Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) Profile - Queensland Health
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Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) Profile RMO Campaign 2021 Location information Contact us: Associate Professor Martin Byrne Ph: 36460773 e: martin.byrne@health.qld.gov.au Martin Byrne Address: Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Herston Campus, Bowen Bridge Road Herston Ef f ective:: February 2021
Facility Overview
The Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) is a 182-bed standalone public health facility that will
increase access to specialist rehabilitation and geriatric services, surgical and endoscopic procedural services, and
outpatient services primarily for patients from the Metro North catchment.
Metro North Hospital and Health Service (Metro North) will operate the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service
(STARS) – part of the Herston Health Precinct, one of Australia’s largest integrated health and knowledge precincts.
STARS is a new greenfield and digital, specialist public health facility which is due to open in 2021. It has been
designed to deliver a range of new and expanded healthcare services to meet demand and increase patient access to
specialist rehabilitation services, elective surgical and endoscopy procedural services.
STARS is a new 182-bed specialist public health facility that couples complex rehabilitation and specialist elective
surgical services and procedures in a planned procedure environment to provide patients with greater access to care
in clinically recommended timeframes.
STARS will comprise 100 rehabilitation beds to provide care to patients with complex and specialist rehabilitation
needs. and include special purpose therapy areas.
Clinical Service Profile
Key health services to be delivered in a fully operational STARS include:
o General and specialist rehabilitation services, including a Brain Injury Unit and services for major trauma
and complex rehabilitation patients co-located in one facility – the first of its kind in Queensland;
o Planned day only and short stay surgical and endoscopic proc edures covering the following specialty
areas: Urology, Gynaecology, Ear nose and throat (ENT), Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Plastics and
Reconstruction, Ophthalmology and Gastroenterology; and
o Associated clinical and non-clinical support functions including but not limited to Rehabilitation
Engineering, Medical Imaging, Pharmacy, Central Sterilising and a satellite Pathology service.
An Alliance has been established between Metro North and University of Queensland (UQ) to partner in developing a
Centre of Excellence in rehabilitation and planned procedures that delivers world-leading care, research and
educational programs for the people of Queensland and beyond.
The nine-level facility will feature:
Rehabilitation Services
100 rehabilitation beds:
• 60 general rehabilitation beds (30 existing beds
transferring from the Geriatric and Rehabilitation
Unit (GARU) and 30 new beds)
• New specialist rehabilitation services comprising a
20-bed acquired brain injury unit and a 20-bed
specialist rehabilitation unit
• 1310m2 day and inpatient therapy space
• 28-bed Geriatric Evaluation and Management
Service (GEMS) ward (transferring from RBWH
• Onsite Rehabilitation Engineering
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Surgical and specialist outpatient services
• Surgical and endoscopy procedure centre
• Seven operating theatres
• Three endoscopy rooms
• Recovery spaces
• 28-bed short stay surgical inpatient unit
• Specialist outpatient services
• Surgery
• Endoscopy
• Rehabilitation
• Professor Tess Cramond Multidisciplinary
Pain Centre
• Dermatology
• Rheumatology
Snapshot of benefits of working at STARS
• New greenfield fully digital hospital
• Brand new wards with state of art facilities and infrastructure
• Rotations from RBWH into STARS available
• Access to onsite UQ research opportunities and Herston Health Sciences Library
• Development of world class rehabilitation service for Metro North
• Supportive Medical Workforce Unit and Medical Education Unit
Employment Conditions
• Medical officers are employed under the terms and conditions of the Medical Officers Award – State 2015 and
Medical Officers’ (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No.5) 2018 (MOCA5).
Salary and Allowances
• Salary will be determined in line with the MOCA5
• $3,670 per annum vocational training subsidy - RMOs who confirm acceptance in a vocational training program
• $2,200 per annual professional development allowance – All RMOs, other than Interns and RMOs in receipt of
the vocational training subsidy
Working Hours
• Ordinary hours of duty are 76 hours per fortnight. Medical officers may be required to work overtime or participate
in their department on call roster.
Leave entitlements
• 5 weeks Annual Leave
• 10 days Sick Leave
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Available positions
Resident roles in:
• Rehabilitation,
• Geriatrics and
• Gastroenterology
will be offered initially with Anaesthetics also expected to be offered in the future.
Please discuss employment opportunities with your preferred facility before submitting your application.
Community and lifestyle
STARS is located on the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital campus in the inner-city suburb of Herston, only 2kms
away from the CBD. Public transport to Herston is easily accessible with the RBW H having its own bus and cycle
station on the campus and a short walk to the Bowen Hills train station to catch all north and south bound lines.
Brisbane offers a fantastic lifestyle with:
• Great restaurants
• Vibrant social life
• Family friendly including close proximity to quality public and private
schools
• Premier shopping precincts – City, Fortitude Valley and Paddington
• National sporting events e.g. NRL, ARU, AFL, A-League, NBL
• Cultural events e.g. music festivals, cultural festivals, Royal Queensland Show (The EKKA)
• Approximately 1-hour drive to beautiful beaches and scenic hinterland on the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast
• The STARS facility features Internal landscaped courtyard for patients, visitors, families and staff
• Connection to the existing level six skybridge walkway
• Approx. 450 car parking spaces for staff, patients and visitors
• Plaza level with adjoining outdoor eating and open spaces, as well as connections with Herston Quarter and
associated retail and amenitie
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