GP AMS - Kutjungka

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With opening hours across Monday -Friday from 8am – 12pm and 1pm – 4.30pm, in this busy role you will be working as a solo GP with a fantastic support system of Remote Area Nurses, and Aboriginal Health Practitioners. You will be based across 3 sites within the Kutjungka region of Northeast region of the Kimberley. With a daily rate of $2100 per paid, you will be on call for the duration of this locum. The Nurses are responsible for first on call with the GP being called for advice on the phone or if appropriate, in person, however this is rare. Clinical services at Balgo Health Centre, a comprehensive Primary Health Care Service, have been provided by KAMS since 2006. The Visionflex telehealth system is available that assists when a face-to-face consultation is unavailable and the RFDS provide retrieval support if required. If you have suitable 4WD training, you will be able to drive yourself to outreach sites (Mulan and Billiluna) however if not a member of staff will drive you to each clinic. These are day visits and as such you will return to Balgo each day where you will stay. Accommodation is self-contained, has aircon, satellite tv and internet is available, although can be patchy. Balgo (Wirrimanu) is one of Australian’s most remote Aboriginal communities located in the south-east Kimberley region of Western Australia on the northern edge of the Great Sandy Desert and on the western edge of the Tanami Desert. The Community is approximately 1100km east of Broome and 250km south of Halls Creek with a population of approximately 400-500. Balgo has a thriving art scene with internationally renowned art provided in this community.