Senior Medical Officer – 
Badu Island

Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service

Salary Information (L13–L27): 
Total remuneration value between $412,897 to $605,457; employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%).

Escape the ordinary – discover a role where meaningful medicine meets island calm!

Working on Badu means practicing medicine with purpose. You will have the rare opportunity to combine purposeful rural healthcare with the relaxed lifestyle of a tropical island. You'll be part of a small, highly valued health team delivering quality and culturally appropriate services, supported by excellent professional development, generous benefits, and the chance to live immersed in extraordinary landscapes and Torres Strait culture.

Your expertise, skills and dedication play a crucial role in providing quality care and ensuring positive outcomes for patients across the Torres and Cape. You'll manage a broad spectrum of presentations typical of remote tropical environments – from infectious diseases to complex chronic conditions – all within a culturally rich context. This role requires clinical independence, adaptability and cultural awareness, offering hands on, high responsibility experience rarely found in metropolitan settings.

Enquiries:
Dr Jennifer Wharton – 0477 508 295

Job Ad Reference:
QLD/TC673590

More information and apply:
https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-TC673590

Closing date:
30 September 2026





















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