King Island
King Island is a beautiful island located in the Bass Straight between Tasmania and mainland Australia. The island has excellent beaches offering surfing and snorkelling, fine fresh produce and amazing adventures await you in this remote location. Working in King Island also offers you the opportunity to reduce your 10 year moratorium to 5 years.
The only way you can get to the Island is by plane, but don't let this stop you from experiencing the peace and quiet of Island life! On King Island the local "wave" as you go by is a way of life and the only traffic delays you will come across are wallabies, turkeys, possums and pheasants, to name a few.
An island rich in history, with shipwrecks, lighthouses and jagged reefs, bountiful with long stretching sandy beaches and lush green pasture. From this little paradise they produce some of Australia's finest natural foods including beef, cheese, crayfish & abalone, yet there is more to this 64km long by 27km wide stretch of land than first meets the eye.
Job Description
Full Time General Practitioner required to meet patient demand. Approximately 40 hours per week with 1:2 rotating weeks on call requirements.
We offer an excellent package to work on idyllic island located between mainland Australia and Tasmania:
- Earn up to 70% of billings!
- Enjoy challenging rural work with excellent training opportunities
- Package includes fully equipped house and vehicle for the doctor’s use
Practice Infrastructure
The King Island General Practice is the only medical practice on the island as such the doctors see a wide range of patients ranging from paediatrics to geriatrics, and everything in between.
There are 2 consult rooms, 1 treatment room and nurse’s station. The practice serves a population of around 2000 as this is the only full time GP service on King Island. The summer months (November - February) bring a large tourist trade to the Island. The main industries are tourism, fishing and agriculture.
The team at Gemini Medical on King Island is comprised of two doctors, a practice manager, nursing staff and administration support staff.
There are computerised accounts, script writing, ECG, Spirometry and Audiometry. The practice occupies rooms within the King Island District Hospital. King Island Hospital & Health Centre:
- is a multi-purpose centre
- provides a broad scope of services to the island's population
- holds Commonwealth Aged Care Accreditation
- is a Telehealth site
- is a Rural Health Teaching Site
- employs approximately 50 staff on a casual or full-time basis
Support
The Hospital has acute beds as well as accommodating aged care patients. There is nursing assistance available to the GP for emergency and accident cases, and nurses’ triage all after hours calls. The Hospital is well equipped with X ray. There is a local pharmacy on King Island.
Required Skills
- Postgraduate training and experience in general practice is a must
- Experience in trauma/accident and emergency medicine required
- Doctors must be capable to work unsupervised
- Eligibility for registration with the Medical Council of Tasmania
- Obstetrics and Anaesthetics are NOT required
- Radiology (training will be provided)
Apply
If you are interested in finding out more about working at with the team at King Island General Practice, please contact Lauren through our contact page.
