Job Description
Staff Specialist/Senior Staff Specialist Voluntary Assisted Dying n
The Department of Medicine at the Mackay Base Hospital are seeking a Staff Specialist/Snr Staff Specialist / GPwSi - Voluntary Assisted Dying to join their team on a Permanent Part-Time basis (16 hrs p/f.n).
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Live, work and play in majestic Mackay. Join an expanding Health Service with a culture of collaboration, trust, respect and teamwork.
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About the Mackay Hospital and Health Service
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Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) is a contemporary organisation providing extensive health services across six hospitals, two multi-purpose health services and four community health centres to a population of around 185,000 people.
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We are a team of more than 3,500 dedicated staff providing support to the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions; stretching from Bowen and the Whitsundays in the north to St Lawrence in the south, and west to Clermont. Our region is about the size of Ireland, with a mix of regional and rural areas, covering an area of approximately 90,****km.
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Mackay HHS provides a working environment that embraces professional development, builds capabilities, provides roles with variety and flexibility, supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing and encourages work life balance.
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We are located in a vibrant regional area of tropical north Queensland which offers all the benefits of coast and country living, allowing you to pursue a wide range of interests and lifestyles in a secure, family-friendly and culturally diverse environment. Our climate is ideal for outdoor living with beautiful beaches, subtropical rainforest and vast open spaces. There is a good choice of quality schools, wide range of sporting clubs and excellent community facilities.
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You can enjoy cafes, restaurants and bars, festivals, art galleries and interesting communities,



making this a great place for those looking to escape busy metro cities and try life at a different pace. Our thriving economy is supported by a diverse range of tourism, agriculture, mining, education and health industries.
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Your opportunity
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From 1 January **** in Queensland, eligible people diagnosed with a life-limiting condition, who are suffering intolerably and dying, have an additional end-of-life choice allowing them to choose the timing and circumstances of their death.
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The Medical Practitioner will play an essential role to this service at MHHS. The MHHS VAD Support Service team will be responsible for the provision of person-centred, compassionate care, facilitating the delivery of an equitable and responsive service to persons on the VAD pathway. This role will suit any Specialist with an interest in End-of-Life Care, but may particularly suit those with a General Practitioner, Oncology, Hematology, Neurology, or General Medicine background.
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Your role
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This position will provide high quality support to practitioners; patients and their families with education, coordination, reporting and debriefing in relation to VAD within Mackay Health community.
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Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary MHHS VAD Support Service team, you will:
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Ensure quality, safe, and compassionate care for all those involved with VAD
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Provide MHHS single point of contact for VAD related inquiries, processes, and support
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Deliver expert advice on issues relating to qualified and clinical practice, education, and research.
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The position may involve travel to various facilities within MHHS including home visits (where appropriate).
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See Role Description for Role-Specific Responsibilities
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Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) Requirements
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It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be and remain vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.
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📌 Staff Specialist/Senior Staff Specialist Voluntary Assisted Dying (North Mackay)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 North Mackay