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.
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/
Your opportunity
From 1 January 2023 in Queensland, eligible people diagnosed with a life-limiting condition, who are suffering intolerably and dying, have an additional end-of-life choice allowing them to choose the timing and circumstances of their death.
The Medical Practitioner will play an essential role to this service at MHHS. The MHHS VAD Support Service team will be responsible for the provision of person-centred, compassionate care, facilitating the delivery of an equitable and responsive service to persons on the VAD pathway. This role will suit any Specialist with an interest in End-of-Life Care, but may particularly suit those with a General Practitioner, Oncology, Hematology, Neurology, or General Medicine background.
Your role
This position will provide high quality support to practitioners; patients and their families with education, coordination, reporting and debriefing in relation to VAD within Mackay Health community.
Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary MHHS VAD Support Service team, you will:
- Ensure quality, safe, and compassionate care for all those involved with VAD
- Provide MHHS single point of contact for VAD related inquiries, processes, and support
- Deliver expert advice on issues relating to professional and clinical practice, education, and research.
The position may involve travel to various facilities within MHHS including home visits (where appropriate).
See Role Description for Role-Specific 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.