Medical Officer Opportunities Contents Have you ever thought of an “Outback Medical Adventure”? 1 Location Information 2 Our Profile 3 Structure 4 Facility Information 7 Remuneration Packages 11 Testimonials 16 North West Hospital and Health Service - where the outback meets the sea 20 Local Attractions 26 Published with the assistance of https://www.health.qld.gov.au/rrcsu Front cover image: COPYRIGHT: © Courtesy of Tourism Queensland: Photo: Paul Ewart ii North West Hospital and Health Service - May 2019 | Medical Officer Opportunities Have you ever thought of an “Outback Medical Adventure”? As Acting Executive Director of Medical and Clinical Services in the North West Hospital and Health Service, I’m finding Outback Queensland a wonderful place for young doctors to extend their skills and experience medicine in a totally different context. You will get real hands on experience, with a variety of medical challenges in rural and remote communities that will extend you and teach you, under the supervision of our committed and experienced Consultants and Rural Generalist Senior Medical Officers. Possible career paths are varied and many for any medical officer working in NWHHS as many know the solid clinical base on which we build. We provide Rural Generalist training – from Internship to Fellowship, and certified training positions for RACP (BPT and Paediatric training) and ACEM. We provide opportunities for research and publications as well. Rich and “hands on” experience in our region is well regarded as it represents a well-supported clinical experience which is enjoyed by the many who have passed through our facilities. So, if you want real and varied clinical experience, to work in a close multidisciplinary team and get the personalized supervision and imparting of wisdom from rural and remote practitioners then consider North West as a place to choose for a posting. Many have stayed much longer than they thought and all have had the opportunity to make a positive difference. Dr Karen Murphy MBBS; BSc Paramedic Science, MBA, A/FRACMA Acting Executive Director of Medical and Clinical Services North West Hospital and Health Service Queensland Government North West Hospital and Health Service - May 2019 | Medical Officer Opportunities North West Hospital and Health Service - May 2019 | Medical Officer Opportunities 1 Location Information Contact us: Medical Workforce Unit PO Box 27, Mount Isa Qld 4825 T: (07) 4744 7141 | F: (07) 4744 4096 E: [email protected] 2 North West Hospital and Health Service - May 2019 | Medical Officer Opportunities Our Profile The North West Hospital and Health Service is an independent statutory body overseen by a local Hospital and Health Board. We are responsible for the delivery of public hospital and health services including medical, surgical, emergency, obstetrics, paediatrics, specialist outpatient clinics, mental health, critical care and clinical support services to a population of around 32,000 people residing in a geographical area of 300,000 kilometres within north western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Mount Isa Hospital is the main referral centre. The North West Hospital and Health Service is responsible for the direct management of the facilities within its geographical boundaries: • Burketown Primary Health Clinic • Camooweal Primary Health Clinic • Cloncurry Multi-Purpose Health Service • Dajarra Primary Health Clinic • Doomadgee Hospital and Community Health Centre • Karumba Primary Health Clinic • McKinlay Shire Multi-Purpose Health Service • McKinlay Primary Health Clinic • Mornington Island Hospital and Aboriginal Community Health Centre • Mount Isa Hospital • Normanton Hospital We provide a comprehensive range of community and primary health services including: aged care assessment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs, child and maternal health services, alcohol, tobacco and other drug services, home care services, community health nursing, sexual health service, allied health, oral health and health promotion programs. North West Hospital and Health Service - May 2019 | Medical Officer Opportunities North West Hospital and Health Service - May 2019 | Medical Officer Opportunities 3 Structure (mixture of full time and part time Medical Officers) We offer a range of full time and part time (including fly in fly out) opportunities and are committed to working with you to meet your work life balance needs! Mount Isa based • 1 x Executive Director of Medical Services & Clinical Governance • 1 x Assistant Director of Medical Services • 1 x Medical Director Integrated Services • 1 x Director of Clinical Training Mount Isa Hospital Anaesthetics Department • 1 x Staff Specialist – Director of Anaesthetics • 1 x Staff Specialist – Anaesthetist • 1 x Rural Generalist » General Practice – Anaesthetics • 1 x Registrar/PHO (JCCA training pathway) • 1 x Resident Medical Officer (ICU Rotational) Emergency Department • 1 x Staff Specialist – Director of Emergency • 5.25 x Staff Specialist – Emergency Medicine • 4 x Rural Generalist, advanced skills include: » General Practice – Obstetrics and Gynaecology » General Practice – Anaesthetics » General Practice – Mental Health » General Practice – Emergency Medicine » General Practice – Internal Medicine » General Practice – Paediatrics » General Practice – Indigenous Health • 9 x Registrars/PHO (ACEM Registrar or Emergency Medicine AST pathway) • 9 x Resident Medical Officer (including recognition for CCT in Paediatrics) • 1 x Intern (Rotational) • 2 x Interns (Rotation from Mater Townsville) 4 North West Hospital and Health Service - May 2019 | Medical Officer Opportunities Mental Health • 1 x Staff Specialist – Director of Mental Health • 2 x Staff Specialist – Psychiatrist Medical Department • 1 x Staff Specialist – Director of Medicine • 1 x Staff Specialist – Medicine • 1 x Registrar (Basic Physicians training pathway - rotations) • 1 x Registrar/PHO (Internal Medicine AST training pathway) • 1 x Principal House Officer • 1 x Resident Medical Officer (Rotational) • 1 x Intern (Rotational) Obstetrics and Gynaecology • 1 x Staff Specialist – Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology • 1 x Staff Specialist – Obstetrician • 1 x Registrar (DRANZCOG Advanced training pathway) • 1 x Resident Medical Officer (Rotational) • 1 x Intern (Rotational) Paediatrics • 1 x Staff Specialist – Director of Paediatrics • 2 x Staff Specialist – Paediatricians • 2 x Registrar (General Paediatrics Advanced Training pathway) • 1 x Registrar/PHO (Paediatrics AST training pathway) • 1 x Intern (Rotational) Palliative Medicine • 1 x Staff Specialist – Director of Palliative Medicine • 1 x Resident Medical Officer (Rotational) Surgery • 1 x Staff Specialist – Director of Surgery • 1 x Staff Specialist – Surgeon • 1 x Principal House Officer (Rotation from Princess Alexandra Hospital) • 1 x Resident Medical Officer (Rotational) • 1 x Intern (Rotational) North West Hospital and Health Service - May 2019 | Medical Officer Opportunities North West Hospital and Health Service - May 2019 | Medical Officer Opportunities 5 Cloncurry Multi Purpose Health Service * • 1 x Medical Superintendent • 2 x Senior Medical Officers • 2 x Medical Officers with Right to Private Practice Julia Creek Hospital * • 2 x Rural Generalists/General Practitioners (Rotational) - advanced skills considered: » General Practice – Mental Health » General Practice – Emergency Medicine » General Practice – Internal Medicine » General Practice – Paediatrics » General Practice – Indigenous Health Mornington Island Hospital • 2 x Rural Generalists/General Practitioners (Rotational) - advanced skills considered: » General Practice – Mental Health » General Practice – Emergency Medicine » General Practice – Internal Medicine » General Practice – Paediatrics » General Practice – Indigenous Health Normanton Hospital • 2 x Rural Generalists/General Practitioners (Rotational) - advanced skills considered: » General Practice – Mental Health » General Practice – Emergency Medicine » General Practice – Internal Medicine » General Practice – Paediatrics » General Practice – Indigenous Health Doomadgee Hospital • 2 x Rural Generalists/General Practitioners (Rotational) - advanced skills considered: » General Practice – Mental Health » General Practice – Emergency Medicine » General Practice – Internal Medicine » General Practice – Paediatrics » General Practice – Indigenous Health * Shared medical model in partnership with Flinders Medical Centre and Rural Health Management Services 6 North West Hospital and Health Service - May 2019 | Medical Officer Opportunities Facility Information Mount Isa Hospital Mount Isa Hospital is the main referral centre within the North West Hospital and Health Service. There are 59 in-patient beds: 16 medical (can increase to 20 if required), 12 surgical (can increase to 14 if required), 10 day surgery, 10 paediatrics, 8 maternity, 3 special care nursery and 3 cancer care beds. Patients from other facilities across the north west region who require specialist treatment and care are referred to either the Mount Isa Hospital or to other major hospitals within Queensland including Townsville, Cairns and Brisbane. The Mount Isa Hospital provides ambulatory, sub ambulatory and inpatient services predominantly in the areas of accident and emergency; specialist medical and nurse led services (outpatients); general medical, including chronic disease such as diabetes and respiratory care; cardiac, including cardiac investigations; general