Job Description

Enjoy the Far North lifestyle while working with Older Persons, Sub Acute Rehabilitation (OPSAR) as Senior Staff Specialist or Staff Specialist Palliative Care Physician. As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive base salary up to $282,912 per annum full time (L18 – L27).

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Duties/Abilities

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Besides the excellent work opportunities, Cairns offers a unique lifestyle suitable to a wide variety of interests. In the heart of the tropical north Cairns is the primary gateway to northern Australia. An ideal base to explore the wider region with front door access to the Excellent Barrier Reef, rainforests and outback locations.

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As a Staff Specialist Palliative Care Physician,



you will be a valued and passionate team member. You will assist in the provision of an effective, efficient and equitable Palliative Care service providing expert medical leadership that encourages innovation, patient and multidisciplinary team participation in treatment and care with the aim of achieving demonstrable improvement in service outcomes.

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Further your experience by joining our dedicated team at Cairns Hospital.

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Enquiries

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Dr Sophia Lam - 07 4226 2040

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Job Ad Reference

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CAH691820

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Closing Date

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18th September 2026

📌 Senior Staff Specialist or Staff Specialist Palliative Care Physician Integrated Medicine, Emergency (Cairns Regional)
🏢 The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
📍 Cairns Regional