General Practitioner - Medical - Footscray

Where excellence meets opportunity - discover your next chapter with cohealth

• Part time, 0.8 FTE, ongoing
• Generous Salary Packaging up to $15,900 p.a. and a further meal entertainment package of up to $2,650 p.a. + 12% Super
• Flexible annual leave options + 2 weeks paid conference/study leave p.a.
• Monday to Friday, no weekend or on call work
• Family friendly working arrangements available
• Wraparound services in place to support our general practitioners

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

The cohealth Medical team delivers holistic, client-centred healthcare across Melbourne's northern and western suburbs through a network of community clinics. GPs work within multidisciplinary teams, supported by nursing, allied health, administration, and specialist programs, to provide evidence-based care tailored to the diverse needs of the community.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based medical care to individuals, families and communities
• Deliver preventative, coordinated and ongoing patient care in a multidisciplinary setting
• Support high-quality, safe healthcare through continuous improvement and best practice
• Work collaboratively to improve health outcomes for diverse communities

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
• cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
• Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• RACGP Vocationally Registered General Practitioner
• Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria current Practicing License
• Commitment to work within a community focused whole of population health approach, recognising the importance of providing a medical model within a holistic health response
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Application Process

To apply for this job, click on 'Apply Now' and you will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter.

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Jia Li on Jia.Li@cohealth.org.au using the subject line: General Practitioner - Medical - Footscray enquiry via EthicalJobs.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement (B). This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.