Senior Contracted Clinician - Wagga

at  Bupa

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

You might think you already know a lot about Bupa. You’ll know we provide health insurance and aged care services across Australia and you’ve probably also seen our dental and optical clinics in your local shopping centres. But what you might not realise is that we also deliver health services in support of key government contracts including delivering health services to Defence Force personnel and their families in Australia.
Wagga Health Centre is located at RAAF Base Wagga at Forest Hill, south east of Wagga Wagga and Kapooka Health centre is about 20km west of Wagga Wagga and they both deliver a range of health services to Defence personnel. It is a vibrant regional area on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River in the heart of the Riverina
Our Health Centres and clinics support all defence members and their families across the area, providing a range of services including preventive medicine, musculoskeletal health, pre-deployment medicals, mental health and psychological support, as well as emergency medicine. We play a key role in ensuring the overall health and wellbeing of all our members on base.

Our Senior Clinician is a civilian GP and a senior member of the management team within the region. Balancing both clinical and administrative responsibilities across the Wagga & Kapooka Health Centres, you will be responsible for:

• Providing information, advice, and recommendations on medical issues and specialist medical services to the Health Centre manager
• General Practice consultations, referrals, health screenings and liaison with allied health professionals
• Provision of occupational health services and preventative health care
• Participating in quality and governance improvement including, giving subject matter expertise advice to clinical incident and complaints management and performance management processes
• Providing workforce advice and support including adequate staffing levels within department and supervision of clinical staff
• Conducting team meetings and staff training activities
• Managing the delivery of services against benchmark standards and other clinical governance Key Performance Indicator