General Practitioner

Townsville - Australia

Monthly Salary: $ 170 - 170

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary:T o provide medical skill and expertise in the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services as a member of the TAIHS multidisciplinary health care team demonstrating leadership in clinical quality and safety and fostering a culture of organisational reflection and continuous quality improvement.

Duties & Responsibilities

Provide patient-centred and culturally appropriate patient care

Prioritise patient safety

Apply current best practice guidelines to patient care including following national clinical guidelines health pathways RACGP guidelines and therapeutic guidelines

Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team which promotes input from Indigenous Health Practitioners Nurses Indigenous Health Professionals Allied Health Practitioners Reception and Administration staff to form a high performing medical team

Provide regular preventative health activities including health assessments (MBS item 715)

Provide regular chronic disease management care plans (MBS items 721/723) and home medicines review (MBS item 900)

Accurately record MBS items for all clinical activities

Provide comprehensive clinical documentation for all clinical encounters at time of care

See walk in patients as required

Participate in outreach clinics including school based clinics rural outreach clinics and residential aged care facility visits as required

Provide support to colleagues medical students and GPs in training

Maintain comprehensive documentation

Maintain confidentiality and privacy

Adhere to rules outlined in the medical benefits scheme (MBS) and pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS)

Adhere to TAIHS policies and procedures including the patient results /recall system and endeavour that all recalls and actions are addressed within a timely manner as per practice procedure

Check all investigation results and correspondence during each session

Provide patients with referrals and certificates at point of care

Take responsibility for following up patients you have treated and results from investigations you have ordered

Check results and care for patients of other GPs in the practice when required

Participate in TAIHS professional development and clinical governance activities

Complete advanced life support (ALS1) course every 3 years and basic life support (BLS) course annually

Complete mandatory TAIHS training activities

Complete RACGP continuing professional development requirements

Participate in quality improvement activities and clinical audits

Comply with infection prevention and control procedures

Maintain and adhere to the professional standards as outlined by the Medical Board / AHPRA in Good medical practice: a code of conduct for doctors in Australia available at: Good medical practice: a code of conduct for doctors in Australia ()

Notify the Director of Medical Services as soon as possible in cases of patient complaints ethical dilemmas interactions with AHPRA

Report any foreseeable risks or areas of concern to the director of medical services

Maintain specialist and general AHPRA registration

Maintain your own medical indemnity insurance and provide a current certificate of insurance to TAIHS

Required Qualifications and Experience

Desirable) Postgraduate medical qualification equivalent to the Fellowship of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) or Fellow of Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM)

Vocational registration (VR) as a General Practitioner

Registered with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA)

Current certification for Basic Life Support training

Advanced Life Support training is highly desirable

Required Licenses and Checks

Ability to pass a National Police Check no Serious/Criminal/Court Records

Current AHPRA registration

Current C Class Drivers Licence (Qld)

Highly recommended- COVID-19 to be and remain vaccinated against COVID-19

Proof of qualifications and current registration (as appropriate) are to be provided prior to commencement of employment

Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role in a safe manner

Please view the full position description for this role before applying. available on the TAIHS career page- close midnight 15 March 2025

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