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Form of workGERIATRICIAN CONSULTANT | NORTHERN TERRITORY
Fast Facts:
- Major acute teaching hospital for central Australia
- The Department of Medicine staff consists of a mix of General Physicians and other Specialists, many with dual training
- Great salary package including relocation assistance and temporary accommodation available
The teaching hospital is the major acute hospital for Central Australia with 183 beds, serving up to 60,000 people including visitors to the region. ASH provides a range of specialist services including General Medicine, Rehabilitation medicine, Palliative care medicine, Nephrology, Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, Surgery (including Ophthalmology, ENT and Orthopaedics), Psychiatry, Paediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
The range of clinical work is unique, with a strong focus on indigenous health and infectious diseases. The Hospital is a teaching hospital, and a campus of the Northern Territory Clinical School of the Flinders University of South Australia. Conjoint or honorary academic appointments have been made in the Department of Paediatrics, Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics & Gynaecology. The Centre for Remote Health, a joint venture between the Charles Darwin University and Flinders University of South Australia is adjacent to the hospital.
The Hospital has also entered into a new affiliation with the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute for research and clinical services for cardiovascular disease and diabetics. A new building is being constructed on the campus to accommodate the Baker IDI Institute. The Hospital is accredited by the Northern Territory Postgraduate Medical Council on behalf of the Medical Board of the Northern Territory for intern and junior medical officer training and has an active clinical training program. It provides excellent clinical training opportunities and experience relevant to rural general practice and is an affiliated teaching hospital of the Universities of Sydney, New South Wales and Queensland.
Medicine
The Department of Medicine staff consists of a mix of General Physicians and other Specialists, many with dual training. We have local cardiology, rheumatology, infectious diseases, palliative care, alcohol and other drugs, endocrinology, oncology, a large renal unit, gastroenterology and many regular visiting specialists. There is on site general surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics, gynaecology, psychiatry, paediatrics, day procedures unit and an 11 bed ICU. There are four General Medical teams, a busy Outpatient Department and we provide outreach clinics to some of the most remote parts of Australia.
The Location:
It is the regional hub of Central Australia with an urban population of approximately 30,000 people. It is multicultural with well-established schools and amenities
Working in this region gives you a fresh new approach to developing your work-life balance. The relaxed lifestyle applies to all areas of your life – family, leisure and work. No traffic jams. No commute. Leave the house ten minutes before you are due to start work and be there in plenty of time. Best of all, unemployment is at an all-time low so you’ll be able to take your pick of all the jobs available.
Out of town are places to camp under the stars, swim through gorges, explore rocky mountain ranges and hit world-class mountain bike trails.
Moving to Alice will give you and your family experiences you will not find anywhere else in Australia. Take a one- or two-year lifestyle break and make memories you and your family will never forget.
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