Specialist Consultant - General Practice (GP) - 2300 per day

MedRecruit Limited; Bowen; On-site; AUD 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel covered

Accommodation provided

Job summary

MedRecruit Limited is seeking a Senior Medical Officer for locum cover in a 27-bed public hospital in Queensland. The role requires current AHPRA registration and provides 24/7 inpatient and emergency care coverage.

Locum placement available ASAP through 6 December 2026, with travel and accommodation included. Rates are inclusive of taxes and casual loading where applicable. Bowen-area hospital serves a coastal community with diverse services.

Qualifications

• Must have current AHPRA registration as a medical practitioner.
• Locum cover required ASAP through 6 December 2026.
• Public hospital setting with 27 beds and 24/7 inpatient and emergency care.

Responsibilities

• Provide SMO-level coverage for General Medical and Emergency Care.
• Collaborate with Allied Health and visiting services to ensure patient safety.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Job description

3mo ago , from Medrecruit AU - Specialist Consultants

Locum cover is required ASAP - 6 December 2026.

Locum cover is required ASAP - 6 December 2026.

Position Details:

• SMO

Benefits:

• Travel and accommodation is included.

Please note that all rates are inclusive of superannuation, taxes, and casual loading, where applicable.

Must have current AHPRA registration as a medical practitioner.

This is a 27-bed public hospital providing 24 hour inpatient and emergency care located on the north-east coast of Queensland (QLD).

Situated on a peninsula, with ocean on three sides, this town enjoys a diversified and prosperous economy based on agriculture, fishing, tourism, and mining.

There are multiple services including:

• General Medical
• Clinics
• Emergency Care
• Palliative Care
• Allied Health services
• Home and Community Care
• Visiting services

Location Information

The hospital is located half way between Townsville and Mackay, and 1130 km by road from the state capital, Brisbane.

For those who are driving please note that the town is a 7 hour drive North of Rockhampton and South of Cairns.

Activities and features:

• Beaches
• Museum
• Courthouse
• Lookout
• National Park
• Golf
• Cinema