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Senior Medical Officer - Joyce Palmer Health Service Palm Island, QLD

Queensland Health (all 16 HHSs)

$192k–$282k a year, annualised · Closes 7 Dec 2026

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Pay
$192k–$282k p.a.$7,369.20–$10,791.60 per fortnight on the listing; annualisedpart-time: usually the full-time rate, paid pro rataclassification L13-L27Queensland Medical Officers agreement (MOCA7), implied by the classification
Closes
7 Dec 2026Add closing date to calendar
Employment
Full- or part-timelisted as “Permanent,Temporary, Flexible-full-time,Flexible-part-time,Full-time,Part-time”
Ends
28 Mar 2028in the ad: “fixed term temporary full-time or part-time role, up to 28/03/2028”
On-call
Yesin the ad: “Participate in an on-call roster.”
Grade
Staff Specialist / Consultant
Qualifications
Medical registration · GP college (RACGP or ACRRM)named in the ad, read 26 Oct 2026; a name is not always a requirement
Where
Palm Island, QLDabout 1,170 km north-west of Brisbane (straight line) · on the mapBoth current jobs in Palm Island
Remoteness
MM 7, very remote communityModified Monash Model 2023, Department of Health (CC BY), for Palm Island; incentives depend on the exact address
Employer
Queensland Health (all 16 HHSs)All 72 current jobs at Queensland Health (all 16 HHSs)

Not given on the board's listing: specialty. The advertisement may say.

Package, in the ad

Allowances
Attraction allowance
The ad's words: Allowances

“Regional and rural attraction allowance (5% base salary)”, in the ad, read 26 Oct 2026

Study leave / CME
Education allowance
The ad's words: Study leave / CME

“Professional development allowance of $21,500 p.a. + 3.6 weeks p.a. leave”, in the ad, read 26 Oct 2026

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About this listing

Posted
26 Oct 2026
Last checked
26 Oct 2026still on Queensland Health's board
Why it's listed
The ad requires medical registration (read 26 Oct 2026)the advertisement names: Medical Board of Australia · registration as a medical practitioner · GP college (RACGP or ACRRM)
Reference
QLD/TV695541quote it if you contact them

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