Specialist Consultant

Senior Staff Specialist / Staff Specialist – Anaesthetics

Location: Bundaberg, Wide Bay region, Queensland

Employment Type: Permanent | Full-time (80 hrs p.f.) or Part-time (hours negotiable)

Salary: Total remuneration package $432,347- $549,694 p.a.

International candidates can be considered.

About the Role

This permanent role is ideal for a Senior Staff Specialist or Staff Specialist Anaesthetist seeking a varied scope of practice in a regional referral setting. The position delivers comprehensive anaesthetic services across peri‑operative care, pre‑admission clinics, emergency and procedural work, with participation in on‑call and weekend rosters.

You will join a supportive, collaborative anaesthetics team, contributing to supervision and teaching of registrars and junior doctors, along with involvement in quality improvement and service development activities. Private practice opportunities may be available alongside the public appointment, with support for credentialling and referral pathway development.

Why Bundaberg?

Bundaberg offers an outstanding work–life balance in a relaxed coastal regional centre. Enjoy affordable housing, a lower cost of living, and easy access to beaches, national parks and the Southern Great Barrier Reef. With excellent schools, sporting facilities and a welcoming community, Bundaberg is ideal for clinicians seeking both professional satisfaction and lifestyle flexibility.

Looking for a great work/life balance? Look no further. 

This hospital is an acute care facility with around 200 beds, including 5 intensive care beds. It’s part of one of the top-performing health and hospital services in the state. Services include gastroenterology, genetics, respiratory (including paediatric respiratory) and urology. There’s also a nursery for Level 2 special care of neonates. 

Get an enviable coastal lifestyle without compromising your career. There’s easy access to diving at one of the most stunning reefs in the Great Barrier Reef. See turtles hatching (November – March) or simply relax with a book on a beautiful sandy beach.