GP or General Practitioner After-Hours

Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health 

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services.  We provide a comprehensive range of high quality acute, sub-acute, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care and community health services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

Our GP Clinic is located at our Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health campus.  It operates as a general practice clinic offering a range of primary care services to a large catchment of patients in the outer eastern suburbs.  The clinic operates during normal business hours as well as after hours on weeknights, weekends and public holidays.  This position will be responsible for provision of general practice services  after hours.

To be successful in this role you should possess:

• Emergency Department experience.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of and compliance with all relevant legislation and common law obligations
• Accountability and duty of care in the course of practice including meeting practice standards
• Demonstrate knowledge of policies and procedural guidelines that have legal implications; for example ensuring documentation conforms to legal requirements
• Identify and respond to unsafe practice; for example implement interventions to prevent unsafe practice and/or contravention of law
• Demonstrate a patient-focused approach in service provision with genuine empathy and interest in their needs
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across all ages and social groups
• Always well-presented, friendly, courteous, obliging and representing the practice in a confident and positive manner at all times
• Undertake all duties in a diligent manner, with honesty and integrity
• Maintain absolute confidentiality regarding patient and practice information
• Have a vigilant attitude to accuracy, being prepared to double check as necessary
• Ability to work cooperatively and independently, to prioritise and organise, with attention to detail
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development
• Possession of current driver’s licence
• Registration as a medical practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia
• Actively pursuing vocational registration, with RACGP
• Current Medical Indemnity

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

The benefits of working for Eastern Health include:

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

If you have the ability and drive to make a difference take hold of this opportunity and apply today!

For full details refer to the attached Position Description and direct all enquiries to the contact person listed.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police records check.

You must have the right to permanently live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

Please submit all applications online.

Recruitment agency applications will not be accepted.

Eastern Health Values:  Patients First: Agility: Humility: Respect: Kindness: Excellence