Endocrinologist

This job opportunity offers a fantastic coastal lifestyle. The region is known for its warm climate, relaxed pace of life and beautiful natural surroundings.

The community combines coastal living with good schooling options, a strong community feel and easy access to Brisbane.

This health service delivers healthcare across supports a population of more than 225,000 people. An opportunity is available for a Consultant in endocrinology and general medicine.

This is an excellent opportunity to deliver high-quality care within a collaborative regional health service, offering professional autonomy, varied clinical experience, and strong multidisciplinary support.

Your Role

• Provide high-quality specialist Endocrinology and Diabetes services across a number of hubs.
• Provide clinical management of patients with endocrine conditions, while also contributing to General Medicine and participating in the General Medicine on-call roster.
• Provide specialist consultation and liaison support to inpatient medical teams and other clinical disciplines managing patients with endocrine conditions.
• Manage outpatient Endocrinology clinics as well as follow-up of General Medicine patients following hospital discharge.
• Develop a subspecialty area of interest where appropriate, with opportunities across diabetes, pituitary and hypothalamic disorders, growth and sex hormone disorders, bone health, metabolic disorders and thyroid/parathyroid disease.
• Supervise, assess and teach junior medical staff, including doctors undertaking the Australian Medical Council Workplace Based Assessment program.
• Contribute to clinical leadership, patient safety, quality improvement, clinical governance and service development.
• Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, academic medicine and relevant research activities.

Remuneration package highlights

• Total remuneration package of up to $548k per year, depending on experience and classification. This will increase to up to $571k from July 2027. The package includes:
• Motor Vehicle allowance $23-$28k depending on salary band - paid.
• 3.6 weeks professional development leave.
• $22k professional development allowance - paid.
• Very generous salary sacrifice arrangements
• Employer paid tax free pension contributions - 12.75%
• Opportunity to undertake private practice at St Stephens Private Hospital in Hervey Bay, allowing you to complement your public hospital role with private work.

Community

• The health service serves a population of around 225,000 people.
• Great lifestyle with beaches, fishing, water sports and outdoor activities.
• Good schooling options and a welcoming community.
• Approximately 3.5 hours from Brisbane.
• Fantastic housing options.

Selection Criteria

• FRACP or assessed by RACP as substantially comparable or eligible for the accelerated pathway.
• Experience in endocrinology and diabetes and commitment to participate in the general medcine on - call roster.
• Commitment to quality improvement, clinical governance and service development.
• Positive attitude towards teaching, supervision and training of junior medical staff.
• Strong communication, teamwork, interpersonal, conflict management and negotiation skills.
• Commitment to interdisciplinary healthcare and patient-centred care.
• Current driver’s licence.

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