Staff Specialist (Kidney and Transplant Services)

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly work environment

Salary and remuneration packages

Salary packaging

Professional development allowances

Study and research assistance

Corporate discounts

Employee wellness programs

Job summary

Queensland Government in Brisbane seeks a specialist in Kidney Medicine to provide comprehensive kidney and transplant clinical care. You will lead patient care, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to teaching and research within the Metro South Health system.

The role requires MBBS/MD, FRACP or equivalent, and a higher research degree, with eligibility for specialist registration. Join PAH’s expanding services and advance patient outcomes in a dynamic academic health

Qualifications

• MBBS, MD, or equivalent registrable with the Medical Board of Australia.
• FRACP or equivalent accepted by the RACP, with specialist registration (or eligibility) as a Kidney Medicine specialist.
• A higher research degree (e.g. PhD).

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist kidney and transplant clinical care to patients and assume overall responsibility for patient care.
• Liaise and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective team functioning and positive patient outcomes.
• Contribute to Metro South Health's clinical, teaching, and research objectives.

Skills

Kidney care

Transplant care

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Patient-centred care

Education

MBBS/MD or equivalent

FRACP or equivalent

PhD or other research degree

Job description

Your new role:This role provides specialist kidney and transplant clinical care to patients and assumes overall responsibility for patient care. Services provided cover the entire spectrum of level 6 kidney service care including comprehensive acute and chronic kidney disease diagnosis and treatment, blood pressure, electrolyte and mineral management, interventional nephrology, facility haemodialysis, home haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, conservative kidney management and kidney transplantation.About you:MBBS, MD, or equivalent registrable with the Medical Board of Australia. FRACP or equivalent accepted by the RACP, with specialist registration (or eligibility) as a specialist in Kidney Medicine with the Medical Board of Australia. A higher research degree (e.g. PhD). This role provides high-quality, patient-centred specialist care within Kidney and Transplant Service contributing to the achievement of Metro South Health's clinical, teaching, and research objectives. Liaise and collaborate with other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective team functioning, positive patient outcomes and the achievement of departmental objectives.Check out our quick tips and application essentials!What we can offer you:We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your roleYou'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.About us:Princess Alexandra Hospital:The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are better together.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.