General Practitioner With Emergency Department Experience - Healthcarelink Recruitment Support Partner

Healthcarelink Recruitment Support Partner; Cobar; On-site; AUD 165,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site accommodation

Travel organised by agency

Job summary

Healthcarelink Recruitment Support Partner is sourcing a Locum GP with Emergency Department experience to work in a rural NSW health service. The role requires on-site presence, 24/7 on-call coverage for ED triage categories 1–5, and after-hours reviews of ED presentations with on-site ward rounds.

Applicants should have NSW Health paperwork, immunisation credentials, and NSW WWCC; on-site accommodation is provided and travel is arranged through the agency.

Qualifications

• GP with Emergency Department experience.
• Must have completed eMeds training.
• NSW Hospital paperwork and NSW Health online training modules.
• Immunisations/vaccinations, Primary Degree, Fellowship & CPD certificate.

Responsibilities

• Be the sole Doctor on call 24/7; attend in-person for all triage categories 1–5 between 08:00 and 20:00.
• Review Category 1–3 ED presentations overnight (20:00–08:00).
• Review Category 4–5 ED presentations overnight at discretion; attend if requested.
• Attend on-site 8:00 ward rounds and ED reviews; finish time negotiated with site.
• On-site accommodation provided; travel organised through agency.

Skills

ED experience

Trauma care

Paediatric care

Clinical judgement

Education

Medical degree

AHPRA registration

Job description

• Duration: Tue, 22 Sep, Mon, 28 Sep (2-day block)

  Shift Times: 14:00 - 12:00

  Conditions: Role information: GP VMO with Emergency Skills. Covers ED and Ward. Must have completed eMeds training. Experience: Emergency, Trauma, Adult & Paediatric Support, sound clinical judgement and communicate appropriately. On-call requirements: You will be the sole Doctor on call 24/7. You as the Locum Doctor will be called in for all triage categories (1s to 5s) in-person between 0800 hrs and 2000 hrs.Overnight from 2000 hrs until 0800 hrs the locum doctor will be required to review all Category 1, 2 and 3 ED Presentations in-person. Overnight from 2000 hrs until 0800 hrs you will be responsible for Category 4 and 5 ED Presentations, an in-person review will be at your discretion. However you will be required to attend if a clinician or the Registered Nurse calls you requesting your presence. On-call will also require you at all times to attend inpatients that are deteriorating. vCare are available in emergency situations (1800 492 227) Hours required to be on-site: 8am ward rounds, followed by ED reviews etc - finish time to be negotiated with site. Must return to the ED when requested by nursing staff at any time. Type of Doctor required: GP with Emergency Department Experience. Medicare Provider number requirements: Full billings or refer and request billing rights acceptable.

  Credentials: NSW Hospital paperwork (LHD specific); NSW Health online training modules; immunisations/vaccinations; Primary Degree; Fellowship & CPD Certificate (if applicable); References; CRC; NSW WWCC; Indemnity; Medicare provider number; ID check; NSW declarations (e.g. Hep B; TB; Secondary Employment; Code of Conduct); Current AHPRA Registration

  Information on site: Cobar is a small rural health service with a built capacity of 10 acute/subacute beds.

  • 24 hour emergency care
  • Acute and subacute inpatient services including rehabilitation, respite and palliative care
  • Outpatient services
  • A range of primary and community health care services
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Community Health – wound management, medication delivery, hospital in the home, chronic disease case management and palliative care
  • Child and family health – immunisation, child health checks, referral resource -Specialist medical and Allied Health visit as part of an outreach service from Dubbo and Orange

  On-site accommodation - self-contained. Travel organised through agency.