Description

Location:

Department of Medicine

Mackay Hospital and Health Service

The Mackay Base Hospital has an opportunity for a Staff Specialist/Snr Staff Specialist Gastroenterologist to join their Medicine Department on Permanent Part-time basis (60 hrs p.f.)

Remuneration:

Refer to Role Description

Key responsibilities

Provide comprehensive specialist gastroenterology services including:

• Assessment and management of acute gastrointestinal diseases
• Investigation and management of liver disease
• Inpatient consultation services
• Outpatient gastroenterology clinics
• Review of emergency referrals
• Develop management plans 

Provide diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy services including:

• Gastroscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Polypectomy
• Haemostasis procedures
• Dilatation procedures
• PEG insertion (where credentialed)
• Foreign body retrieval
• Capsule endoscopy
• Ensuring appropriate consent and patient safety

Clinical Services

• Acute inpatient gastroenterology consultations
• General gastroenterology outpatient clinics
• Liver disease clinics
• Inflammatory bowel disease clinics
• Endoscopy lists
• Emergency endoscopy

Desirable

• ERCP credentialing
• Capsule endoscopy experience
• Inflammatory bowel disease expertise
• Hepatology experience

Refer to Role Description for more detail

Enquiries:  Dr Thiha Kyaw  (07) 4885 7952

Job Ad Reference:  MK694594

Application Details:  https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MK694594

Closing Date:  22 November 2026