Community Medical Practitioner

**BENDIGO COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES**

**POSITION TITLE: COMMUNITY MEDICAL PRACTITIONER
**Name**:
**Position number**:
**Award/Agreement**:Medical Practitioners Award 2010

**Classification**:Community Medical Practitioner Pay Point 8
(MM4)

**Site**:Eaglehawk however the position may work from
any Bendigo based BCHS site as negotiated

**Hours per fortnight**:76.0 hours per fortnight (negotiable)

**Tenure**:Ongoing

**Position description developed**:March 2019

**Responsible to**:Director - Primary Health Care Services

**Vision**
Better Health and wellbeing across generations.

**Mission**
Working hand in hand with our community to achieve healthier lives.

**Values**
- **Respect**

We build respectful relationships through trust, empathy and collaboration.
- **Inclusive**

We recognise and promote accessible, safe and holistic health care as a basic human right.
- **Integrity**

We are authentic, accountable and we honour our obligations.
- **Innovation**

Through continuous learning, we ensure an agile, responsive and sustainable service.

**Strategic Directions**
**1. Programs for Equity**

Commitment to achieving equitable health and wellbeing.

**2. Consumer and Community Centred Organisation**
Understand and respond to community needs and consumer’s lived experience.

PO Box 1121
Bendigo Central
Victoria 3552

**Central Site**:
Ph: (03) 5448 1600
Fax: (03) 5441 4200

**Eaglehawk Site**:
Ph: (03) 5434 4300
Fax: (03) 5441 4200

**Kangaroo Flat**:
Ph: (03) 5430 0500
Fax: (03) 5441 4200

**Elmore Primary**
**Health**:
Ph: (03) 5432 6001
Fax: (03) 5432 6101

**BENDIGO COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES**

**3. Quality, Safety and Consumer Experience**
Deliver the best consumer experience that is of consistent quality, safe and evidence-based.

**4. Sustainability**
Sustainable for purpose organisation.

**Position Role**
The role of the position is:

- Provide and deliver quality health care as a competent and skilled Medical Practitioner.
- Provide medical services to individuals as part of Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS)

integrated community medical practices model.
- Be viewed as a leader, if engaged in specialised medical care and service provision, in the

field and continue to develop professionally where required to keep skills contemporary.
- Where practicable, be involved in population health issues at a community level and be an

active representative and advocate for BCHS services.

**Position Responsibilities**
The responsibilities of the position are:

- Provide medical practitioner services within the Community Medical Practice as required but

to include:

- Support of BCHS’ services as appropriate by General Practitioner (GP).
- Home visit services negotiated by the GP as deemed necessary for patient care.
- The provision of GP services to patients of the Community Medical Practice resident in
aged care facilities.
- Provide specialised skills where agreed to as part of the role.
- Participation in after-hours roster as negotiated.
- Develop care plans, conduct health assessments, participate in case conferencing and

implementation of other Commonwealth initiatives for example Enhanced Primary Care for
patients of the Community Medical Practice with the assistance of members of the Nursing
and Allied Health team.
- Assist with the integration of health promotion and the social model of health into the

Community Medical Practice.
- Ongoing involvement in quality assurance, professional development and continuing

educational activities.
- Data collection and research initiatives as appropriate and required (including clinical audit

and review).
- Supervision of Medical Students and GP Registrars as negotiated.
- Involvement in clinical meetings including the development and review of clinical guidelines

and participation in accreditation activities.
- Participation in relevant organisational meetings and planning forums as requested.
- Specialist skills/experience may be held in any of the following:

- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Complex Chronic Disease Management
- Drug and Alcohol Management
- Men’s/Women’s Health
- Children and Adolescent Medicine
- Pain Management
- Mental Health
- Family Medicine
- General Medicine

**BENDIGO COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES**

**The Role of the Team**
The Community Medical Practice provides an integrated community based multidisciplinary health
service which demonstrates a strong focus on health advocacy and promotion, applies the social
model of health and demonstrates a commitment to equity and access.

**Key Selection Criteria
**Essential**

1. A Bachelor of Medicine credentialed to practice as a qualified Medical

Practitioner/General Practitioner.
2. Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

with no restrictions/conditions to practice as a General Practitioner.
3. Demonstrated experience as a General Practitioner working in a Community Health setting.
4. A sound knowledge of general pra