General Practitioner

Due to continued patient demand, SmartClinics Annandale is seeking a VR General Practitioner to join the team on a full-time or part-time basis.

Located in the heart of Annandale, this well-established mixed billing General Practice is situated in an eligible DPA location, offering an excellent opportunity for eligible GPs under the moratorium to establish a busy and rewarding practice. With a strong reputation in the local community and a diverse, growing patient population, you’ll enjoy the support of an experienced multidisciplinary team while building a thriving practice.

Doctors practising from the clinic provide comprehensive care across chronic disease management, preventive health, skin cancer medicine, travel medicine, immunisations and iron infusions. The practice is also an AGPAL-accredited teaching practice, supporting the next generation of General Practitioners through GP Registrar training.

SmartClinics Annandale is located within one of Townsville’s largest and most established suburbs, just 10 minutes from the Townsville CBD.

The clinic is ideally positioned close to Townsville University Hospital, James Cook University, Lavarack Barracks, schools, shopping centres and parklands, providing access to a broad and diverse patient demographic.

Townsville offers an enviable North Queensland lifestyle with more than 300 days of sunshine each year, affordable living, beautiful beaches, Magnetic Island on your doorstep and endless opportunities for outdoor recreation. Whether you’re relocating to North Queensland, looking for an eligible DPA MM2 location, or seeking your next General Practice opportunity, SmartClinics Annandale offers the ideal combination of strong patient demand, career growth and an exceptional coastal lifestyle.

Better Medical is a doctor-led owner and operator of high-quality general practices across Australia.

We proudly offer high-quality management services and facilities for doctors and passionately believe that primary care needs to be locally focused. That is why our group of practices are locally managed, regionally connected, and centrally supported. Our ethos is simple – to support doctors to provide high-quality care to their patients and local communities.

We support some of Australia’s best GPs, and we pride ourselves on:

• Ensuring the right cultural fit for both the GP and the practice;

• Centralised expertise, including IT, marketing, human resources, and payroll;

• The delivery of excellence in clinical care, underpinned by clinician support of our Clinical Advisory Board;

• Great earning potential for doctors with competitive market rates;

• Enabling doctors to manage and maintain flexible working schedules and promoting independence;

• Providing opportunities for professional development, including the development of specialist skills;

• Our commitment to technological innovation in primary care; and

• Focussing on our people to make sure we’re looking after them.