Mackay Hospital and Health Service is dedicated to delivering quality health care across the Mackay, Isaac, and Whitsunday regions.

Join our growing Health Service and be part of a culture built on collaboration, trust, respect, and teamwork.

Whether you’re working in regional, rural, or remote settings, we offer unique opportunities and experiences you won’t find in a metropolitan hospital.

Role details

The Research Support Unit at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Service Improvement Fellow to join their team on a temporary basis.

For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

The position will provide supervision, training, education, mentoring and assistance to MHHS employees and to research students for research activities and service improvement projects, to build research capacity and capability. This position will support the development of research questions and proposals, developing grant funding applications, ethics applications, data collection and cleaning, statistical analysis and academic writing.

About the Team

Mackay Institute of Research and Innovation (MIRI) is an emerging health service-led translational research and innovation centre; a collaboration between Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS). The core functions of the Institute are:

• leading cutting edge translational research and innovation
• implementing evidence-based practice into patient care
• implementing innovations that improve productivity and safety
• supporting clinicians to undertake in research in areas of strategic interest
• leading the Tropical North in Occupational Health and Safety Research
• supporting the development of the Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service ( https://www.mackay.health.qld.gov.au/ ) has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport