AddressA practice in the Kimberley, Halls Creek is looking for a full-time Senior Medical Officer to join their busy practice and be a part of an integral part of the clinical operations team.
Halls Creek is located 2,659km from Perth, 1,200km from Darwin, 700km from Broome and 1,050km to Alice Springs, offering an opportunity to explore more of the beautiful Australian outback.
Halls Creek has a population of around 4,136.
The Practice
The purpose of this busy practice is to provide comprehensive primary health care services to the Aboriginal populations and others in and around the Halls Creek area.
The service provides primary health care clinical services and population health programs in Halls Creek and at the outlying Ringer's Soak community.
The strategic and operational role is a crucial part of ensuring compliance with the practice's clinical operations, providing medical expertise, and leading in the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
The Requirements
- Overseeing comprehensive primary health care service delivery and leading a multidisciplinary team
- Developing and implementing systems for the clinical care delivery and workforce management
- Providing medical advice and establishing linkages with other health providers for optimum care coordination
- Leading clinical quality, safety initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts
- Managing and supporting the professional development of general practitioners and clinical staff
- Enhancing service access and income through Medicare billings and referral pathways optimisation
- Maintaining professional development and compliance with vocational registration
- Promoting a culture that respects and supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' health and wellbeing
- Visit a remote clinic every fortnight
- Ahpra registration
- Current medical indemnity insurance
- Current "C" class drivers license
- Able to acquire credentialing through the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service Council
- $360,000 (commensurate with experience and qualifications)
- Salary packaging of up to $30,000
- Ongoing training and ongoing professional development options
- Relocation assistance of up to $5,000
- Fully furnished house
- Vehicle for work purposes
- Annual airfares of up to $4,000
- 2 weeks study leave
- 6 weeks annual leave and up to 2 weeks of special leave per year
