Position Description:
The Practice aims to provide the highest quality primary comprehensive medical care, as courteously and efficiently as possible, to individuals, families and communities. The General Practitioner provides a range of health services from prevention of illness, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. The practice cares for all age groups of patients. They look after boarding school children, aboriginal patients through the CTG scheme and have a high elderly population. The town has a high chronic disease burden. The position requires consultation with other health professionals internally (e.g. Nurse) and externally (e.g. specialist & allied Health) with care being coordinated by the General Practitioner. The General Practitioners also assist patients and the community by providing ongoing education, participating in health promotion, conducting research and assisting training of students, registrars, colleagues and other health professionals.
Qualifications & Experience:
1. AHPRA Registration with the Medical Board of Australia
2. Previous experience in General Practice
3. CPR certificate
4. Continuing professional development through RACGP – QA & CPD or ACRRM
5. Open to applicants with valid authority to work in Australia.