Choose Central Queensland Health

If you’re looking for a rewarding medical career where your skills make a greater difference, we’re ready to welcome you to our team.

We offer training and development in most medical and surgical specialities across our public hospitals and multipurpose health services, as well as the opportunity to work on clinical trials and new research.

We’ll support you to work across multiple fields, shape new services and grow your career in ways only possible in a regional health service.

Current job vacancies

  • Workplace benefits

    We offer attractive pay and conditions, flexible work arrangements and opportunities to develop your skills and career.

  • Explore Central Queensland

    Whether you make the move for your career or lifestyle, Central Queensland is the perfect place to live, work, and play.

Our medical roles

  • Rural generalist practitioners
  • Specialist general practitioners
  • Registrars (accredited) and principal house officers (nonaccredited) trainees
  • Staff specialists
  • Resident medical officer roles (house officers)
  • Interns
  • Clinical directors
  • Executive level leaders

Find out more about medical roles on the Queensland Health website.

Career pathways

  • Regional Medical Pathway

    We're nurturing and inspiring the next generation of doctors.

  • Student clinical placements

    We're providing hands-on experience and mentorship to equip the future of healthcare in our region.

  • Medical interns

    We're seeking the best and brightest to help us shape the future of healthcare in Central Queensland.

  • RMO and registrars

    We'll provide the learning, development and support you need to create a rewarding career and life with us.

Rural generalist careers

As a rural generalist with Central Queensland Health, you’ll:

  • work to the top of your scope across anaesthetics, emergency medicine, palliative care, obstetrics and gynaecology, and surgery
  • have access to Advanced Skills Training in high demand specialties like anaesthetics
  • learn from leaders, with several of Queensland’s most recognised rural generalists having trained or practised here
  • drive innovation through new models of care that reduce travel for patients and bring services closer to home.

Read more about the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway on the Queensland Health Careers website.

International applicants

You don’t have to be an Australian citizen or permanent resident to apply for a position.

Find out more about applying with us.

Workplace based assessment program

If you’re an international medical graduate, you may be able to access the workplace based assessment (WBA) program.

You can submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the WBA program after you have worked with us for a certain amount of time. We’ll tell you how long this needs to be when you start the EOI process.

If you’re accepted, and successfully complete the WBA program, you’ll get your Australian Medical Council (AMC) Certificate. You won’t need to sit the AMC Clinical Exam.

Read more about workplace based assessments on the Australian Medical Council website.

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Last updated: December 2025

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