General Practitioner | MOUNT DRUITT

This position reports to:

Clinic Team Leader

This position is part of the Mt Druitt Clinic

Mandatory compliance requirements of the position:

1. Drivers Licence

2. National Criminal Record Check

3. Working With Children Check

4. Immunisation Record; Including evidence of Health Worker Vaccinations (DTP,

Hep B, MMR, Varicella, Annual Influenza)

Essential Criteria:

• The general practitioner is required to be appropriately trained and experienced in
• the discipline of general practice, and assessed as competent for the position in rural
• New South Wales.
• The general practitioner must abide by all legislative acts governing medical
• practice in New South Wales.
• Previous experience in providing health services to Aboriginal communities and a
• thorough working knowledge of health issues impacting on Aboriginal & Torres Strait
• Islander people.
• Previous experience working within a structured policy environment and the ability
• to implement and monitor staff compliance.
• Demonstrate a good standard of interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to establish effective internal and external workplace
• relationships.
• Well developed organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to Aboriginal culture and history, and
• current issues affecting lives of Aboriginal people
• Willingness to undertake professional training

Desirable Criteria

Aboriginality Preferable but not essential is Vocational Recognition through Fellowship with

either the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) or the

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), or a recognised

equivalent

Key Duties: 

• Provide clinical services to advance the health of Wellington Aboriginal Corporation
• Health Service including specific services of general medical practice, emergency
• care and community health
• Contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of the primary health programs
• and services delivered by Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service
• Contribute to the development of clinical policies and best practice services delivery
• in primary health care
• Actively implement the suit of EPC Items including Aboriginal Health Checks as
• part of routine planned care
• Provide client care in accordance with the ethics and standards of the medical
• profession
• Ensure that concise comprehensive, and accurate client records are maintained in
• a timely manner
• Maintain appropriate records that provide the service with timely and accurate
• reports
• Undertake professional development activities to ensure the continued delivery of
• best practice clinical care
• Participate in medical research and quality assurance programs to ensure safe and
• effective health care
• Gather and record statistical data relevant to measuring performance against
• agreed indicators and participate in review and evaluation activities
• Participate in meetings, supervision and performance reviews in accordance with
• organizational requirements
• Participate in organizational and community activities to advance the health of
• Aboriginal people
• Knowledge and understanding of the issues that impact on Aboriginal people and
• Aboriginal communities
• Compliance of EEO, WH&S and Ethical Work Practices
• Other duties as required, within your skills, experience and capacity.