Lead, teach, and inspire in Australia’s only tropical standalone PICU - where world-class medicine meets extraordinary lifestyle.
Head Medical are seeking a Consultant Paediatric Intensivist to join the dynamic and expanding Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Townsville University Hospital in beautiful North Queensland.
This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in one of Australia’s most unique PICUs - providing care to children from across an immense and diverse region, while enjoying a lifestyle that blends coastal living, outdoor adventure, and academic opportunity.
- Opportunities for clinical leadership, teaching, and research.
- Active involvement in retrieval and outreach medicine.
- Supportive and collaborative team environment.
- Easy access to Magnetic Island and the Great Barrier Reef.
- A thriving regional city with excellent schools, restaurants, and cultural attractions.
- Salary Package up to $412,000 – $523,000 AUD (Commensurate with experience)
The Role
The Hospital is the largest tertiary referral centre in Northern Australia, providing specialised services for over 700,000 people. With a broad caseload of complex infections, marine envenomation, trauma, cardiac and post-operative cases, and multi-organ support, the hospital offers exposure to an extraordinary breadth of clinical presentations
As a Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based critical care to children in one of Australia’s most geographically significant catchments. The PICU and High Dependency Unit is an 8-bed complex caring for approximately 400 patients annually and routinely exceeds this number due to demand.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering world-class critical care to children from across North Queensland.
- Participating in the equitable on-call roster for PICU and Paediatric Retrieval Service.
- Leading, mentoring, and teaching junior consultants, registrars, and medical trainees.
- Contributing to service development, governance, and clinical research.
- Providing outreach and retrieval support to regional hospitals throughout northern and western Queensland.
This position also involves involvement in education programmes and clinical governance activities, ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and quality.
Requirements
- Hold Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) 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 on the stunning tropical northeast coast of Australia, Townsville offers the perfect balance between a professional tertiary career and an outdoor coastal lifestyle.
Enjoy:
- A tropical climate with over 300 days of sunshine each year.
- Easy access to Magnetic Island and the Great Barrier Reef.
- A thriving regional city with excellent schools, restaurants, and cultural attractions.
- Proximity to the Wet Tropics Rainforest, waterfalls, and national parks.
- A warm, welcoming community that embraces work-life balance.
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.