Staff Specialist Certified Maternal Fetal Medicine , Queensland 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, is expanding the established North Queensland tertiary Maternal Fetal Medicine Services, increasing our expert clinical support and management, and saving families from expensive and disruptive travel to Brisbane.
The Northern Queensland Maternal Fetal Medicine Service is the only service outside of south-east Queensland providing a comprehensive range of screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic services for women and families in public and private health sectors.
Job details Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Health - Medical
Classification L13-L27
Workplace Location Townsville region
Job ad reference QLD/TV534293
Closing date 14-Jan-2024
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Salary Other
Job duration Permanent full-time, 80 hours per fortnight
Contact person David Watson
Contact details 07 4433 3624
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The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland.
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About your opportunity:
Permanent full-time opportunity for a Staff Specialist.
Townsville University Hospital is expanding the established North Queensland tertiary Maternal Fetal Medicine Service (MFM), increasing our expert clinical support and management, and saving families from expensive and disruptive travel to Brisbane. The Townsville Maternal Fetal Medicine Service is one of the few regional MFM units in Australia and the only MFM Department outside south-east Queensland.
You are invited to experience this exciting opportunity as part of a significant expansion of fetal maternal medicine at North Queensland's largest tertiary hospital. Women and families will be able to access world-class care, closer to home, with the support of multi-disciplinary team including CMFM, sonography, midwifery, health worker and allied health specialist staff.
The Northern Queensland Maternal Fetal Medicine Service is the only service outside south-east Queensland providing a comprehensive range of screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic services to women and families in public and private healthcare sectors.
The MFM team works closely with Neonatal Intensive Care specialists in a large and extremely well supported level 6 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit providing newborn medical, surgical and transport care for North Queensland.
What's on offer:

• Remuneration package of up to $522,648 p.a. (+ other applicable allowances/benefits)
• Comprising salary range of $7827.20 - $9924.00 p.f. (L18-L27)
• Recreational leave loading
• Employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%)
• Attraction and retention incentive allowance
• Regional and rural attraction allowance
• Motor vehicle allowance
• Professional development assistance (allowances and leave), and
• Inaccessibility allowance (if applicable).

Level of appointment is dependent upon experience and advanced qualifications.
Requirements

• Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and registration of membership (if applicable) 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.
• Qualified as a medical practitioner, and as specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with the Medical Board of Australia and either qualifications as a Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) subspecialist with Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists or currently in training to obtain MFM subspecialty (MFM training fellow with RANZCOG).
• Appointment to this position requires Fellowship with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Certified copies of the required information must be provided to the appropiate supervisor/manager prior to commencement of clinical duties.
• Appointment to this position requires subspeciality qualification in MFM with Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists or a current approved training position with RANZCOG as MFM training fellow
• This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.
• Possession of class C drivers' licence.
• Travel by light aircraft may be required for both outreach and rarely to provide care in an emergency.
• Pre-employment checks will be conducted.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.
Interested..?
Contact: Dr David Watson on 07 4433 1474.
Apply ONLINE by: Sunday 14 January 2024.
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