General Practitioner

Job Req ID:  306691
Posting Start Date:  23 Dec 2025
Location: 

Townsville, Queensland, AU, 4813

Contract Type:  Full Time
Job Advertisement: 

Lavarack Health Centre, QLD, Full Time.

 

What’s on offer

  • Relocation support
  • Dedicated administrative time
  • No Medicare billing
  • Work-life balance with predictable hours
  • Paid CPD leave and reservist/volunteer leave
  • Free on-site parking and uniforms provided
  • Access to wellbeing support and lifestyle discounts

About Lavarack Health Centre

Lavarack Health Centre is located in Townsville at Lavarack Barracks, the largest Army base in Australia.  It includes the Operational Deployment Force and facilities to undertake mission rehearsal exercises prior to deployment.  The facility provides primary medical, underwater medical, surgical outpatient, dental, nursing, physiotherapy, mental health, and pharmaceutical care to approximately 8000 members.  It also operates a 24/7 inpatient low dependency ward. The standard operating hours of the centre are generally 0700-1630 Monday – Friday (depending on role requirements and specific craft groups required for weekend shifts).


What you will do

  • Deliver high-quality primary care to Defence members
  • Occ Med environment
  • Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary clinical environment
  • Conduct fitness-for-duty assessments and pre/post-deployment care
  • Provide medical advice to Defence health leadership

What you bring

  • Unrestricted AHPRA registration as a General Practitioner
  • FRACGP, FACRRM or Vocational Registration
  • Minimum two years’ GP experience in the last five years
  • Current CPR certification (HLTAID009)
  • Australian Citizenship required (Baseline Security Clearance)
  • Commitment to CPD and ethical, patient-centred care

Additional information:

  • Provide Occupational Medicine services
  • Civilian role – no enlistment required
  • Part-time, full-time and after-hours opportunities available

Who we are

Serco supports more than 12,000 professionals across Asia Pacific, delivering essential services in defence, health, justice, and beyond.
Through our partnership with Bupa, we provide integrated on-base healthcare to Australian Defence Force personnel across 45+ locations.

For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Angie Farrell on Angie.Farrell@Serco-ap.com or call 0424 137 830.

Read more about Serco here https://careers.serco.com/apac/en//who-we-are


Join Serco and provide quality healthcare for those who serve.
Apply now.