General Practice - Consultant - Mudgee Health Service

the original; Mudgee; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking a GP locum with significant Emergency Department exposure to provide clinical care in our hospital ED in NSW. The role requires hands-on management of acute presentations, discharge summaries, and patient reviews, supported by trained ED nursing staff.

The candidate must hold current ALS, Adult & Paediatric Life Support experience and comply with NSW Health mandatory training, including open disclosure and infection prevention measures.

Qualifications

• GP with 5 years postgraduate experience, including extensive recent experience in emergency medicine and critical care.
• Demonstrated competency in clinical skills including advanced life support.
• Emergency, Trauma, Adult & Paediatric Life Support experience.
• ALS certificate current and valid.
• Open Disclosure and Infection Prevention Training requirements.

Responsibilities

• Face-to-face clinical handover with night ED doctor at 1000.
• 1000–2000 in the Emergency Department, complete discharge summaries and review admitted patients as requested.
• Provide onsite medical care to patients presenting to the emergency department.
• Complete contemporaneous and comprehensive clinical documentation in eMR.
• Provide and lead clinical review, rapid response, trauma and cardiac arrest services across the facility.
• Check pathology and radiology results in the ED results message centre and document management plans for results needing action.

Job description

Conditions

26 September 2026 hours are 0800 - 1800 27 September 2026 hours are 1000 - 2000 Qualifications/Experience GP with 5 years postgraduate experience, including extensive recent experience in emergency medicine\critical care medicine. Demonstrated competency in clinical skills including advanced life support with ability to perform ALS procedures 9must have current ALS Certificate), interpreting patient history, physical examination, pathology, ECG and radiological investigations to diagnose simple and complex Emergency Medicine presentations. Must have Emergency, Trauma, Adult & Paediatric Life Support experience and advanced adult and paediatric life support skills. We have ED FLEC trained nursing staff.

Duties

• Face-to-face clinical handover with night ED doctor at 1000
• 1000 – 2000 in the Emergency Department, complete discharge summaries and review admitted patients as requested.
• Provide onsite medical care to patients presenting to the emergency department.
• Complete contemporaneous and comprehensive clinical documentation in eMR.
• Provide and lead clinical review, rapid response, trauma and cardiac arrest services across the facility.
• Check pathology and radiology results in the ED results message centre ordered by any doctor, follow-up and document management plans for any results needed further action and review any patients returning for follow-up of results.

Requirements NSW Health: Non-Specialist Medical Locum Pre-employment Mandatory Training Requirements HETI Locum Mandatory Training Requirements

• Adult Basic Life Support
• Between the Flags - Tier 1: Awareness, Charts and Escalation
• Fire Safety and Evacuation
• Infection Prevention Strategies for Medical Officers
• Open Disclosure
• Personal Protective Equipment for Combined Transmission Based Precautions
• Privacy – It’s Yours to Keep
• Respecting the Difference: Know the Difference
• Safety and Quality for Medical Officers
• Violence Prevention and Management for Medical Officers

Travel including Hire Car Organised by Agency with approval from WNSWLHD via Locum Email [e-mail] ** Please note: Hire cars are difficult in obtaining after hours and on weekends, so it is preferable that all locums travel in standard business times where possible.

Accommodation

Two Bedroom self-contained unit situated on the grounds of the hospital, fenced and entry is by a coded gate. Kitchen, Dining and Living area is combined with a large TV and air-conditioning, Queen size beds and large built in wardrobes in bedrooms and air-conditioning, Fully equipped Kitchen includes Dishwasher, Large Fridge with freezer at top, Microwave, electric stove top and oven, Washing machine and dryer, ironing board and iron in laundry