I’m currently working on several high-quality roles across regional and coastal Queensland, including opportunities in:
Opportunities include:
- Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon – Arthroplasty & Sports Knee
- Senior Specialist / Specialist Orthopaedics – Coastal Queensland
- Director of Orthopaedics – University Hospital, Queensland
Opportunities include:
- Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon – Arthroplasty & Sports Knee
- Senior Specialist / Specialist Orthopaedics – Coastal Queensland
- Director of Orthopaedics – University Hospital, Queensland
Total remuneration value of up to $550,085 p.a.
This opportunity would suit an Orthopaedic Surgeon with fellowship training or strong experience in Arthroplasty and Sports Knee Surgery who is looking to combine a high-quality clinical practice with an exceptional lifestyle.
Join a friendly and cohesive team of subspecialists committed to clinical excellence, collaboration, and long-term professional support. This is a rare opportunity to develop and deliver a specialist elective and trauma knee service, including both primary and revision arthroplasty, within a well-established regional referral centre.
Why This Role Stands Out
- Excellent remuneration package with regional incentives
- Supportive team culture with genuine work-life balance
- More than 300 days of sunshine each year
- Affordable housing and excellent schooling options
- Easy access to hiking, fishing, camping, boating, beaches, and the Great Barrier Reef
- Direct flights to Brisbane in just over an hour
- Opportunities for teaching, research, and service development
- Potential private practice arrangements
Beyond the operating theatre, you’ll be joining a workplace culture that genuinely values collegiality, flexibility, and long-term career satisfaction. The department prioritises clinical excellence while actively supporting education, research, innovation, and professional development.
The Hospital
The hospital is a major regional referral centre providing a broad range of specialist services supported by modern facilities and strong multidisciplinary teams.
The Orthopaedic Department includes subspecialist consultants across:
- Arthroplasty
- Sports Knee Surgery
- Shoulder Surgery
- Spine Surgery
- Hand Surgery
- Foot & Ankle Surgery
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:
- Develop and expand a specialist elective and trauma knee practice
- Perform primary and revision arthroplasty procedures
- Undertake sports knee surgery
- Participate in trauma operating and fracture clinics
- Contribute to outreach services
- Teach registrars, trainees, and medical students
- Participate in research, audit, and service improvement initiatives
- Professional Development Leave and Allowance
- Salary packaging benefits
- On-call and overtime allowances
- Flexible or less-than-full-time arrangements may be considered
Candidates should hold:
- FRACS (Orthopaedic Surgery) or an equivalent recognised specialist qualification
- Fellowship training or significant experience in Knee Arthroplasty and/or Sports Knee Surgery
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Senior Specialist / Specialist - Orthopaedics
Coastal Queensland
Whether you are relocating with family, seeking a sea change, or looking to combine meaningful clinical work with a better lifestyle, this Coastal opportunity offers an exceptional opportunity to do both.
An exceptional opportunity is now available for an experienced Orthopaedic Surgeon to join a progressive regional service within Queensland Health
This appointment offers the chance to combine high-quality public hospital practice with strong leadership involvement, teaching opportunities, and the potential to establish or expand private practice in one of Queensland’s most desirable coastal regions. This is a senior role suited to a consultant seeking clinical variety, autonomy, and long-term career growth within a supportive multidisciplinary environment.
Lifestyle Benefits
- Coastal living without capital-city congestion
- Significantly more affordable housing than Brisbane, Sydney, or Melbourne
- Excellent schools, family amenities, and growing infrastructure
- Direct flights and less than four hours’ drive to Brisbane
- Gateway to outdoor adventure, whale watching, fishing, boating, and national parks
- Strong sense of community with a welcoming regional culture
- Ideal for families, lifestyle-focused professionals, and those seeking genuine work-life balance
- A vibrant marina precinct with cafés, restaurants, and waterfront dining
- Extensive walking and cycling paths along the esplanade
- Easy access to beaches, water sports, and weekend getaways
- Mild subtropical weather year-round
You will play a key role in delivering comprehensive orthopaedic services across the Fraser Coast region, including trauma and elective surgery, while contributing to departmental leadership, service development, education, and clinical governance.
The successful candidate will:
- Deliver high-quality orthopaedic care across inpatient, outpatient, and operative settings
- Participate in on-call and trauma services
- Supervise and mentor junior medical staff and registrars
- Contribute to teaching, audit, research, and quality improvement activities
- Assist with departmental leadership and service planning
- Support outreach orthopaedic services within the health service
- Total remuneration package up to approximately AUD $550,000
The successful candidate may also have the opportunity to establish private practice locally, with support including:
- Access to private hospital sessional rooms
- Assistance with credentialling and setup
- Administrative support
- Introduction to local referral networks and clinicians
- Mild subtropical weather year-round
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Director of Orthopaedics
University Hospital | Queensland
Attractive salary package $550k PLUS
MUST Hold Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
An outstanding leadership opportunity is now available for an experienced Orthopaedic Surgeon to join a University Hospital as Director of Orthopaedics within the Surgical Service Group.
Lifestyle and Work-Life Balance
It offers a unique blend of career opportunity and lifestyle. Enjoy a relaxed coastal environment with affordable living, short commutes, and year-round outdoor living.
This is a rare chance to lead a major tertiary orthopaedic service while enjoying the lifestyle advantages of tropical Queensland. The role combines clinical excellence, strategic leadership, teaching, and research within one of Queensland’s largest and most progressive regional health services.
Financially, It Makes Sense
- Lower housing costs compared with Brisbane, Sydney, or Melbourne
- Significant allowances and attractive salary packaging options
- Reduced commuting and daily living stress
- Opportunity to achieve strong earnings while maintaining lifestyle balance
As Director of Orthopaedics, you will provide high-quality clinical and non-clinical leadership across the service, supporting patient care, workforce development, research, education, and service innovation.
You will lead a multidisciplinary orthopaedic team within a large tertiary referral hospital environment and contribute to the future direction of orthopaedic services across the Hospital and Health Service.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering specialist orthopaedic clinical services
- Providing departmental leadership and operational oversight
- Supporting quality improvement, governance, and service planning
- Supervising and mentoring junior medical staff and trainees
- Contributing to research and academic activities
- Supporting education and training in partnership with James Cook University
Clinical Excellence
Hospital is a leading tertiary and referral centre providing exposure to complex and diverse orthopaedic presentations. The service offers access to advanced clinical practice, multidisciplinary collaboration, and ongoing professional development.
Career Growth and Leadership
Townsville HHS supports career progression through structured leadership pathways, education programs, academic partnerships, and research opportunities. This role offers the ability to shape a growing service while mentoring the next generation of clinicians.
Financially, It Makes Sense
- Lower housing costs compared with Brisbane, Sydney, or Melbourne
- Significant allowances and attractive salary packaging options
- Reduced commuting and daily living stress
- Opportunity to achieve strong earnings while maintaining lifestyle balance
- Attractive salary package
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
- 4 to 6 weeks annual leave plus 14%–17.5% leave loading
- Flexible working arrangements
- Salary sacrificing options
- Stable long-term career opportunity within Queensland Health
- Fishing, sailing, hiking, diving, and island access on your doorstep
- Stunning tropical coastline and outdoor lifestyle
- Family-friendly communities and excellent local amenities
- Direct access to both urban and regional facilities
- A pace of life that genuinely supports wellbeing and sustainability
To apply, please send your Resume and Cover Letter to nickiw@ccjobs.com.au.
For a confidential discussion about any of these opportunities, please contact:
Nicki Wade
Senior Medical Recruitment Consultant
Ph: +61401010048
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickiwade/
