About Us
Children's Health Queensland is a specialist statewide hospital and health service dedicated to caring for children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
We are committed to collaborating with all of our healthcare partners, most importantly families, to ensure we consistently deliver safe, high-quality patient and family-centred care.
A recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, education and research, Children's Health Queensland delivers a full range of clinical services, tertiary level care and health promotion programs.
We provide an integrated network of services through:
The Queensland Children's Hospital
The Child and Youth Community Health Service
The Child and Youth Mental Health Service
Statewide services and programs, including specialist outreach and telehealth services
Partnerships with other hospital and health services and non-government organisations
Children's Health Queensland provides services from key locations in the Brisbane metropolitan area and works with the 15 other hospital and health services as well as NGOs and charity partners in Queensland to deliver an integrated network of healthcare services and support across the state.
Your Opportunity:
The Queensland Children's Gender Service (QCGS) sits within the integrated Child & Youth Mental Health Service providing specialist outpatient care at Queensland Children's Hospital and statewide through telehealth and local partnerships.
The aim of the QCGS is to improve the health, wellbeing and function of Queensland children diverse in gender identity through affirmative, family focused, interdisciplinary assessment and specialist care.
The Queensland Children's Gender Service External Clinical Service Evaluation report was released on 19 July 2024; Queensland Children's Gender Service (health.qld.gov.au).
CHQ HHS is seeking a suitably qualified Sexual Health Physician to provide clinical leadership to assist in the implementation of recommendations of this Service Evaluation.
This position of Staff Sexual Health Physician will provide up to 0.3 FTE permanent specialist support to the QCGS and broader networked model of gender services across Queensland, thereby making a substantial contribution to the development of a culture of medical education and safe, effective, patient centred clinical practice.
What CHQ HHS can offer
Apart from contributing to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, you will also benefit from a competitive remuneration package and a working environment which embraces professional development, builds capabilities, and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing.
Additional benefits include:
12.75% employer superannuation contribution
17.5% annual leave loading
Salary packaging
Employee Assistance Program
Work/life balance, variety and flexibility
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.
Some roles within Queensland Health are designated as 'Vaccination Preventable Disease (VPD) risk roles'.
A VPD risk role is a role in which the incumbent may be exposed to the risk of acquisition and/or transmission of a VPD.
Please refer to the attached Role Description for more information and what requirements may exist.