Ochre Medical Centre King Island is located in the island’s largest town, Currie. It is a small practice with two streams of doctors and serves a resident population of around 1500 plus all of the visitors who regularly come to the island. The practice is the only medical centre on King Island, and there is high demand for permanent doctors.

You will work a minimum of 9 sessions in general practice each week and provide on-call services to the hospital.

Taking over an existing patient base, you can expect to see 25+ patients per day and still have time to go for a surf. You will receive on- and off-site operational and clinical management support.

The practice is open Monday to Friday plus Saturday mornings. Hospital on-call is on a 24 hour rotating roster Monday to Friday, and alternating weekends.

For this position, you must be proficient in general practice medicine and trauma/accident and emergency medicine and hold a current emergency medicine certificate (APLS, ELS, etc). You must also have recent experience working in an unsupervised setting.

What’s on Offer

• The opportunity to utilise a broad range of skills in a remote location
• Flexible work arrangements with optional remote telehealth component
• Comprehensive clinical protocols and internal supply network for all necessary PPE and other equipment
• Exceptional earning potential: $350k - $400k per annum
• Car, accommodation and relocation assistance
• Eligible for HR+ incentive grant
• Eligible for procedural grants and Workforce Incentive Program payments
• Eligible for HR+ Health Workforce Scholarship Program
• Eligible location for RVTS and the ACRRM Independent Pathway
• Eligible location for Five Year Scheme, which reduces the moratorium
• Direct daily flights to Melbourne and the Tasmanian mainland

Enquiries

Fran Robinson
Primary Health Consultant
Phone: 03 **** ****
E-mail: ***@hr**.com.au