About your new employer:
Clinical Excellence
The Townsville Hospital and Health Service (HHS) organisation offers a diverse and dynamic healthcare environment, providing access to cutting-edge medical practices, advanced research, and specialised clinical expertise. As a leading tertiary and referral service, we foster continuous professional development, allowing staff to work on complex cases, engage with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to innovative healthcare solutions.
Supportive Workplace Culture and Regional Advantage
A strong community-driven culture makes our organisation an attractive workplace, fostering collaboration, inclusion, and professional support. We balance metro-level healthcare opportunities with a regional feel, offering short commutes, access to rural and urban facilities, and a close-knit professional network. Employees experience a unique blend of career growth and lifestyle flexibility without the hustle of larger cities.
Work/Life Balance and Lifestyle Benefits
Charters Towers is located on the Flinders Highway, 136 kilometres west of Townsville, on the country of the Gudjal people. The geography is volcanic basalt mountains separating black soil plains. Aside from camping opportunities, the nearby Burdekin River provides the town with water. Charters Towers Shire population is approximately 12,000 and the township is a regional centre for mining, beef and education, specifically boarding schools catering for remote rural families.
Townsville HHS prioritises employee wellbeing, offering flexible work arrangements, stable job security, and a family-friendly environment. Staff benefit from regional opportunities while maintaining modern healthcare advantages.
Competitive salary and benefits:
We offer attractive remuneration packages and generous leave entitlements.
Salary range: $187,569 to $274,678 p.a. (L13 - L27)
4 to 6 weeks annual leave with 14%-17.5% loading
12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
Plus Salary Sacrificing options may be available
About your opportunity:
The role Senior Medical Officer (SMO) involves provision of emergency and inpatient medical services for Charters Towers Hospital: in-patient (acute and long-stay), outpatient and emergency. SMOs also undertake non-clinical duties include quality improvement and patient safety related activities, mandatory training completion, continued professional development, supervision requirements for junior doctors, teaching and research.
In addition to the key responsibilities listed below, the role of the SMO is to provide such services as may be reasonably directed by the Medical Director, Service Group Director and Chief Medical Officer to all facilities within Rural Hospitals Service Group.
There are Permanent full-time and part-time opportunities, and fixed term temporary full-time and part-time opportunities up to two years, hours negotiable.
Requirements:
Mandatory qualifications and proof of registration (if applicable).
This is a Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) risk role.
Probation period may apply.
Pre-employment checks will be conducted.
Please refer to the Role Description for further details.
Apply now and be part of something extraordinary!
For a confidential discussion please contact: Dr Kiran Pujar on (07) 4787 0333 or Dr Helen Fraser on (07) 4433 5378.
Apply ONLINE: https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs//QLD-TV685237
Applications close: Wednesday, 8 July 2026.
Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Please download the Role Description from the 'Documents' section below for application/interview preparation and future reference.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
