Senior Medical Officer (Urgent Care / Minor Injury & Illness)

Your new role:

As a Senior Medical Officer, you will provide expert assessment, treatment and clinical leadership for patients presenting with urgent, non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses, with opportunities to:

• Deliver prompt assessment, treatment, clinical decision-making and disposition within the Minor Injury and Illness Clinic scope.
• Perform procedures including wound management and suturing, slit lamp examination, superficial foreign body removal, incision and drainage of abscesses, and management of uncomplicated fractures and minor injuries.
• Recognise patients requiring escalation, stabilisation and transfer to an Emergency Department or other appropriate service.
• Work collaboratively with Principal House Officers, Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Physiotherapy Practitioners, Registered Nurses and the broader multidisciplinary team.
• Provide clinical supervision, teaching and support to junior medical staff, students and other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to patient safety, quality improvement, research, innovation and a culture of continuous learning.

About you:

We are looking for a senior clinician who combines strong clinical expertise with collaborative leadership and a genuine commitment to patient-centred care, with:

• Specialist Medical Registration, or eligibility for specialist registration, with AHPRA in General Practice or Emergency Medicine.
• Extensive experience providing high-quality clinical care in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong urgent care or emergency medicine experience; experience caring for paediatric patients is highly regarded.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, clinical escalation and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, mentor and develop junior medical staff and other healthcare professionals.
• A commitment to continuing professional development, research, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.

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What we can offer you:

• Flexible career options with permanent part-time and temporary full-time or part-time opportunities available.
• Professional development opportunities through teaching, mentoring, research and quality improvement initiatives.
• Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements designed to support your career, personal and family commitments.
• A culture of innovation and continuous improvement, with opportunities to contribute to service development and new models of care.
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Logan Hospital:

Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.

We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.

Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.