Director of Medicine

The Position

As the Director of Medicine, you will have overall responsibility for the management and operation of the medical department, while leading and coordinating multidisciplinary teams. The successful candidate will be a highly experienced physician with clinical expertise, academic abilities and professional qualities that facilitate excellent communication and collaborative relationships to work effectively within the medical discipline and with the Executive Director of Medical Services (EDMS), fellow directors, and colleagues across and outside NWHHS to ensure seamless service integration.

The Director of Medicine has oversight for medical service delivery which includes the following elements :

1. The Mount Isa Medical Ward (22 bed unit) admitting to General Medicine with 2 dedicated palliative care beds.

2. General Medicine specialist outpatient clinics.

3. Specialist outreach patient services to Mount Isa including Nephrology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Respiratory and Gastroenterology are managed through a combination of onsite and telehealth clinical delivery.

4. Remote outreach to our communities occurs in high-volume specialties, in particular Nephrology and Cardiology / Rheumatic Heart Disease.

5. A 10-chair on site Renal Unit and remote community dialysis in Doomadgee, Cloncurry and Mornington Island (under the governance of Townsville HHS)

6. A 6-chair Cancer Care Unit (under the governance of Townsville HHS)

7. A 5-bed open Intensive Care Unit / High Dependency Unit supported by both the Mount Isa Anaesthetics team for critical interventions and Townsville HHS intensivists.

Health Service

Mount Isa Hospital is the main referral centre within the North West Hospital and Health Service. Our health service is geographically vast at 300,000sq km. Patients from NWHHS remote facilities across the north west region who require specialist treatment and care are primarily referred to the Mount Isa Base Hospital or to other major hospitals within Northern Queensland.

There is a high burden of chronic disease within our population and we have mature relationships with sub-specialty providers who operate and provide care under agreements with adjacent health services. Many of our patients are First Nations people and we provide high quality care using innovative models to optimise access to culturally safe care on country in accordance with our Health Equity Strategy.

The Location

The progressive city of Mount Isa is the most important industrial, commercial and administrative centre in Outback Queensland, the second largest state or territory in Australia. Situated 977 kilometres west of Townsville, Mount Isa is an important railhead; has an airport with facilities for Jets and is a key road hub for the extensive system of highways linking Brisbane, Townsville, Alice Springs and Darwin.

Mount Isa began as a mining town, following the discovery of substantial deposits of lead in 1923. It is now one of the world’s top ten producers of copper, silver, lead and zinc. Development has kept pace as prosperity increased. Apart from mining, the gulf region’s major industry is beef cattle grazing. Beef roads, which service the northern Gulf properties, converge on Mount Isa which is also an important retail service centre for the surrounding pastoral towns and properties. The city has grown to be a modern, well-appointed centre of 23,000 people. It is a very cosmopolitan place, with 56 different national origins living and working together in harmony.

Mount Isa, an oasis in the Outback, a city rich in history and culture and your starting point for true Outback adventures. Experience Mount Isa’s mining past on an underground tour in the Hard Times Mine, travel back into an ancient past in the Riversleigh Fossil Discovery Centre, get a true taste of the Outback with a Bush Tucker Experience or enjoy the most amazing Outback sunsets at one of the lookouts. Visit Lake Moondarra for boating, fishing or water-skiing, join a guided bus tour or head out for 4WD adventures and find the best Outback camping spots.

Essential Criteria

Mandatory qualifications / Professional registration / Other requirements

Hold current general and specialist registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia.

Fellow of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

A dual Fellowship in a relevant specialty will be highly regarded.

Proof of qualification : Appointment to this position requires registration or membership with the appropriate registration authority or association. Certified copies of the required information must be provided to the appropriate supervisor / manager prior to commencement of clinical duties.

Proof of Identify Documents : Candidates must provide certified copies of requested proof of identity documents for the purposes of General Criminal History and National Police Certificate checks.

Licence to operate vehicle : This position requires the incumbent to operate a class C motor vehicle and an appropriate licence endorsement to operate this vehicle is required. Proof of this endorsement must be provided prior to the commencement of duty.

Travel : The position may require travel by commercial or charter plane and / or vehicle to other Hospital / s and / or Health Centre / s dependent on travel requirements  Credentialing and Scope of Clinical Practice : The position requires the incumbent required to undergo the credentialing and scope of clinical practice process in accordance with NWHHS policy.

Shift Work : The position may require the incumbent to be rostered outside of ‘ordinary hours.

The position requires the incumbent to fulfil clinical on-call requirements and undertake on-call in line with their approved scope of clinical practice.

The Package

546,878-$671,315 per annum

Competitive pro rata remuneration package based on full-time equivalent comprising :

Up to $70,000 in incentive payments may be available under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme.

Base salary ranges between $210,332 and $266,677 p.a. (L18-L27).

5 weeks annual recreational leave accumulation with 17.5% loading when taken Generous employer contribution to superannuation of 12.75%

Attraction and retention incentive allowance of 35-50% base annual salary

Regional and rural attraction allowance of 15% base annual salary Motor vehicle allowance

Professional development allowance and leave of 3.6 weeks p.a.

Inaccessibility allowance.

Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.

About Skilled Medical

Skilled Medical is a leading international medical recruitment firm that delivers qualified medical professionals wherever they are needed in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. We are a quality accredited firm with years of industry experience supporting communities and assisting medical professionals in their work and careers. To learn more about Skilled Medical please visit us at www.skilledmedical.com

To Apply

For further information, please send your most up to date CV to Kirsty MacIsaac by selecting the 'Apply' button below, or please call a member of our permanent team in London on +44 (0) 333 444 2000 or in Australia on 1300 900 100.