Advanced Trainee / Registrar in Sexual Health

Townsville Hospital and Health Service is the public healthcare provider for more than 250,000 people across a geographic area of 150,000km2, delivering a comprehensive range of services across 21 facilities, from primary care in regional locations to highly specialised care at the main hospital.

Townsville University Hospital, located adjacent to one of Queensland’s leading tertiary institutions, James Cook University, is the largest tertiary hospital in northern Australia, providing specialist referral services for 700,000 people living from Mackay, to the Torres Strait, to the Northern Territory border.

We are planning and innovating for the future, advancing healthcare through impactful research, training tomorrow’s health sector workforce.

The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland.

Our purpose is `great care every day'.

About your opportunity

Women's and Children's Service Group are currently seeking to recruit an Advanced Trainee / Registrar in Sexual Health on a Fixed Term Temporary full-time basis ASAP up to 02/02/2025. This position will be located at the North Ward Campus in Townsville.

The Senior Registrar or Registrar provides clinical care for people presenting with sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV, viral hepatitis, transgender and reproductive health issues (including the provision of medical terminations of pregnancy), as well as other Sexual Health related conditions.

The Registrar or Senior Registrar is also involved with education and teaching, and supervision of junior staff. Someone who is a trainee in the Australian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, or who plans to become a trainee would be welcomed to the role.

What we are looking for?:

• Ability to deliver culturally appropriate Sexual Health clinical care (incorporating sexually transmissible infections, HIV, Hepatitis B & C, and fertility control) in a specialist environment working within a collaborative practice model of care.
• Experience in other infectious diseases, sexual counselling, health education, epidemiology, and computer literacy are desirable.
• Ability to provide leadership, and to assist in training staff and students.
• Ability to effectively plan and coordinate education activities for individuals and groups

Generous remuneration package value up to $19,389 p.m.comprising:

• Salary range of $4822.20 to $5591.00 p.f. (L4 ­– L9)
• Annual leave with 17.5% loading
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation.

Other employment benefits may include: professional development, , shift and locality allowances, employee wellness and assistance programs, and access to corporate discounts.

Requirements

• Degree Qualifications from a recognised tertiary institution and hold Current Registration as a medical practitioner or eligible for Current Registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Proof of qualification and registration or membership (if applicable) with the appropriate registration authority or association.
• This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.
• Probation period may apply.
• Pre-employment checks will be conducted.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.

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