Positions Vacant - Surgical
Expressions of Interest: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
General Surgery - 2 Positions; Vascular Surgery - 1 position
- Population 62,000; Catchment Population > 250,000
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To join 7 existing General Surgeons
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220 bed Regional Referral Base Hospital with 5 operating theatres and major redevelopment to commence 2011
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104 bed Private Hospital (Calvary) and free standing Day Surgery with total of 8 private operating theatres
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Headquarters, UNSW Rural Clinical School
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24 hour resident medical cover in private hospital
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Support by 5 Surgical Registrars
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1:6 on call roster
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Interventional Radiology with MRI, Vascular, Endoluminal, CT, US, MG, Nuclear Medicine
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Riverina Cancer Care Centre with Medical Oncology and Radiotherapy
88 medical specialists living & working in the City including 6 Orthopaedic Surgeons, 4 Urologists, 2 ENT Surgeons, 1 Hand Surgeon, Radiation & Medical Oncology, 2 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons & 2 Paediatric Surgeons.
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Excellent public & private schools
- Charles Sturt University
- Riverina Conservatorium of Music
- Headquarters of Riverina Institute of TA FE
- Theatres
- Multicultural Restaurants
- Museums
- Art Galleries
- Quality affordable housing & lifestyle acreage
- Relocation & Family Support
- Practice Support
For further information please contact:
Dr Richard Harrison, FRACS
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Tel: BH +61 2 6925 0099
Joy Ross
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Tel: BH +61 2 6923 2264
Mobile: +61 428 225 850
Echuca Regional Health, Echuca, Victoria
General Surgeon
- Integrated sub-regional health service with 153 acute, sub-acute and residential aged care beds entering a major rebuilding and expansion phase
- Visiting Medical Officer contract with underwritten income, or salaried staff specialist appointment
- Unrivalled lifestyle in Victoria’s prime tourist region, only 2½ hours’ drive from Melbourne
Echuca Regional Health (ERH) is seeking a suitably qualified General Surgeon to join its team of specialists at a pivotal time in the Service’s development. The appointment would enable ERH to consolidate the provision of surgical services to the rapidly expanding regional community it serves. The local catchment population of 40,000 and extended catchment population of 70,000 are swollen by 1.8 million tourist visitors a year.
ERH is an integrated health service made up of an acute hospital, an aged care residential facility and a primary care centre. A major redevelopment of the hospital is at the approved Master Plan stage. The recently completed state-of-the art operating suite has three operating theatres (one doubling as an endoscopy suite) and day procedure facilities. Diagnostic facilities include on-site pathology, general radiology, ultrasound, CT and nuclear medicine. A 24-hour teleradiology reporting service is provided for CT scans. The hospital has over 16,000 emergency attendances, treats 8,000 in-patients, delivers 300 babies and performs over 3,600 surgical procedures annually.
Candidates should have a primary medical qualification registered or registrable with the Medical Board of Australia. Their specialist background should include FRACS (General Surgery)or a postgraduate clinical qualification in General Surgery assessed by the RACS as suitable for this position; a recognised qualification in gastrointestinal endoscopy; and appropriate specialist experience.
Echuca is a vibrant and attractive tourist destination on the Murray River, only 2½ hours’ drive from Melbourne. Its colourful history as Australia’s largest inland port has been preserved through its still-active paddle steamers as the main tourist attraction backed by a solid rural and light industrial economy. Echuca offers an extraordinarily wide range of recreational, sporting and other leisure activities for all the family. It also has excellent educational and shopping facilities.
Further information may be found on www.mycareer.com.au, www.erh.org.au and www.echucamoama.com Initial enquiries and applications may be sent in confidence to Les McBride at:
Cleveland McBride
Health Recruitment
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Tel: +613 / 03 9486 0500 Fax: +613 / 03 9486 0200
Mail: Suite 4, Level 4, 372 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia
NSW Coastal Region Appointment
GENERAL SURGEON - COASTAL NSW
- Join a stable and collegiate team of surgeons
- Combine general surgery with your sub-specialist interest
- Attractive & flexible package with rights to private practice
- Click here for further details
Move to this idyllic, lush coastal region and you will be surrounded by beauty all year round. Known for its pristine coastline, verdant hills and forests and gentle climate the region has long been a magnet for sea-changers, artists, musicians and professionals seeking work-life balance.
Due to the phased retirement of two long-serving surgeons, the hospital seeks a FRACS to join this well-respected team. Working as a VMO or staff specialist, you can expect a high degree of professional satisfaction from a varied general surgical case mix, with the option to bring your own sub-specialty expertise. With close teaching hospital links there is ample opportunity to take on a university appointment for lecturing or research, which the health service supports and encourages.
Renowned for its close knit and supportive community, this appealing historic country town offers exceptional lifestyle opportunities and superb family facilities. With house prices typically less than a third of the cost of Sydney or Melbourne, even for beachfront properties, living here provides the ideal antidote to the stresses of city life. With regular flights and excellent road connections to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne you are never more than 2 hours from a metropolitan area.
A new hospital planned in the near future offers an ideal opportunity to help shape the surgical services in the area and your input will be warmly welcomed. The immediate team of 5-6 surgeons expects to grow in the future to meet increasing demand.
Unique and desirable roles such as these come up rarely. If you seek a rewarding career, a high quality of life and access to all best that Australia has to offer, call me to discuss in detail. For a confidential enquiry, please contact Karla Leary on +61 2 8353 9030 or
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VIC Rural Appointments
GENERAL SURGEON - Bairnsdale Regional Health Service
Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria
- Visiting Medical Officer contract with underwritten income or salaried appointment
- Largest healthcare provider in East Gippsland
- Superb lifestyle – gateway to lakes, ocean beaches, mountains and snowfields
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service (BRHS) provides multi-disciplinary health services from three campuses to a growing population of 40,000 across East Gippsland.
