Palliative Care Specialist | Northern QLD
- Wavelength Medical Recruitment
- Whitsundays QLD, Australia
- Aug 18, 2026
Job Description
Lead and inspire as a Palliative Care Specialist in beautiful Queensland!
- Leadership role with a significant impact
- Attractive remuneration package
- Ideal tropical location
The Position
This role requires you to provide specialist palliative care services within the health service, working as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive patient care. In collaboration with another palliative care physician, you will oversee the management of palliative care patients in both inpatient and community settings. Your team will include a registrar trainee, nurses, and allied health professionals. Demonstrate professional leadership in this specialist medical area, providing training, education, and supervision to medical students, junior medical staff, and other healthcare providers.
The Hospital
This is a 236-bed regional hospital serving 10 rural hospitals and health facilities and is undergoing a $250 million redevelopment, adding 112 inpatient beds and expanding outpatient and support services. Clinicians benefit from a diverse clinical case mix, including general medicine, paediatrics, surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics & gynaecology, and mental health. These services are well integrated with active emergency, anaesthetic, and intensive care departments, supported by a range of allied health services.
The location
This vibrant regional city in tropical North Queensland boasts a diverse economy spanning tourism, agriculture, mining, education, and health. Offering a relaxed coastal lifestyle, just an hour's flight from Brisbane and close to the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef. Enjoy beautiful beaches, a tropical climate, excellent schools, and a range of sporting clubs and facilities.
Essential criteria
• Mandatory possession of an approved medicine degree from a registered tertiary institution
• General and Specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory authority (Medical Board of Australia)
• Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) with specialised skills, knowledge and clinical competence in the area of palliative care are mandatory and should hold an FRACP in Palliative Medicine or FAChPM.
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Wavelength International's History
Dr. John Bethell and Claire Ponsford established Wavelength International with a profound vision—to forge a medical recruitment company committed to the well-being of its staff. Their belief was that a team that genuinely cares about their work would extend the same care to doctors and healthcare employers they serve.
Fast forward nearly a quarter of a century, and Wavelength stands as an acclaimed and pioneering medical recruitment agency. It has flourished into a team of over 90 dedicated professionals, unwavering in their commitment to the same principles and enthusiasm that ignited their journey.
Our Purpose
We firmly believe that the healthcare system can offer more to its patients when those who work within it are content, healthy, and in roles that truly suit them. At Wavelength, we empower extraordinary individuals to script their own narratives, guiding doctors towards the lives and careers they desire.
What We Do
No matter where you are or where you aspire to go, we're here to accompany you every step of the way. We build connections by recognizing the unique qualities of every candidate and client.
Each year, we unite more than 3,500 doctors with positions that align with their aspirations and lifestyles. Every role we fill contributes to a doctor's successful career and fortifies the overall healthcare system.
We're All-Encompassing
Our reach has expanded. Following our acquisition in 2019 of the esteemed executive recruitment agency, the Ccentric Group, we now offer support to top managers, administrators, and academics within the healthcare sector.
Our comprehensive knowledge of the field equips us to better serve all regions across Australia and New Zealand, including rural and remote communities, as well as those facing resource shortages or distinct needs.
Our Achievements
We take pride in the positive impact we've made in the lives of our doctors and the communities they serve. We witness firsthand the difference our services make in filling crucial gaps in medical care.