Description

Besides the excellent work opportunities, Cairns offers a unique lifestyle suitable to a wide variety of interests. Cairns is in the heart of the tropical north and is the primary gateway to northern Australia. Cairns is an ideal base to explore the wider region with front door access to the Great Barrier Reef, rainforests and outback locations.  

What we offer;

• Fulltime Base salary up to $266 677 p.a. (L25 – L27) or $244 313 p.a. (L18 – L24)
• Professional development allowance
• Motor vehicle allowance
• General attraction and retention allowance
• Regional and rural attraction allowance
• Locality allowance
• Professional development leave 

 As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to: 

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs 

Purpose of the role 

We are looking for Specialist Psychiatrists to facilitate the delivery of high quality mental health care to patients of the Cairns and Hinterland Mental Health and Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Service (MHAODS), includes Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service. 

 You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland 

Enquiries:    Dr Sreeja Venugopal   

Job Ad Reference :    CAH661856 

Application Details:    https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-CAH661856

Closing Date:    22nd December 2025