Career options

>> Dr Manjit Pawar, Clinical Director, Medicine:

It was the best combination of work and life that I could have found anywhere, and that's why I came to Mackay.

>> Dr Charles Pain – Chief Medical Officer:

There are national parks around here, there's the beach, of course.

>> Dr Vasanthakumar Selvarajah, Clinical Director, Child and Adolescent Health:

We're close to Great Barrier Reef, which is one of the attractions.

>> Dr Davidson Nmenzi, Registrar – Basic Physician Trainee, General Medicine:

I really appreciate the work-life balance here.

>> Dr Farah Aga, Registrar Psychiatrist:

It's a really supportive environment, particularly for training.

>> Dr Martin Tan, RANZCR Trainee:

With training in medicine—it's all about experience, and I think this place has really skyrocketed the amount of experience I had in the short period of a few months that I've been here.

>> Dr Jiah Wallace, Registrar, Critical Care Pathway:

We have a very broad, diverse range of presentations, which sometimes you may not see in bigger centres.

>> Dr Pawar:

It's the people that make this place special. We have some phenomenal people—from the medical department, surgical, to nursing, to Allied Health and admin staff.

>> Dr Marissa Lewis, Principal House Officer – Radiology:

If you're considering coming to Mackay Base Hospital, I really recommend it. It's a fantastic team working here.

>> Dr Natasha Russell, Paediatrics Registrar:

Welcome to our world. I love it and hope you do too.

>> Dr Pawar:

If you want to live your best life, come to Mackay. If you want to have a great life at work, come to the Base Hospital.

>> Dr Davidson Nmenzi, Registrar:

Welcome to our world.

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>> Mary Nunesco, Senior Cardiac Scientist and Accredited Cardiac Sonographer:

I came to Mackay in 2016. I used to work in Singapore. I decided I want a work-life balance for my growing family.

>> Jordon Thompson, Physiotherapist:

I've got a young family, and it's easy for me to spend lots of time with them, being at work in 20 minutes from the front door. You can fit a lot more into a day.

>> Ronel Bornman, Director of Oral Health:

Mackay is a wonderful place to live. There’s good schools, so you can raise your children here.

>> Ewan Gobbelaar, Director of Clinical Measurements, Certified Respiratory Function Scientist:

We moved from South Africa in 2008 with my parents. We just love it up here because it's so family-orientated. We don't have to get stuck in traffic every day, and the opportunities at Mackay Base Hospital are fantastic.

>> Mohammed Al-Mubarak, Principal Dentist:

I have been a dentist here for many, many years. I chose to have a family here and settle here because this place has much, much, much to offer.

>> Amy Chandler, Speech Pathologist:

There are so many things I like about working at this hospital. I feel like we are a large community, a large organisation in a smaller town. So there are so many opportunities to learn and grow.

>> Ronel:

The hospital is large enough that you can have a career here; however, it's still small enough to feel like we're a close-knit family.

>> Mohammed:

There are so many avenues to explore and to progress a career here.

>> Geoffrey Huynh, Clinical Pharmacist:

It's a learning hospital. People come here to learn, people come here to add to their clinical knowledge.

>> Rhiannon Jones, Staff Radiographer:

I did a stint of my placement here as a student in my third year, and then I didn’t want to work anywhere else once I'd experienced what it was like to work here.

>> Jaimee Scott, Staff Radiographer:

Technology is always changing, so we're constantly learning and keeping up with trauma medicine, theatre imaging, dental radiography—there's always something to learn in radiography.

>> Alicia Eden, Senior Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist:

We really help people after any disability or illness and how that affects their function—so their ability to do their everyday things. We call them their "occupations". Whatever's really meaningful to you is what's meaningful to us.

>> Kelly Lehmann, Cancer Care Pharmacist:

It's constantly changing, you're constantly growing. The team environment is fantastic.

>> Christina Zaunders, Physiotherapy:

I find the teamwork here and the passion for care is pretty much unparalleled.

I enjoy every patient I see here in rehab. Everyone's got their own unique story, and they're really wonderful to get to know and help on their journey.

>> Laura Rutland, Psychologist:

Given the perfect balance of independence and support, I think that freedom is really, really nice. I love the patients. I love the community. I’m finding it really good.

>> Hannah Graham, Senior Dietitian:

If I was a new graduate or someone who didn't have a lot of experience, coming into a team where there are clinicians that have worked for a number of years, particularly across a lot of different areas, I think that's really important and really great.

>> Rhiannon:

I just found the support for students so encouraging. The diversity you get in a public hospital is diverse and interesting. There's always something new to learn about and always somebody new to meet or help, and I really love that.

>> Jessica Boehm, Dental Assistant:

I love coming to work. I think it's an amazing place to work, and I enjoy being here. I enjoy all the people that I work with.

>> Amy:

The Allied Health team here is amazing. We're so collaborative. All our offices are in one space, so you're always turning to the dietitian, turning to the physio, asking questions. It's so easy to collaborate, and it's really wonderful.

>> Clare Wesche, Social Work Clinical Educator:

We're looking for people that are really passionate about working with people. We're looking for people that are empathetic and have some understanding of what people might be going through.

>> Rhiannon:

Our team here I’ve found is like my new family. Everyone strives to support one another, to look out for one another, and to learn and grow together. It's just something that I really value in a career, and I don't know if it gets better than this.

>> Amy:

I couldn't imagine being anywhere else, and I've loved every day here so far.

>> Jordon:

What we all work for at the end of the day is to be able to maintain a nice lifestyle, and you've got all that at your fingertips here.

>> Ewan:

If you're looking at fast-tracking and growing your career, I would definitely recommend applying to the Clinical Measurements Unit at Mackay Base Hospital.

>> Geoffrey:

If you're thinking of applying to Mackay Base Hospital, obviously just do it! We'd love to have you on our supportive team.

>> Hannah:

Come and join the Nutrition and Dietetics team—we'd love to have you.

>> Alicia:

We'd love you to join the Mackay Base Hospital Occupational Therapy team.

>> Laura:

We would love to have you join us at Mackay Base Hospital.

>> Mohammed:

We'd love to welcome you to Mackay Base Hospital.

>> Jessica:

We'd love to have you join our team—come and join our team.

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>> Susannah, Nurse Unit Manager – Operating Theatre:

Mackay is an awesome place. We've got great beaches, you can go to the Great Barrier Reef, there's so many different roles in theatre that we do have to offer, and Mackay is just such a lovely place to work.

>> Lachlan, Nurse Unit Manager – General Surgical Unit:

It's got a great climate—you still get a nice little cool feel in winter, but it's still nice and warm in the summer period.

>> Laura, Registered Nurse:

It's a great hospital to work at, and the environment's very good. The teamwork—everyone's friendly. On your days off, there's so much you can do.

>> Emma, Acting Director of Nursing – Patient Access Coordination Hub:

We've got a great education and upskilling program. Everyone has the same opportunities for progression as well.

>> Chelsea, Registered Nurse:

I arrived two years ago, so in the middle of the pandemic. The Base was great. They helped me with my recruitment process, with my AHPRA registration. They asked me if I needed help with accommodation, visas. Best decision ever! I love Mackay, I love the hospital service.

>> Jessina, Clinical Nurse Consultant:

There's a lot of places you can visit on your days off. I say come and experience Mackay!

Welcome to our world.

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