarvon National Park, or spend time enjoying the galleries and botanic gardens - the lifestyle is peaceful and serene here. You will have access to water sports, the best steak Queensland has to offer, and of course, the Great Barrier Reef for some fabulous deep sea diving.
Brisbane is just a short 1 hour flight from Rockhampton’s local airport.
More about the Rockhampton lifestyle
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.
Once we have secured a job for you, we’ll manage the Medical Registration and Visa application process, and support you (and your family) with the relocation itself.