A practice in the Kimberley, Halls Creek is looking for a full-time Senior Medical Officer to join their busy practice and be an integral part of the clinical operations team.

Halls Creek is located 2,659km from Perth, 1,200km from Darwin, 700km from Broome and 1,050km to Alice Springs, offering an opportunity to explore more of the beautiful Australian outback.
Halls Creek has a population of around 4,136.

The Practice
The purpose of this busy practice is to provide comprehensive primary health care services to the Aboriginal populations and others in and around the Halls Creek area.
The service provides primary health care clinical services and population health programs in Halls Creek and at the outlying Ringer's Soak community.

The strategic and operational role is a crucial part of ensuring compliance with the practice's clinical operations, providing medical expertise, and leading in the delivery of comprehensive health care services.

Broad, high-impact clinical exposure to chronic disease, paediatric, mental health and acute care, delivering medicine that is more complex, hands-on and professionally fulfilling than metro general practice.

Working closely with Aboriginal communities and deliver culturally safe care while experiencing the Kimberley lifestyle, Bungle Bungles, Wolfe Creek, and the stunning outback.

The Requirements

- Overseeing comprehensive primary health care service delivery and leading a multidisciplinary team




- Developing and implementing systems for the clinical care delivery and workforce management
- Providing medical advice and establishing linkages with other health providers for optimum care coordination
- Leading clinical quality, safety initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts
- Managing and supporting the career development of general practitioners and clinical staff
- Enhancing service access and income through Medicare billings and referral pathways optimisation
- Maintaining professional development and compliance with vocational registration
- Promoting a culture that respects and supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' health and wellbeing
- Visit a remote clinic every fortnight
- Ahpra registration
- Current medical indemnity insurance
- Current "C" class driver's license
- Able to acquire credentialing through the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service Council

The Package

- Salary up to $450,000
- Salary packaging of up to $30,000
- Ongoing training and ongoing professional development options
- Relocation assistance of up to $5,000
- Fully furnished house
- Annual airfares of up to $4,000
- 2 weeks study leave
- 6 weeks annual leave and up to 2 weeks of study leave

Click here for more information about the spectacular Kimberley region, a vast and remote area in the north of Western Australia known for its rugged natural-beauty, unique biodiversity and rich Aboriginal history.

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