General Practitioner and Rural Generalist
General Practitioner and Rural Generalist
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GENERAL PRACTITIONER AND RURAL GENERALIST
Alexandra District Health (ADH) is seeking a high quality Rural Generalist a General Practitioner with advanced rural skills for a part-time role. The role is ideally suited to a rural generalist anesthetist (GP anaesthetist) ADH also has an exciting opportunity for a rural generalist with an interest in emergency care and development of specific interest in rural geriatric care looking to innovate models of active aging well primary care support and frailty prevention. We are looking for candidates who enjoy clinical work but who also want to develop other skill sets related to public health and education.
An attractive recruitment package is on offer including financial and relocation provision.
About the Practicing Location and the Vision:
The hospital situated in the historic and beautiful town of Alexandra Victoria is surrounded by rolling farmland and near picturesque Lake Eildon. Located north of and not far distant to the Yarra Valley ADH is a location to practice as a rural generalist and still be within reasonable travel of enjoying the benefits of metropolitan Melbourne. ADH is seeking high quality candidates who aspire to contribute to building a community of practice around Alexandra and surrounds.
The setting is simply stunning combining the attractions of the Lake Eildon the Goulburn River fly fishing mountain biking camping boating views across valleys and the Cathedral Ranges a destination for climbers. Surrounded by lush grazing land farms hydro-infrastructure and the timber industry come together making Alex a hub of the community.
The Eastern Metropolitan and Murrundindi Local Health Service Network
The health service is a partner in the East Metropolitan and Murrundindi Local Health Service Network. (EMM LSHN). Comprising Alexandra District Health Eastern Health St Vincents Hospital and Yea District Memorial Hospital; the partnership has commenced oncology services at ADH delivered as an outreach service from Eastern Health and ADH visiting specialists provide a variety of services.
About the applicant:
The suitable candidate will be a Fellow of either the Royal Australian College General Practitioners (FRACGP) or the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM). Advanced trainees of either Medical College who have a background of substantive experience in anaesthesia or intensive care and are substantially progressed to achieving either Fellowship are welcome to apply and may be considered.
The Rural Generalist Practitioner (GP) must also be interested in working in the community in general practice. If not already engaged in community general practice there may be opportunities provided to establish in rural general practice.
About the offering work and workplace:
The offering is a 0.2 EFT appointment (with potential for 0.3 EFT) based at the Alexandra District Hospital (ADH). GP-anaesthetic services include perioperative services such as perioperative risk management and patient optimisation services to general surgery and for the right candidate ophthalmic anaesthesia. ADH uses the Victorian Public Health Sector - Medical Specialists Enterprise Agreementas the basis for its remuneration rural incentives continuing medical education (CME) support and workforce governance.
Medical employees of Alexandra District Health enjoy a range of benefits which include salary packaging sabbatical and education leave and continuing medical education allowance.
In the public hospital (ADH) setting the doctor will provide service to
-an onsite medical review clinic reviewing post-urgent care or perioperative patients who require specific follow-up.
-ADH inpatients
-ADH perioperative services (for RG-Anaesthetists who are suitably qualified and experienced for this scope of practice)
-the Urgent Care Centre
-supporting continuity of care for patients in collaboration with local GP services
This is a public health service position the doctor will be expected to participate in clinical governance activities development of local policy teaching and ultimately to supervise GP or rural hospitalist trainee and support hospital employed career medical governance activities include provision of the medical perspective on prioritization of safe patient care and high-quality patient outcomes morbidity and mortality reviews and when required timely contribution to health service reviews under the Statutory Duty of Candour legislation.
Opportunities can be provided to work with other health services to develop expertise in subspecialties of example assistance with placement or funding application for up-skilling or maintenance of clinical skills.
Alexandra District Health is a 23-bed inpatient service which averages 5 inpatients a has an UCC which sees more than 3500 presentations a and Surgical specialists visit from Melbourne with the operating theatres running 5 days a is provided by local Rural Generalist Anaesthetists.
There is a collective enthusiasm to revitalize the general practice services available at opportunity will be provided to link with an established and well-regarded local practice in the Shire and develop a private practice.
For questions regarding this position please contact Dr Poranee Buttery Director of Medical Services onor Natasha Ratten People and Culture Advisor on (03).
Please provide your application responding to the key selection criteria together with your curriculum vitae by close of business Friday 15th August 2025.
Alexandra District Health is an equal opportunity employer who respects and is inclusive of our communitys diversity including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Lesbian Gay Transsexual Bisexual and Intersex varying age groups cultural backgrounds and abilities.
Employment Type
Part-Time
