About the role
About the Mackay Hospital and Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) is a contemporary organisation providing extensive health services across six hospitals, two multi-purpose health services and four community health centres to a population of around 185,000 people.
We are a team of more than 3,500 dedicated staff providing support to the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions; stretching from Bowen and the Whitsundays in the north to St Lawrence in the south, and west to Clermont. Our region is about the size of Ireland, with a mix of regional and rural areas, covering an area of approximately 90,0002km.
Mackay HHS provides a working environment that embraces professional development, builds capabilities, provides roles with variety and flexibility, supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing and encourages work life balance.
The MHHS respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and sea on which we serve our communities, and pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for all advertised positions.
We are located in a vibrant regional area of tropical north Queensland which offers all the benefits of coast and country living, allowing you to pursue a wide range of interests and lifestyles in a secure, family-friendly and culturally diverse environment. Our climate is ideal for outdoor living with beautiful beaches, subtropical rainforest and vast open spaces. There is a good choice of quality schools, wide range of sporting clubs and excellent community facilities.
You can enjoy cafes, restaurants and bars, festivals, art galleries and interesting communities, making this a great place for those looking to escape busy metro cities and try life at a different pace. Our thriving economy is supported by a diverse range of tourism, agriculture, mining, education and health industries.
Visit: http://www.mackay.health.qld.gov.au/
About the Emergency Department
The Emergency Department has 21 Acute bays that include 2 Resus Bays and 4 High Dependency bays, 12 Consult bays & a 14 bed Short Stay Unit. It is accredited for Specialist Fellowship Training by ACEM, ACRRM Advanced Skills Training (AST), RACGP Core Generalist Training (CGT).
We are an Adult/Mixed Non-Major Referral Base Emergency Department for Mackay Hospital & Health service, currently Accredited as a Tier 3 Training Site for 12 Months of Training in Emergency Medicine.
We also offer foundational, intermediate and Advanced Associateship ACEM Training programs in Emergency Medicine. There are opportunities for Non-ED Terms in Anaesthetics, ICU and other Departments.
There are ample learning opportunities for point of care ultrasound through our FACEM cohort.
Your opportunity
A Senior House Officer in ED is a medical practitioner in the second or subsequent year of practical experience after eligibility for full registration as a medical practitioner. This role is required to participate in the provision, development and maintenance of an effective, efficient and equitable clinical service to hospital clients; and contribute to the continual improvement of medical education and dissemination of knowledge to staff and clients.
See Role Description for further details and responsibilities.
Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) Requirements
It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be and remain vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.