The Townsville University Hospital is Australia’s northernmost tertiary facility. We are a mixed ED caring for 85,000 presentations per annum with a 30% admission rate. Paediatric patients account for 20-25% of ED presentations, and we have a newly opened 12-bed paediatric ED space. We are the primary referral centre for North Queensland and beyond.

We are accredited for 24 months ED time as a major referral centre. We can offer external rotations in Adult ICU, Paediatric ICU, Anaesthetics, and Hyperbaric Medicine. ACEM accredited special skills rotations include Remote and Indigenous Health (at Palm Island Hospital) and Ultrasound. Other non-ED terms can be organised if desired. Townsville ED also has strong links with LifeFlight Retrieval Medicine.

We have dedicated primary and fellowship teaching programs, with high recent success rates.

We offer a mentoring program and flexible rostering to accommodate full time and part time employees with commitments outside of work and have great access to leave.

Relocation packages are available.

Townsville is a large regional centre in tropical North Queensland, with a population of approximately 180,000. We enjoy 300 days of sunshine per year, with average July temperatures of 25 degrees. Trust us, winter here is amazing. Townsville is a cosmopolitan centre with a wide variety of restaurants, cultural activities and sporting teams in national competitions. Magnetic Island is only a 20minute ferry ride away, and the Whitsundays, Great Barrier Reef, tropical beaches and rainforests are all within close travel distance. Townsville is a family-friendly city with a variety of outdoor activities and excellent public and private schooling options. James Cook University and School of Medicine are adjacent to the hospital. There are direct flights to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne from the Townsville Airport with excellent links to other centres.