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Looking for a change that is
more than just a change of job? An opportunity is available to join the salaried medical
team at Margaret River Hospital as a full-time Senior Medical Practitioner /
Rural Generalist.
About the
hospital Margaret River Hospital is a Rural Generalist-led district
hospital providing 24/7 emergency care, seven-day inpatient medical care and an
expanding range of short-stay and hospital-based services. The hospital sees
more than 16,000 emergency presentations each year and is supported by a
longstanding local medical workforce with strong Rural Generalist
experience. An exciting time to join This is an especially exciting time to join us. The medical
service has transitioned from its traditional community GP-supported model to a
predominantly salaried Rural Generalist workforce and is now entering its next
phase of development. We are building a more layered medical team, strengthening
registrar and junior doctor training, developing local models of care and
working towards longer-term service and infrastructure development. We are particularly interested in an experienced and capable
Rural Generalist who enjoys broad clinical medicine, is comfortable with the
variety and decision-making of rural practice, and would like to contribute to
the development of a growing rural health service.
The role The work is varied. It includes: - Emergency and acute care
- Inpatient medicine
- Short-stay care,
- clinical supervision
- Working closely with nursing, allied health, regional
specialists and retrieval services.
The service is moving towards a layered model incorporating
senior Rural Generalists, registrars, RMOs, nurse practitioners and FACEM
support. There is also a real opportunity to contribute beyond the
roster. Margaret River Hospital is developing its role in Rural Generalist
education and training, including participation in a Coastal registrar training
model from 2027. For the right person, there is scope to become part of that
development and help shape what the medical service becomes over the coming
year
Why Margaret River? And then there is Margaret River itself. For someone considering a move, it is difficult to oversell
the lifestyle. You can practise genuinely interesting rural medicine while
living in one of Western Australia's most beautiful regions, with the coast,
forests, wineries, food, surf and outdoor lifestyle all on your
doorstep. This would suit someone who wants excellent Rural Generalist
medicine without giving up an exceptional place to live. Interested? We can recruit immediately and would be very happy to hear
from experienced Rural Generalists or Senior Medical Practitioners interested in
discussing whether Margaret River might be the right next move. Get in touch for an informal conversation about the
role, roster, hospital and what we are building in Margaret
River. Contact Dr Ian McKellow on 0419775473 or Ian.McKellow@health.wa.gov.au
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