General Practitioner

Better Medical; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible consulting opportunities

Professional development opportunities

Supportive clinical team

Job summary

Better Medical invites a VR General Practitioner to join Plaza Family Health in Cairns, offering a busy, patient-centred practice in an eligible DPA location. Work full-time or part-time with clinical autonomy and support from an experienced team, caring for a diverse patient base across age groups and a broad scope of family medicine and preventive care.

Relocation to tropical North Queensland combines a vibrant lifestyle with excellent professional fulfilment, flexible consulting hours, and

Qualifications

• FRACGP, FACRRM, or UK/Ireland/New Zealand–trained GP eligible for the Australian Specialist GP pathway.

Education

FRACGP, FACRRM, or UK/Ireland/New Zealand–trained GP eligible for the Australian Specialist GP pathway

Job description

Join a modern, established mixed billing General Practice in an eligible DPA location, offering exceptional patient demand and an outstanding tropical lifestyle.

Due to continued patient demand, Plaza Family Health is seeking a VR General Practitioner to join the team on a full-time or part-time basis.

For more than 10 years, Plaza Family Health has been providing high-quality, patient-centred healthcare to the southern Cairns community. As an established General Practice in an eligible DPA location, the clinic offers an excellent opportunity for eligible GPs under the moratorium to quickly establish a busy and rewarding practice while enjoying the support of an experienced and collaborative team.

Enjoy clinical autonomy while caring for a broad and diverse patient population, including young families, working professionals and older adults. Whether your interests lie in chronic disease management, women’s health, men’s health, children’s health, mental health, preventive care, skin cancer medicine or general family medicine, you’ll be well supported to build a thriving practice while maintaining genuine work-life balance through flexible consulting opportunities.

Live and Work in Cairns

Conveniently located just 10km from Cairns CBD, Plaza Family Health is situated within a shopping centre precinct with a pharmacy and convenient everyday amenities nearby.

Cairns offers an enviable tropical lifestyle with easy access to:

• The Great Barrier Reef and tropical islands
• World Heritage-listed rainforest
• Beautiful beaches and outdoor recreation
• Excellent schools and childcare
• A thriving café, restaurant and arts scene
• Domestic and international airport connections
• Whether you’re relocating to North Queensland, looking for an eligible DPA location, or seeking your next General Practice opportunity, Plaza Family Health offers the ideal combination of exceptional patient demand, professional fulfilment and an outstanding tropical lifestyle.

Qualifications

FRACGP, FACRRM, or UK/Ireland/New Zealand–trained GP eligible for the Australian Specialist GP pathway.

How Better Medical can support you

Better Medical is a doctor-led owner and operator of high-quality general practices across Australia.

We proudly offer high-quality management services and facilities for doctors and passionately believe that primary care needs to be locally focused. That is why our group of practices are locally managed, regionally connected, and centrally supported. Our ethos is simple – to support doctors to provide high-quality care to their patients and local communities.

We support some of Australia’s best GPs, and we pride ourselves on:

• Ensuring the right cultural fit for both the GP and the practice;
• Centralised expertise, including IT, marketing, human resources, and payroll;
• The delivery of excellence in clinical care, underpinned by clinician support of our Clinical Advisory Board;
• Great earning potential for doctors with competitive market rates;
• Enabling doctors to manage and maintain flexible working schedules and promoting independence;
• Providing opportunities for professional development, including the development of specialist skills;
• Our commitment to technological innovation in primary care; and
• Focussing on our people to make sure we’re looking after them.