GP Regional Reliever

IUIH; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Novated leasing

Meal & entertainment cards

Professional development program

Job summary

IUIH, Southeast Queensland’s leading community-controlled Aboriginal health service, seeks an experienced General Practitioner to join the Regional Relievers Team. The role offers full-time, part-time and casual flexibility with travel across SEQ to provide telehealth and in-person care, including home visits and palliative support.

Candidates should be VR GPs with unconditional AHPRA registration, and demonstrate strong clinical skills, cultural safety, and collaborative care delivery within

Qualifications

• Proven ability to provide culturally safe care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Experience delivering telehealth and in-person services across diverse settings.
• Strong clinical skills in patient assessment, management and referrals.
• Understanding of primary health care systems and population health needs.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams across SEQ.

Responsibilities

• Provide telehealth and in-person care across regional and remote clinics.
• Cover clinics across IUIH member services, ensuring continuity of care.
• Conduct home visits and contribute to comprehensive care plans.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for palliative and end-of-life care as needed.
• Support Moblink Outreach and community health initiatives; participate in school health checks.

Skills

Cultural safety

Telehealth

Clinical assessment

Primary health care

Team collaboration

Clinical decision making

Interpersonal communication

Education

VR General Practitioner

AHPRA registration

Job description

Join an Organisation dedicated to Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health

About Us?

The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) leads the development, planning and delivery of comprehensive primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Southeast Queensland. Together with our four Aboriginal community-controlled founding members, we are focused on our collective vision of healthy, strong and vibrant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities.

Mob Link is a 7 day service, 365 days per year, operating 7am-8pm, providing transitional care coordination and telehealth support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations across SEQ. Providing a coordinated and integrated approach to the planning, development and delivery of comprehensive health care services. Through a community-led concept, Mob Link walks alongside clients to give assistance from hospital admission to community services, with the goal of closing the gap in the provision of health and social care.

About the Role?

We are seeking an experienced General Practitioner to join our Regional Relievers Team and contribute to the continuous improvement of culturally appropriate health care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Southeast Queensland. Full time, part time and casual flexibility available!

• Be part of an innovative System of Care that addresses the health and wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
• Work closely with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, respecting traditions, values, and cultural practices at the forefront of care delivery.
• Grow professionally and personally through a supportive network, CPD involvement, and the IUIH Clinical Leadership Development Course.
• Enjoy a healthy work-life balance.
• Participate in a dynamic and inclusive workplace that values staff contributions.
• This role includes travel to IUIH member services across SEQ, providing flexibility and exposure to diverse healthcare settings.

Key aspects of the role may include:

• Virtual Care Team: Provide telehealth services, expanding access to care across rural and remote communities.
• Clinic Cover: Deliver in-person care at various member service clinics across the region, ensuring continuity of healthcare delivery.
• Home Visiting Service: Provide healthcare in patients’ homes.
• Palliative Care: Work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver compassionate care to individuals nearing the end of life.
• Moblink Outreach: Support mobile health units
• Staying Deadly Hubs: Provide healthcare services within community hubs designed to support Mental health and well-being.
• Salisbury Women and Children’s Health: Deliver specialized care to women and children, supporting their health needs.
• School Health Checks: Work alongside schools in the community to provide health checks for children, contributing to their long-term well-being.

About You?

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• RACGP
• Vocationally Registered (VR) General Practitioner
• Unconditional registration with AHPRA / Medical Board of Australia
• Current Medical Indemnity Insurance
• Ability to work sensitively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, respecting traditional culture and values at the forefront of care delivery.
• A solid understanding of the health, social, and emotional wellbeing needs of urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
• Eligibility to obtain provider numbers in the required locations
• A minimum of five years’ postgraduate experience in primary care
• Demonstrated clinical experience and ability to contribute to a medical/primary healthcare team
• Strong skills in patient assessments, clinical care planning, and primary health care strategies, including treatment, investigations, and referrals

Desirable, but not mandatory:

• Demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and /or communities

What Can we Offer?

IUIH celebrates diversity and encourages applications from individuals of all ages, genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disabilities.

• Be part of Australia's largest community-controlled Aboriginal health service.
• Access to training and professional development through our “Growing Our Own Opportunities” program.
• Learning opportunities throughout SEQ, including exposure to a variety of member services across the region.
• Opportunities to attend community events like NAIDOC and Rugby League Carnivals.
• A range of salary sacrifice options including novated leasing, meal & entertainment cards, and more.
• A supportive environment focused on learning and career growth.

Demonstrated commitment to creating culturally safe environments where children and young people are respected, heard, and protected against harm.