Gp - Family Planning Tasmania (Launceston)

Vacancies GP - Family Planning Tasmania (Launceston)
Family Planning Tasmania

Location: Northern Tasmania       Occupation: General Practitioner       Title Description: GP       Position Type: Casual / Contract / Locum      
DPA: Yes       MMM: 2       Moratorium Period: 9      

Our medical practitioners deliver high quality sexual and reproductive health care to those people accessing Family Planning Tasmania clinics. This includes long-acting reversible contraception, sexual health checks, women’s health, pessary fitting, endometriosis and pelvic pain, medication terminations of pregnancy, and more.

The Position

We are looking for a female doctor to fill one or two sessions, morning and/or afternoon, to provide sexual and reproductive healthcare on a casual/contract/locum arrangement.

All GPs that work at Family Planning need a Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Certificate from the Family Planning Alliance of Australia. The good news is that the theory component of the certificate can be completed online with Family Planning Victoria, rather than travelling to the mainland. So now is the perfect time to specialise without leaving the state.

For doctors interested in a long-term commitment, funding may be available.

The Organisation

Founded in 1973, Family Planning Tasmania is a non-profit organisation, that aims to empower all Tasmanians to manage their sexual and reproductive health. ​

Our staff provide advocacy, clinical, and education services. Sexual health rights are at the core of everything we do at Family Planning Tasmania. We strongly believe that accessing quality sexual and reproductive healthcare and education is a fundamental human right.

Family Planning Tasmania supports over 14,000 clients a year to improve their sexual and reproductive health through its state-wide clinics in Glenorchy, Launceston and Burnie. The staff and Board of Family Planning Tasmania are committed to providing services in a manner that recognises the rights of individuals to be consistently treated with a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory, considerate manner, respecting their right to privacy and confidentiality.

What's on offer?

• Our doctors find work at Family Planning Tasmania an ideal complement to existing general practice work. For others, it is an appealing alternative to general practice by providing a slower pace of life, sociable hours, a relaxed lifestyle in Launceston and a competitive hourly wage (plus super and salary packaging).
• You can make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Tasmanians: over 60% of our clients are either young, living with disability, Tasmanian Aboriginal, culturally and linguistically diverse or financially disadvantaged.
• We also provide ongoing professional development opportunities to its GPs in all areas of sexual and reproductive health, including IUD insertion training and Medication Termination of Pregnancy provision.
• We are the only federally funded service in Tasmania offering a multidisciplinary approach to endometriosis and persistent pelvic pain, which is an exciting new space to work in.
• We provide a collegial and supportive environment, supported by regional medical officers and a range of disciplines.
• Sociable, flexible hours, with no out-of-hours.

Application Instructions

Contact Dan Clarke, Clinical Services Manager, at *******@fpt.asn.au or 0449 857 ***.

Pls send a CV and cover letter.

Date advertised: Friday 5th January 2024