Description

Location:  Sarina Hospital, Division of Public Health & Rural Services, Mackay Hospital and Health Service

The Sarina Hospital, Mackay HHS has an opportunity for a GP/RG Medical Lead to join their team on a Permanent Full-Time /Part-Time basis.

Mackay Hospital and Health Service is a vibrant regional centre in tropical North Queensland, servicing a population of over 180,000. The Mackay Isaac Whitsunday Region has a thriving economy that includes a diverse range of tourism, agriculture, industry, mining, education and health industries.

Sarina Hospital is located within the township of Sarina, 30 minutes-drive south of Mackay and services the wider community that extends east to coastal hamlets, south to St Lawrence and west into the hinterland.

Sarina Hospital provides admitted and non-admitted services, with Inpatients, 24-hour Emergency Department, Outpatients Clinics and Community Services. The facility is newly built and fully utilises electronic medical records. Inpatient care is a mixture of acute and non-acute patients, and the emergency department has varied presentations. The medical team is made up of other Senior Medical Officers and PGY2 or PGY3 Residents.  Sarina Hospital is accredited with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine for core generalist training.

Our staff are passionate about community engagement and delivering outstanding healthcare services to the communities throughout our diverse region. Our Vision is to deliver Queensland’s Best Rural and Regional Health Care, and our Purpose is to deliver outstanding health care services to our communities through our people and partners.

The MHHS values its people, respecting and embracing diversity and a balance between work and life commitments. People of all ages, abilities, gender and ethnicity are encouraged to apply for positions.

Your opportunity

To provide high quality clinical services and medical leadership, joining an existing team of senior medical officers and junior doctors.

This role offers the opportunity to practice broad rural medicine within a well-connected service, supporting continuity of care across both Sarina and the wider Mackay HHS network.

Your role

• To ensure a high quality of clinical practice at Sarina Hospital through active involvement in Morbidity and Mortality review, Clinical Governance meetings, meet Discharge summary KPI’s, other clinical indicators.
• Participation in peer review, clinical audits, the use of standard treatment protocols and guidelines, and electronic information systems.
• Develop and maintain effective communication with internal and external stakeholders in the health service delivery at Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

How to apply

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against diseases as listed on the role description. 

For full details of this role and how to apply, please refer to the Role Description MK683994.

Enquiries:  Mr Paolo LaPenna, (07) 4943 8777

Job Ad Reference:  MK683994

Application Details:  https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MK683994

Closing Date:  28 June 2026