The Location

Central West,  Australia

The Position

Senior Medical Officer - Obstetrics

Remuneration package

up to $440,000 (£255,000)

Remuneration package includes:

• Attractive base salary
• Overtime, on-call & shift penalties
• Employer superannuation & annual Leave loading
• Annual Leave - 5 weeks per year
• Professional Development annual leave - 3.6 weeks p/a
• Professional Development allowance
• Attraction and retention incentive allowance
• Visa sponsorship and Relocation funding
• Accommodation provided
• Motor Vehicle allowance
• Salary sacrificing

To Apply

Please call our London office (+44) 0333 444 2000 and speak to our Senior Recruitment Consultants, Will or Gareth or email us at enquiries@skilledmedical.co.uk with your queries. Or call our Melbourne office on 1300 900 100.

To apply for this position you will need to already hold, or obtain medical registration with the with the Australian Medical Board/AHPRA.  

The AHPRA registration requirements for an international applicant are:

• Candidates must hold UK Medical graduate (primary) qualifications OR
• PLAB certification to obtain AHPRA Medical Board of Australia registration.

The Position

Senior Medical Officers are engaged to provide health care to residents and visitors to the Central West in a variety of settings, including local hospitals (and multi-purpose health services), family general practices and primary health clinics.

Senior Medical Officers work without supervision in a multi-disciplinary team to promote healthy lifestyles, manage chronic disease and provide emergency and inpatient services. The successful candidate will commit to patient safety, the ongoing development of clinical knowledge and skills, and the supervision and training of junior doctors and students.

Senior Medical Officers across Central West Hospital and Health Service are managed as a group practice of approximately 20 SMO doctors across the region. The successful candidate will be required to contribute to the development of a cohesive and supportive team environment. As part of this you may be required to provide short term relief to doctors based at other facilities in the Central West Hospital and Health Service.

Maternity Services are provided under a low-risk midwifery led model of care supported by SMO Obstetrics with DRANZCOG advanced skills. Specialist support is provided by our partner Hospitals and the Flying Obstetrics and Gynaecology service based in Roma.

Position Responsibilities

• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Central West Hospital and Health Service’s core values, as outlined above.
• Follow defined service quality standards, occupational health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe, services and workplaces.
• Undertake medical practice at local hospitals (and multi-purpose health services), family general practices and primary health clinics including telehealth consultations.
• Undertake medical practice within your approved credentialed scope of clinical practice in Rural Generalist Medicine or Vocational General Practice.
• Provide evidence based and quality clinical care of individual patients in all domains of medical practice, including:

        – Conducting patient interviews and clinical examinations.
        – Identifying clinical problems and health opportunities for individual patients.
        – Preparing individual patient health care plans.
        – Facilitating patient referral for additional diagnosis, treatment or management of care
        - Maintain concise but comprehensive, accurate, legible records of patient status and progress and associated                                 correspondence.
        – Communicate professionally with individual patients, relatives, guardians, and all relevant health professionals                                 necessary for quality clinical care outcomes, including for the transfer of responsibility of clinical care.
       – Participate in rosters for the provision of out of hours care at night, on weekends and public holidays.

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19

PD available upon request.

About Skilled Medical

Skilled Medical has offices in London and Melbourne and our experienced International Recruitment team members are available to support you through the AHPRA registration and visa sponsorship process.

To read more about Skilled Medical and view our Australian job board, visit us at www.skilledmedical.com

Our experienced International Recruitment team are available to discuss positions you are interested in and provide you with additional information regarding position locations and the remuneration packages available to support decisions.

Our skilled Compliance teams are available to support you through the AHPRA medical registration applications and visa sponsorship processing.

Our dedicated Concierge service will assist and guide you through the relocation and settlement stages of your move to Australia.

Work in Australia:

This permanent position is suitable for qualified UK & IE Doctors, subject to meeting professional registration and work visa requirements.

To apply for this position you will need to already hold, or obtain medical registration with the with the Australian Medical Board/AHPRA.

The AHPRA registration requirements for an international applicant are:

Candidates must hold UK Medical graduate (primary) qualifications OR

PLAB certification to obtain AHPRA Medical Board of Australia registration.

For non-specialist registration pathway, candidates must meet the requirements of category A or B to be eligible for Competent Authority Pathway: https://www.medicalboard.gov.au/Registration/International-Medical-Graduates/Competent-Authority-Pathway.aspx

Please call our London office (+44) 0333 444 2000 and speak to our Senior Recruitment Consultants, Will or Gareth or email us at enquiries@skilledmedical.co.uk with your queries. Or call our Melbourne office on 1300 900 100.

Skilled Medical has many similar job opportunities with attractive remuneration packages in several states of Australia.

For further information, please call us on 1300 900 100.

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