Mlhd - Vmo - General Practice - Non Procedural

**Employment Type**: Visiting Medical Officer
**Position Classification**: Visiting Medical Officer
**Remuneration**: RDA Fee For Service VMO Contract
**Requisition ID**: REQ466676
**Closing Date**: 06 October 2024
**VMO - General Practice - Non Procedural**
**Young District Hospital**

The Riverina is perfect to invite your relatives for a visit; you’re central to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, and you can show off your stunning natural scenery, beaches, rivers, and waterfalls, or spoil them with some of Australia’s finest wineries and fresh produce.

To help you make the move to our little slice of heaven, we’ll help cover your relocation and travel expenses, help you get settled, and help in other handy ways - just let us know what you need

**About Young District Hospital**
Young District Hospital is a Level 3 26 bed facility that includes a 5 bed Level 3 Maternity service; 24 hour Emergency Department; an Operating theatre and Day Surgery Unit that operates up to 3 days per week; Pharmacy, Medical Imaging and Pathology Departments, and an Outpatient Oncology unit. A full range of Community Health Services including Paediatric Speech Therapy, Dietetics, Diabetes Nurse Practitioner, Child and Family services, Women’s Health services, Dental Health services, Counselling and Community Mental Health services. An outreach service is also provided to the surrounding district.

**What you'll be doing**

The GP VMO will provide contemporary comprehensive and professional specialist services in General Practice that are safe, effective, evidence based and patient centered.

Requirements of the role include
- Admitting, consultative, diagnostic, procedural, outpatient, telehealth and on-call services as determined and required by MLHD
- Attendance and availability during rostered work hours and whilst on-call including clinical handover, clinical supervision, teaching and for emergency and routine care as determined and required by MLHD
- The provision of education and support to clinicians across multiple disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice.
- A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship of the RACGP/ ACRRM/RACP and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
- Minimum three (3) years post graduate clinical experience. Previous experience in Emergency Medicine, General Practice, Adult Internal Medicine, Paediatrics or Rural Medicine an advantage.
- Knowledge of contemporary clinical management and modern approaches in assessment and management of the broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions. Competence in performing the range of minor urgent procedures commonly undertaken in a rural emergency department including Advanced Life Support and Trauma management
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team.
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, and research and quality improvement.
- Availability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time.
- Demonstrated commitment to behaviours which align to the NSW Health CORE values and MLHD Values, goals and strategies.

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A National Police Check will be conducted, NSW Health does not require or accept the Fit2Work Badge offered as an option in eCredential.
Applications via agencies will not be accepted.

**Discover Work-Life Balance in Your New Home.**
With a sparkling 3300 sunshine hours a year and a sunny disposition to match, The Riverina positions you centrally to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Zoom home from work in five minutes, choose your own hours and reclaim time for things you enjoy

There’s loads to explore, from river sports and nature walks to craft markets, shopping and museums. Our little slice of heaven is known as Australia’s ‘food bowl’ with the best fresh produce coming from orchards and farms all around, so our restaurants and wineries are simply sublime.

Upgrade Your Career and Lifestyle at MLHD.
- MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability._