Job General Practitioner/Medical Officer - Urapuntja Health Service Aboriginal Corporation - Utopia, Alice Springs city centre

• Located in Utopia, NT
• Dates available from October 2024 - ongoing
• $2000 daily rate

Why Urapuntja Health Service Aboriginal Corporation? Urapuntja Health Service is a community controlled health organisation located approximately 270km north east of Alice Springs on the Sandover Highway. The clinic is quite unique in that it is not embedded in an Aboriginal township, rather it has been purpose built on Aboriginal land, and the staff housing has been built around it, so it forms its own little community. As a result, the living conditions are very peaceful, with local brumbies wandering around the site. The clinic supports 16 outstations/communities in the homelands, with a combination of on-site (in clinic) consultations, as well as regular outreach visits. The service have a self-contained mobile clinic (well-equipped consult rooms on a truck) to support outreach visits.

What’s in it for you?

• $2000 daily rate
• All transport from the nearest major airport to and from a location
• Travel, accommodation and vehicle provided

Dates available:

• Available from October 2024 - Ongoing
• Permanent opportunities may be available

Clinic Opening Hours:

• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - 9:00am - 4:30pm
• Thursday - 9:00am - 12:00pm

What’s the role?

• Provide high quality, primary health care services to the community, in keeping with best practice standards.
• Provide appropriate care and services to patients of all age ranges and level of health care needs.
• Respond to medical/ health problems presented by patients including history taking, diagnosis, investigation, treatment and referral as appropriate.
• Provide after hours on-call services as required.
• Provide management of long-term conditions in line with national guidelines and pathways.
• Prescribe for patients as appropriate to need.
• Provide appropriate health promotion and preventative health care advice to all patients attending the practice.
• Ordering diagnostic tests as required.
• Referring patients to other providers as appropriate.
• Record and maintain accurate, adequate and relevant patient records using the established practice protocols and computerised medical records system.

Is this the right role for you?

• Must have current non-restricted registration by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and general practice specialisation.
• Cultural safety skills, knowledge of Aboriginal health and chronic disease management.
• Previous working experience in Indigenous Health.
• National Police Check, WWC check and manual driver's license.

For more information about this excellent opportunity, please call 08 8982 1096 or email Write to the company