Specialist Consultant

Locum cover is required for:

• 3 October - 28 November 2022
• 5 - 12 December 2022
• 19 December 2022 - 16 January 2023

Position Details:

• FRACGP / FACRRM

Benefits:

• Travel and accommodation is included.

This is a small rural hospital in Queensland (QLD) comprises 14 acute inpatient beds and 2 respite/palliative care beds.
 
There are multiple services including:

• Primary Health
• Emergency and community health services

There are visiting specialist services to include:

• Royal Flying Doctor Service (Child Health)
• Psychiatrist,
• Respiratory Physician
• Paediatrician
• Obstetrician
• Dietician
• Podiatrist
• Physiotherapist
• Oral Health
• Pharmacy
• Mental Health
• Aged Care Assessment and Palliative Care Services
• Mobile Women's Health Clinic

Location Information

Cairns is a 1.5-hour flight from the hospital, and to drive it would take 8.5 hours.

There are all the usual amenities you'd expect from a town of this size (1,500 residents).

Activities and features within the region include:

• Sport centre
• Golf
• Bowling
• Shooting