Medical Officer / GP - Afterhours clinic Tues / Thurs 4pm-8pm
About Us
ADF Health Services provides integrated healthcare services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel across Australia. As part of this contract, Serco, in partnership with Bupa, provides defence-ready clinical and support staff across 50+ on-base locations nationally, ensuring that ADF personnel have access to quality on-site medical care.
About the Role
Join our team for an afterhours clinic to support our Australian Defence Force. You will be responsible for the delivery of primary medical care to patients in accordance with professional standards, legislation, and Defence Policies and Procedures. You will form part of a multidisciplinary team working toward the shared purpose of achieving and maintaining the health and wellbeing of Defence members. You will play an integral role in assessing Defence personnel for fitness for duty and in the provision of care that will support the health and well-being of members pre and post deployments. You will be required to provide medical technical advice to the Joint Health Unit (JHU) Commanding Officer (CO), Joint Health Command (JHC) Health Centre Manager, and Commanders of units. You will be supported by a team of Senior Medical Officers and uniformed colleagues. You may be required to provide services in either an outpatient setting or inpatient care setting within a ward.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
* The highest levels of personal integrity and ethical behaviour.
* Current unconditional and unrestricted registration as a Medical Practitioner, General in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
* Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) OR Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM) OR Vocational Registration.
* Minimum of 2 years full-time post-graduate general practitioner experience in a general practice setting within the last 5 years (or part-time equivalent).
* Recent participation in Continuous Professional Development (CPD) activities in accordance with AHPRA.
* Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (HLTAID009) certification.
About ACT Health Centre
ACT houses Department of Defence Headquarters, Airforce Headquarters, and Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) which is a tri-service military academy. The ACT Health Centre opened mid-2021 and is a large facility. It services approximately 7000 military personnel, including trainee officers from both ADFA and Royal Military College. There is a 24-bed low dependency ward which operates 24/7. Services provided include primary medical, aviation & underwater medical, nursing, dental, mental health, pharmaceutical, and physiotherapy.
About You
You are an experienced medical professional with solid foundations as a General Practitioner. Your passion for providing the highest quality medical services is at the heart of everything you do. You have a friendly and professional manner which automatically puts patients at ease, and you take pride in your ability to inspire trust from both your patients and colleagues alike. You are a respectful and professional person who demonstrates exceptional moral values in everything you do. You are passionate about providing clinical services and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of the highest standard of care to patients.
Rewards & Benefits
* Be part of an amazing culture, based on the values of trust, care, innovation, and pride.
* Gain access to Global Employee Networks that embrace diversity and inclusion.
* Start with a job and stay for a career with extensive employment and growth opportunities across Serco’s many contracts.
* Meaningful work supporting defence personnel.
* Referral Programs.
* Paid annual and personal leave.
* Paid CPD leave for permanent employees.
* Paid volunteer leave and leave for reservists.
* Provision of uniform.
* Variety of lifestyle discounts through the Serco Benefits program including discounts with Apple, Qantas, Hoyts Cinemas, and more!
* Plus, ongoing 24/7 immediate mental health and counselling support via our Employee Assistant Program (EAP).
* Join a dedicated team of collaborative and supportive health professionals.
Join Us
If you are inspired to make a positive difference and would like to be considered for this opportunity, submit your application by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.
Please note your resume must include start and finish dates for each role, along with employment type (e.g., casual, part-time, full-time) and hours worked per week.
You must also be an Australian Citizen in order to obtain the required Baseline Security Clearance for this role. If you’re not an Australian Citizen, please feel free to apply to other healthcare roles with Serco through our careers site.
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