About the Job

Shortlisting an exciting opportunity in Queensland currently available for a Neurorehabilitation Consultant to come join the Rehabilitation Unit at the Mackay Base Hospital.

Mackay Base Hospital rehabilitation unit is a 10-bed service. It cares for a case mix of predominantly complex neurorehabilitation patients, as well as providing a service for consumers who are unable to step down to other centres (i.e. complex medical or surgical needs, dialysis, etc.).

The rehabilitation team includes a rehabilitation SMO, rehabilitation advanced trainee registrar, junior doctor (JHO or SHO), and occasionally a final year JCU medical student

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 

The Role and Department

As a Consultant in Rehabilitation focused on Neurorehabilitation, your main duties are as follows:

  • Provide specialist rehabilitation care services within the MHHS to patients as part of multidisciplinary team to ensure the provision of appropriate patient care.
  • In addition, provide professional leadership within a specialist medical area and provide training, education and supervision to medical students from universities, junior medical staff and other health care providers.
  • The successful applicant will be an expert in neurorehabilitation, as well as have expertise in, but not exclusive to; amputees, lymphoedema, cancer rehabilitation, spinal medicine, post-surgical, congenital diagnoses (e.g. cerebral palsy, spina bifida etc.), traumatic brain injuries, musculoskeletal, burns, geriatrics, deconditioning and cardiorespiratory disease.
  • The rehabilitation clinician attends one half-day outpatient clinic which reviews patients post-discharge, as well as provides a general rehabilitation service for those consumers referred by GPs and non-GP specialists.
  • Additionally, if suitably qualified, the rehabilitation clinician has a monthly procedural botulinum toxin clinic for spasticity.
  • Within the rehabilitation team, you would be responsible for procedural and policy formation, and any innovation and research projects.
  • The rehabilitation physician is expected to oversee the accredited rehabilitation registrar training program at MBH. This includes formulation of a training program, teaching, accreditation, and funding paperwork, as well as annual recruitment to the position.

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 FFellowship or eligibility for Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine of The Royal Australasian 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
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.

For a discussion about this role or
other opportunities contact Stuart today.

stuart@headmedical.com / 0131 357 1096

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