General Practitioner - Casual/Leave (Custodial Health - Tarrengower Women's Prison)Job posted: 08/01/2025
Location: North West Region | Central Goldfields
Job type: Casual
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Medical and Nursing
Reference: VG/1838119
Dhelkaya Health is a new health service on Dja Dja Wurrung country; it is the coming together of Castlemaine Health, Maldon Hospital and CHIRP Community Health.
Dhelkaya Health is shaping a better health system for the people of Mount Alexander Shire and beyond, while staying true and local in everything it does.
Dhelkaya Health delivers a diverse range of inpatient, outpatient, aged care, community health and outreach services to Mount Alexander Shire.
It also delivers assessment, rehabilitation and allied health services to neighbouring shires.
Dhelkaya Health is committed to the quality, accessibility and sustainability of acute, aged and community-based healthcare, and family and housing services.
Dhelkaya Health has campuses in Castlemaine and Maldon and is also responsible for delivery of primary health services at Tarrengower Prison.
Tarrengower Prison (TP) is a minimum-security women's prison, located in the Loddon Mallee region.
TP is operated by Corrections Victoria and specialises in preparing women for a return to the community at the end of their sentence.
Programs offered at TP support education and employment opportunities.
Dhelkaya Health is responsible for the provision of primary healthcare to women throughout their prison stay at TP.
Dhelkaya Health's multidisciplinary workforce will work alongside specialised service providers to provide holistic and interconnected health service delivery for the women at TP, including a tailored health response for priority cohorts.
About the role The role of the General Practitioner is to provide high quality clinical care to the women at Tarrengower Women's Prison (Tarrengower) Primary Health Care Service.
At times women may have their children under 5 years of age residing with them at Tarrengower, or older children visiting during school holiday periods, during which times the General Practitioner will also provide clinical care to the children when required.
Working collaboratively with the Dhelkaya Health Medical Director and a multidisciplinary team of Specialists, Nursing and Allied Health professionals, the General Practitioner will ensure that the primary health care needs of women are met from the point of prison reception, during their stay, through to return to the community.
The needs of this patient cohort are complex, spanning medical, psychiatric, social and cultural needs.
Bringing a woman-centred approach to care, the General Practitioner will provide exemplary primary care that is compassionate, trauma-informed and culturally sensitive, with an emphasis on comprehensive assessment and treatment planning, the safe and effective provision of appropriate medical interventions, and proactive referral, within scope of practice.
Working within Dhelkaya Health's Best Care clinical governance framework, the General Practitioner will contribute proactively and collaboratively as a member of the Custodial Health team to develop and refine models of care, contribute to the identification and realisation of research opportunities, and participate in an environment of collaborative learning.
The quality and standard of health care provided to patients at Tarrengower is equivalent to that provided in the community, through the public health system.
Dhelkaya Health's multidisciplinary workforce will work alongside specialised service providers to provide holistic and interconnected health service delivery for patients at Tarrengower, including a tailored health response for priority cohorts.
Relevant clinical experience and clinical competence required for position.Demonstrated ability to practice collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team.Effective organisational skills, with respect to time management and delegation.Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.Displays and expresses a high level of ethics in regards to patients, colleagues and the organisation.Demonstrates skill and maturity in problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution.Commitment to professional development.MATOD trained or willing to undertake training required for Custodial setting.Experience providing medical services in a custodial setting.Experience in women's health.Experience in paediatric health.Experience providing culturally safe and appropriate care to Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander peoples.Dhelkaya Health encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all ages, people living with a disability, LGBTIQ+ candidates, and people from multi-cultural backgrounds. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police check, NDIS (if required) and compliance with Dhelkaya Health Vaccination Policy. For further information about this position, please contact Ebony Sharma, Manager Custodial Health on .
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