Principal House Officer (Surgery)

at  Queensland Health

This role may be eligible for the Queensland Health Attraction Incentive. See link - Workforce Attraction Incentive Guideline Scheme

ABOUT US:

Rockhampton Hospital is a 305-bed facility and is the main referral hospital for Central Queensland, now providing integrated cancer care services in Central Queensland in the newly established building boasting state of the art medical equipment. The other primary hospitals within the health service are Gladstone, Emerald, Yeppoon and Biloela together with many smaller rural units transfer patients through to Rockhampton for specialist care and investigation.
Specialist Medical Services offered at the Rockhampton Hospital include Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Cardiology, Renal Medicine, Palliative Care, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Paediatrics, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology, ENT, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Intensive Care and Anaesthetics. There are also a range of clinical services provided on a visiting basis from tertiary hospitals in Queensland.

VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES (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.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Registrar\Principal House Officer assists the staff specialists and senior medical staff in the management of surgical patients with acute and urgent illness and injury.

To be successful in this role you must have MBBS or equivalent eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.

• Clinical experience and skills or interest in developing skills in General Surgery.
• Demonstrated skills in reviewing, analysing and evaluating patient care.
• High level of verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to all levels of staff and hospital clients from a variety of backgrounds