Neurosurgeon
Core
Provide high-quality neurosurgical care across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and on-call settings in a high-acuity tertiary referral center serving a vast geographic catchment including Indigenous communities.
Role type
Senior IC neurosurgeon (clinical leadership & service development)
Builds
Neurosurgical services for complex pathology, trauma, and urgent surgical presentations
Domain
Healthcare (Neurosurgery) in Northern Australia
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Neurosurgery specialist registration, contemporary neurosurgical experience, inpatient/ward management, emergency/on-call rostering, clinical mentorship, service development
Preferred skills
Interest in improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, experience in culturally diverse settings
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide specialist neurosurgical assessment, treatment, and perioperative care; Manage inpatient flow, ward rounds, and outpatient clinics; Participate in emergency and after-hours neurosurgical care; Provide expert advice to colleagues and referring clinicians; Contribute to education, peer review, mentoring, and departmental development
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership scope