- Remote Aboriginal Medical Service
- Daily rate $1400
- May – June 2022 dates available
- 2-4 week placements
Ampilatwatja Health Service are currently seeking GP locums to assist with the high levels of chronic disease in the community and assist with a focus on supporting the team to improving health conditions in the community.
Ampilatwatja Health service aim to treat all patients with dignity and respect. They are committed to the promotion of health, wellbeing and disease prevention without discrimination. Ampilatwatja specific goal is to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples with high quality, appropriate, efficient and effective primary health care and related services.
The Benefits:
- $1400 per day
- $1000 placement bonus for working 20 days
- One off $400 travel bonus if traveling outside placement dates
- All travel, accommodation and vehicle provided
The Clinic:
The Health Centre has 3 consulting rooms and 2 emergency rooms with separate waiting rooms allowing for flexibility when catering for cultural requirements. The centre operates the following programs:
- Healthy Eating
- Women’s health
- Men’s health
The clinic team consists of:
- Practice manager
- 2 Reception staff
- 4 Nurses
- 4 Aboriginal Health Practitioners
Clinic Opening Hours:
- 8:30 am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday
- Locum will not be required towork on call, weekends or public holidays
Dates Required:
- May – June 2022 dates available
- 2-4 week placements
Transport and Accommodation:
- All transport from the nearest major airport to and from your location provided
- A new 2 bedroom fully secure house provided with Internet and foxtel
- A vehicle will be provided while on placement by the health service
- Health Service travel allowance applicable
Patient Record System:
- This clinic uses Communicare, orientation provided
Eligibility to Apply:
- Must have current non-restricted registration by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and general practice specialisation is essential
- Previous experience working in Indigenous health
Desirable:
- Emergency skills
- Women’s health
- Expereince in Communicare preferred, but orientation will be provided
Ampilatwatja is a voluntary dry community in the heart of Alyawarr country on the Sandover Highway. The Alyawarr people have always lived here and would travel between soaks (water sources) in the hot weather. The people of this region also have close ties to the people who live at Alpurrurulam (Lake Nash), and early in the days of European settlement they would walk to Alpurrurulam to collect rations of food and tobacco.
Local artists are said to “exude a complex and progressive approach to depicting the traditional knowledge of dreaming and country through the translation of water holes and soakages, bush medicines and bush tuckers, mountains, sand hills and ant hills”. Their artworks retain the heritage and feature the cultural history and values of Alyawarra lore.
For more information about this excellent opportunity, contact Barbara on 08 8982 1010.
NT PHN also have permanent opportunities available in Private Practices and Aboriginal Medical Services across the NT. Successful candidates may be eligible to apply for financial supports for relocation to the NT and further clinical education.
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