GP/VMO – Ochre Medical Centre Flinders Island
The Organisation
With more than 65 medical centres and Urgent Care Clinics across five states and territories, Ochre Health is a service provider to over 500 doctors in a diverse range of regional, rural and urban communities.
Looking for a sea change and a tree change? How about dolphins and wallabies? Flinders Island is the largest of the Furneaux Group of islands, floating peacefully in Bass Strait between Tasmania and mainland Australia. There is not a single set of traffic lights – instead fresh air, rugged granite peaks, white sand beaches and zero crowds. You’ll be known by name and probably get fresh veggies from a grateful patient. Surf in the morning, consult by day, hike after work. Repeat.
If you do want to venture off island, it takes one hour to fly to Hobart or Melbourne, and 35 minutes to Launceston.
Escape the grind and practise medicine in paradise! Join the tight-knit team on Flinders Island, where your commute is more coastline than concrete and the locals genuinely want to shout you a coffee for being their GP. Full-time or FIFO.
The Position
Ochre Health is seeking a vocationally registered rural generalist (FRACGP or FACRRM) or RG trainee to join its practice on Flinders Island, a unique, close-knit community and popular tourist destination located in Bass Strait. This is a universal bulk-billing practice with a well-established patient base.
A team player and clear communicator, you will cover everything from coughs and colds to emergency care and inpatient services, all backed by a passionate, supportive team. You will therefore need broad clinical experience across primary and emergency/inpatient care and also to hold a current emergency medicine certificate (APLS, ELS, etc).
You can either live on island full-time or work FIFO on a 2 weeks on/2 weeks off arrangement.
The practice is open 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday (closed public holidays). The Flinders Island Multi-Purpose Centre comprises nine aged care beds, five acute beds, an Outpatient and Emergency service, community nursing, physiotherapy, x-ray and podiatry/footcare, with a range of other specialists and allied health providers visits Flinders Island on a regular basis.
What’s on offer?
- Support of national company | Best Practice
- $300,000 – $350,000 package (% of billings)
- Highest level of triple bulk-billing incentives
- Daily rate for on-call
- Accommodation and car
- Travel costs for permanent FIFO
- Site visit, sign on/relocation, procedural, CPD, WIP and retention grants available
- Eligible location for The People Project Health Workforce Scholarship program
- MM7 (remote) location with DPA status – significant reduction in moratorium
- Comprehensive orientation program on arrival
- Community health initiatives that actually make a difference
Application Instructions
Please contact Janine Tabe at The People Project Tasmania for more information [email protected] or apply now.
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