Shape the Future of Anatomical Pathology in One of Australia’s Most Desirable Coastal Locations
Head Medical is seeking a Consultant Anatomical Pathologist to join a collaborative team in the Sunshine Coast. This opportunity offers clinical excellence, academic engagement, and an enviable coastal lifestyle.
- Outstanding Sunshine Coast lifestyle – pristine beaches, excellent schools, and a thriving coastal community
- Urban living (restaurants, and a busy café culture in many coastal suburbs)
- Attractive senior remuneration package: up to $520k per annum (commensurate with experience)
The Role
The service delivers diagnostic pathology services, playing a critical role in public health responses, disease surveillance, and statewide service coordination.
Based at Sunshine Coast you will provide high-quality, timely and cost-effective Anatomical Pathology diagnostic and consultative services to meet the clinical needs of referrers Statewide.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Reporting across the anatomical pathology test repertoire including frozen sections
- Participation in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings (on-site and remote)
- Provision of autopsy services as required
- Supervision and training of registrars and junior medical staff
- Participation in after-hours on-call roster
- Contributing to clinical governance, audit, quality assurance and accreditation processes
- Supporting Statewide service development and innovation strategies
You will work collaboratively with laboratory scientific, technical and operational colleagues to ensure continued service excellence and accreditation compliance.
This role requires a high level of professionalism, diagnostic expertise, and the ability to contribute meaningfully to education, research, and quality improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Hold Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Pathologists s (RCPA) or an equivalent overseas specialist qualification (CCT UK, CSCST -Ireland, ABIM - USA, RCPSC – Canada, Vocational Registration - NZ)
- Be eligible for specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA)
The Location
Located about 100 km north of Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast is well-known for its sub-tropical climate, pristine beaches, scenic drives, and unspoiled national parks. The Sunshine Coast region spans from the city of Caloundra, near Brisbane to Cooloola. Cooloola is known for the Great Sandy National Park (Fraser Coast Region) where you can explore beautiful Fraser Island- why not swim with whales or try surfing! From the ocean to the hinterland, restaurants in this region take advantage of fresh local produce offering wonderful dining experiences. There are also several wineries in the region.
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