Visiting Medical Officer - General Practitioner - Coolah. Apply via eCredential

Employment Type: RDA Fee-for-Service
Position Classification: Visiting Medical Officer
Hours Per Week: As per roster
Location: Coolah NSW

Applications Close:  12 January 2025 - 11.59pm

Western NSW Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our advertised positions. If you require any assistance with your application or have any questions about this position, please get in touch with the contact person listed in this advertisement.

About the opportunity

We are seeking the services of a General Practitioner – Visiting Medical Officer for Coolah Multipurpose Service. The GP VMO will provide contemporary comprehensive service for optimal patient outcomes to achieve safe clinical practice.

How the GP VMO experience is different in Western NSW

What we can offer you

• A broad range of interesting & challenging work scenarios that will bring your purpose to life and broaden your scope.
• We will have your back at every step of the journey, through training & collaboration opportunities and our innovative services of vCare, Virtual Rural Generalist Service (VRGS), Mental Health Emergency Care, Virtual Pharmacy and Virtual Outpatients.
• Your skills will be developed to reach your potential and you’ll have access to leadership and mentoring programs for accelerated career progression.
• You can be a part of our world-recognised delivery of virtual care as we strive toward our goal of healthier rural people and thriving communities, delivering care close to home.
• Sometimes it will be hard, other times demanding, but we promise it will always be extremely rewarding.
• Flexible work practices 
• Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport

Where you'll be working

You will be based at Coolah Multipurpose Service, a part of the Western NSW Local Health District. For more information on living and working in our beautiful region, visit our website Western NSW Health Careers.

With redevelopment complete in 2019, the Coolah Multipurpose Service (MPS) is a 26-bed facility and includes acute and residential aged care beds.

The redevelopment included the construction of 14 residential aged care bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, as well as new dining and activities areas and a new courtyard for the aged care residents. Upgrades to the acute care areas including patient care rooms and support areas, and a refurbishment to the GP clinic was also part of the project.

Coolah is situated on the picturesque Coolaburragundy River and nestled in a valley of the Liverpool Range. Its located 137 km north east of Dubbo. The town is surrounded by undulating hills and fertile river flats and is an attractive service town for the surrounding agricultural district. It is also the gateway to the magnificent Coolah Tops National Park, where bushwalking, mountain biking and camping are popular activities.

Coolah firmly stakes its claim as being the home of the original ‘Black Stump’. It was here that the colloquial saying ‘beyond the black stump’, meaning ‘beyond the limits of settlement or civilisation’ is said to have originated. A replica Black Stump and rest area has been established nine kilometres from Coolah to mark its historical location.