Description

Location:

Child & Adolescent Health Unit

Division of Womens & Childrens Services

Mackay Hospital & Health Service

Position Status:  Permanent Full Time (80hrs p.f.)

Mackay Hospital and Health Service - Mackay is a vibrant regional centre in tropical North Queensland, servicing a population of over 180,000. The Mackay Isaac Whitsunday Region has a thriving economy that includes a diverse range of tourism, agriculture, industry, mining, education and health industries.

The MHHS values its people, respecting and embracing diversity and a balance between work and life commitments. People of all ages, abilities, gender and ethnicity are encouraged to apply for positions.

Your opportunity

• Provision of high-quality clinical services for Mackay HHS as part of the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) at Mackay Base Hospital and Mackay Community Health.  
• Educate Paediatric Trainees rotating from Children’s Hospital Queensland and medical staff comprising PHO/SHO/Intern medical officers, Allied Health staff, nursing staff and medical students.
• Work in a family-centred environment with seven other consultants championing excellence in interdisciplinary evidence-based care for children and adolescents with opportunity for research/academic appointment with James Cook University for the right candidate.
• Contribute to patient safety, audit, research, and service planning activities.
• This is a great role for newly minted or experienced FRACP.
• Opportunity for further extending clinical services to local Private health facilities.

Your role

• Provide clinical services for the health service in Mackay Child Adolescent Health Unit (0–18 years), Neonates (CSCF 4>32 w) and provide advice as needed via Telehealth to the HHS’s rural sites. 
• Demonstrated recent clinical experience in Community Paediatrics, General Paediatrics & Neonatal Medicine, Child, Adolescent & Behavioural Medicine as well as children with chronic & complex care requirements at the role delineation of the service. 
• Ability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on-site within a reasonable time frame. 
• Ability to manage the acute and deteriorating neonate and young child.
• Have completed or will be completing the Neoresus Facilitator training and recency of APLS.
• Foster the promotion of standards of excellence in the provision of clinical and public health services.
• Undertake teaching and educational initiatives and responsibilities within CAHS.
• Actively participate in patient safety activities, clinical audits, complaints management. 
• Actively pursue evidence-based practice audit and research within CAHS.
• Have completed, or in the process of completing, the Supervisor Professional Development Program (SPDP) via the RACP (Paediatrics).

Vaccine Preventable Disease Requirements

• It is a condition of this role for the employee to be and remain vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the attached role description. 

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation by attaching to the online application.

Enquiries:  Dr Stephan Reid, Clinical Director, Ph: 07 4885 7278

Job Ad Reference:  MK676980

Application Details:  https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MK676980

Closing Date:  05 April, 2026