BRHS incorporates a long-established hospital with 63 acute beds, 16 sub-acute beds, a well-equipped modern theatre suite (two operating theatres and a day-procedure unit) and a new Emergency Department. Diagnostic facilities include a new CT scanner. BRHS attracts a range of visiting specialists, enabling it to provide services across the continuum of care. It is well supported from Eastern Health, which rotates eight Interns every ten weeks to provide junior medical officers for the wards, theatres and Emergency Department.
Applicants should have a primary medical qualification registrable with the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria and FRACS, or postgraduate qualifications and experience in General Surgery which the College assesses as suitable for this position.
Flexible remuneration initially – either VMO contract with underwritten income or salaried appointment. Assistance with accommodation and relocation expenses is available.
Bairnsdale is a thriving regional centre, less than four hours drive from Melbourne. Set in the heart of Victoria’s lakes and wilderness area, it is the gateway to the high country and snowfields, and close to the Ninety Mile Beach and coastal resorts. With excellent education, recreation and shopping facilities, Bairnsdale offers discriminating newcomers a superb country lifestyle with the amenities of a large town. Background information may be found on www.brhs.com.au
Applications may be sent in confidence to Les McBride of Cleveland McBride Health Recruitment at:
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Tel: +61 3 9486 0500
Fax: +61 3 9486 0200
Mail: Suite 4, Level 4, 372 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002
GENERAL SURGEON - Western District Health Service
Hamilton, Victoria
- 2007 Regional Health Service of the Year, 2008 Primary Health Service of the Year
- Visiting Medical Officer, fee for service appointment in conjunction with Glenelg Surgical Clinic
- Gracious regional city with grand buildings, majestic homesteads and one of Australia’s finest regional art galleries
The coming departure of one of Hamilton’s three General Surgeons to take up an advanced training position at a Melbourne teaching hospital in preparation for working abroad has opened the way for a suitably qualified General Surgeon to succeed him at Western District Health Service’s Hamilton Base Hospital.
The Hospital’s surgical facilities include two operating theatres, a day procedure unit, a 30 bed surgical ward and a four-bed critical care unit. It has an electro diagnostic facility, and extensive on site medical imaging and pathology services. The General Surgeons undertake a broad range of general surgery, including upper and lower GI surgery. They are supported by a Registrar from the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, a Registrar from Barwon Health in Geelong and four surgical Interns/RMOs.
Applicants should have a primary medical qualification registered or registrable with the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria, Fellowship of the RACS (or postgraduate clinical training, qualifications and experience in General Surgery assessed by the College as suitable for this position) and significant experience in General Surgery in a major public hospital.
More information: Background information may be found on www.wdh.net and www.mycareer.com.au Initial enquiries and applications may be directed in confidence to Les McBride of Cleveland McBride Health Recruitment at:
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Tel: +613 / 03 9486 0500
Fax: +613 / 03 9486 0200
Mail: Suite 4, Level 4, 372 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia
General Surgeon for Mildura Base Hospital, VIC
FULL TIME POSITION
Mildura Base Hospital (MBH) is seeking a General Surgeon (FRACS or equivalent) to provide high quality surgical services to the Sunraysia community.
The successful applicant will work collaboratively to cater for the catchment population of approximately 80,000. The position can be entirely hospital based, utilising the Hospital’s outpatient clinics, or can be a mixture of private and public work.
MBH is a near-new modern facility with 146 beds comprising surgery, medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, emergency, intensive care, psychiatry and rehabilitation. Mildura Base Hospital is a unique facility to the extent that it is a public hospital contracted to Ramsay Health Care to provide services to the community by the Victorian Department of Human Services.
The successful applicant will be supported by resident orthopaedic, ENT and ophthalmic surgeons, as well as visiting urologist and faciomaxillary surgeons. The Hospital has 3 theatres, 1 endoscopy suite and a 16 bed day unit. We currently employ 2 accredited advanced registrars, 1 unaccredited HMO and 3 interns in surgery.
MBH is affiliated with the Monash Rural Clinical School of Medicine and La Trobe University and participates in the provision of medical, nursing and allied health education. The opportunity exists for an honorary teaching appointment with the Monash University for a candidate with appropriate skills.
BENEFITS:
- An attractive salary (inclusive of superannuation and on-call/re-call allowances) will be negotiated, plus the opportunity for private practice as well as $20,000 pa towards CME;
- 5 weeks annual leave per annum;
- Opportunities for education, research and staff training;
- A dedicated and skilled team of theatre nurses; and
- Assistance with relocation expenses.
For further information:
Please contact Trevor Matheson, Acting Medical Administrator, Mildura Base Hospital
Tel: +61 3 5022 3215
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NSW Rural Appointment
General Surgeon for Moree Medical Centre, NSW
FULL TIME POSITION
Are you a Specialist General Surgeon (FRACS) wishing to work in a rural centre with supportive colleagues? Moree is a town in North West NSW with a population of 10,000 people and a further 5,000 in surrounding areas, with a high indigenous population.
Moree has a 52 bed hospital and currently does approximately 1,200 procedures a year. There is a mix of General Surgery, laparoscopic and endoscopy work.
The Mooree Medical Centre practice has seven doctors, including two GP registrars and a GP surgeon. We have two practice nurses and a well equipped treatment room for minor procedures. Remuneration at the hospital is on a fee for service basis and most patients at the surgery are privately billed.
For further information:
Please contact Dr Jack Shepherd or Dr Maxine Percival
Tel: +61 2 6752 2644
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