Job Description
* Mon–Fri 8am–5pm | No on-call, weekends or nights
* Plush central Darwin Airbnb accommodation provided
* High Rate: $2,673/day | $297/hour
Primary objective
Work with health staff to improve the health of prisoners detained at the Darwin Correctional Centre by participating in the provision of a comprehensive health care service.
Key duties and responsibilities
* Provide clinical leadership to the primary health care team and provide general practice and public health services to prisoners at the Darwin Correctional Centre
* Participate in the development and delivery of public health services to enhance health outcomes and improve service delivery models in correctional facilities.
* Participate with the management team to supervise and support the delivery of health care services, including visiting Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health programs
* Participate in emergency medical response when required and assist in the coordination of medical evacuations.
* Support and participate in the education and training of other primary health care providers including Nurses and Aboriginal Health Practitioners.
* Participate in the development and delivery of health activity reports to senior management and to relevant local stakeholders such as the Department of Justice.
* Participate in the collection and maintenance of computerised client health information.
* Develop and maintain the knowledge and skills for the position including expertise in both clinical and public health medicine.
* Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplace and foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
* Medical Practitioner eligible for registration with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
* Extensive relevant postgraduate clinical experience, including General Practice and Emergency medicine.
* Experience and skill working with computerised patient information management systems and office applications.
* Preparedness to undertake cross cultural training and mentorship and an ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures.
Desirable
* Experience in delivering primary health care and public health services in Aboriginal communities.
* Experience working in Corrections.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
Role Details & Key Information
* Shifts: Monday to Friday, 08:00–17:00
* On-call: No on-call required at all
* Sites:
o Holtze Correctional Centre (main adult centre)
o Holtze Youth Detention
o Berrimah Correctional Centre (low-security inmates)
o Women's prison operates separately but is part of Holtze
* Inmate Demographics:
o Up to 88% Indigenous population
o Adult male and female inmates (youth detention is separate)
* Doctors on Site: Typically 2–3 GPs on site, with potential for more in the new year
* Roster: Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm, no weekends
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