Visiting Medical Officer (GP with Special Interest in Perinatal Mental Health)

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service – Cairns QLD

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services. Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

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

- Year-round tropical climate
- Direct access to the Great Barrier Reef
- Explore the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest
- Excellent fishing, diving, sailing, hiking and mountain biking
- Family-friendly city with excellent public and private schools
- Affordable lifestyle with short daily commutes

Cairns Airport offers multiple direct daily flights to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin and Perth,



making interstate travel simple for both work and family.

The Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Service is a public mental health service with a catchment area that extends from Tully in the south to the outermost Torres Strait Island in the north and westward to Croydon.

About your new role:

In your current role you will……

- Provide high quality, best practice within patient's homes and/or appropriate facilities to perinatal mental health patients.
- Initiate, encourage and participate in research, evaluation and evidence-based treatment and care aimed at achieving demonstrable improvements in patient care and service outcomes and that reflect contemporary medical practice.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, you will also have access to:

- Private practice arrangements
- Salary packaging
- Annual incremental increases
- Career training and development
- Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

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📌 Visiting Medical Officer (GP with Special Interest in Perinatal Mental Health) (Cairns Regional)
🏢 Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
📍 Cairns Regional