This is a great opportunity to take on a Clinical Director of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine role in a lovely part of central Queensland.
Some of the benefits include:
- Fantastic lifestyle in relaxed subtropical Queensland
- Remuneration package up to AUD$582k (depending on experience.)
- Additional oncall, overtime and generous allowances
- Just over an hour's flight to Brisbane
- Coastal living with islands, waterways and beaches, as well as national parks and Great Barrier Reef
The Role
The Clinical Director, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine provides strategic and clinical leadership to deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centred perioperative care across Central Queensland Health. This role leads service planning, contemporary models of care, and performance improvement and requires advanced clinical expertise in anaesthesia and perioperative medicine, with responsibility for inpatient, outpatient, on-call, and outreach services.
The position champions clinical governance, quality and safety, including audit, risk management, incident review, medico-legal advice, and accreditation compliance as it builds and sustains high-performing multidisciplinary teams through effective workforce management, education, and professional development.
The role is structured to maintain a minimum of 0.5 FTE of clinical activities. Appointment to the position will be for a period of three years, with the option of a further extension for another period of three years
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 Anaesthetists (FANZCA).
The Hospital and Location
Gladstone Hospital is an 83-bed hospital and offers a range of general and specialist inpatient and outpatient services including emergency, general medicine and surgery, basic orthopaedic, clinical investigation, obstetrics, maternity, gynaecology, high dependency and coronary care, palliative care, medical imaging, pathology and paediatrics. Additional services include Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drugs Service, oral health, physiotherapy, dietetics, speech pathology and outreach/community-based facilities, as well as a Primary Health Care Centre located at Boyne Valley and the newly acquired West Wing (formerly Gladstone Mater) offering extended medical and surgical services inclusive of private specialist care. Gladstone Hospital has approximately 392 full time equivalent staff delivering services across acute, community and primary care.
One of the many rewards of this post is a sensational coastal subtropical lifestyle in Australia. It is a regional town (not remote) of approx. 50,000 inhabitants known for its deep sea harbour and port, and as a lifestyle choice for those seeking a change in pace enabling a true work/life balance. Feedback from Consultants placed in Queensland previously regularly cite a greater balance between work and leisure time.
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 city, coast or country living. Stroll along the beach, snorkel on the reef, drive out into the country or spend time in the city - the lifestyle is peaceful and serene here. You will have access to water sports and sailing activities, the best seafood Queensland has to offer, and of course, the fabulous Southern Great Barrier Reef.