FIFO General Practitioner – Urapuntja Health Service – Utopia

• FIFO – Flexible by negotiation

• Salary $310,712 plus super 

• Free accommodation provided, relocation and professional development assistance

• Opportunity for an established Practice to partner with the health service in providing GPs on an ongoing rotational roster 

Why Urapuntja?

Urapuntja Health Service is one of Australia’s longest running Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services having been established in 1977.  The health service is a not-for-profit administrative body responsible for the health, social and emotional wellbeing service delivery to the Anmatyerre and Alyawarra speaking people living on the Angarapa and Alyawarra Land Trusts. The health service provides these services to a population of approximately 600 to 1000 permanent residents spread across 16 outstation communities. 

What’s in it for you? 

• Salary $310,712 plus super 

• Retention bonus after 12 months

• Salary Sacrifice

• Fully furnished accommodation, including utilities and internet accommodation situated in beautiful and peaceful Ghost Gum country

• Eligibility for Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) Doctor Stream payments for MM7 location

• Eligibility for NT PHN relocation support up to $10,000

What’s the role?
Urapuntja Health Service is seeking an experienced general practitioner who are looking to expand their clinical knowledge and broaden their horizons. Immerse yourself in aboriginal culture and experience the amazing Country while joining their dedicated team to provide the highest standard of comprehensive health care to the First Nations people of Utopia. The role is FIFO on negotiation. Flights will be provided by the Health Service to and from a capital city per swing. 

Working with Urapuntja Health Service will afford you with substantial opportunities to extend yourself professionally, culturally and personally.
 

There is also an exciting opportunity for an established practice to partner with the Health Service in providing GPs who are eager to participant in on ongoing rotational basis to provide continuity of health care for the Utopia Community.
 
Is the role right for you?

• Specialist General Practitioner registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

• Fellowship with RACGP or ACCRM

• Knowledge and understanding of issues effecting the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

• Current manual Australian Drivers licence

• National Police Clearance

• Ability to obtain and hold a “Working with Children” NT Ochre card throughout the duration of employment

• current COVID19 vaccination certificate

• current vaccinations as clinically required

What’s it like living in Utopia?

Urapuntja Health Service is a community controlled health organisation located approximately 270km north east of Alice Springs on the Sandover Highway. The clinic is quite unique in that it is not embedded in an Aboriginal township, rather it has been purpose built on Aboriginal land, and the staff housing has been built around it, so it forms its own little community. It is set in a peaceful area of natural beauty and is surrounded by local ghost gums. The area is frequented by local brumbies and birdlife, so you will see some unique sights during your time in Amengernterneah. The clinic supports 16 outstations/communities in the homelands, with a combination of on-site (in clinic) consultations, as well as regular outreach visits. The health service have a self-contained mobile clinic (well-equipped consult rooms on a truck) to support outreach visits.
 

If this sounds like a role for you, we want to hear from you. Apply today by clicking the “Apply for this job” link

Want to find out more about this opportunity? Please contact Gemma Williams on 08 8982 1032 or email recruitment@ntphn.org.au