Vacancy results: Mirboo North Medical Centre, Mirboo North

General vacancy

No weekend or after hours commitments if you don’t want them! Flexibility to suit family and lifestyle! All this only two hours from Melbourne in beautiful South Gippsland. Don’t miss these opportunities. Apply now!


Vacancy Details
Mirboo North Medical Centre has two vacancies, one full-time and one part-time (6-10 sessions per week). No procedural skills are required and there are no weekend or after hours commitments.

The successful GP will be provided with an excellent orientation and induction to the practice together with ongoing mentorship. The GP and family will be assisted to access accommodation, schools, community services and clubs and sporting, cultural and social opportunities.
 
The Package
The GP will be engaged as a contractor for an initial period of 12 - 18 months. A draft contract is available with some terms negotiable. An income of between $150K and $200K can be anticipated.
 
Practice Profile
The Mirboo North Medical Centre is an accredited, computerised practice with two consulting rooms and a well equipped treatment room used for minor procedures, ECGs, pathology and spirometry. Currently one doctor is supported by a practice nurse and experienced administration staff. The practice is fully equipped and capable of advanced life support and provides shared care to pregnant women.

Practice hours are Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm. Patient health issues that most impact on the practice are aged care and child and maternity. The practice provides care to residents of Strzelecki House Hostel and Grandridge Lodge Nursing Home situated on either side of the clinic. A pathology pick-up service visits the practice four times during the day. The region is well serviced by a comprehensive range of specialist doctors.

There are no acute-care facilities in Mirboo North, patients are transferred to Leongatha Hospital, 20 minutes away or Latrobe Regional Hospital half an hour away. Also half an hour away is a private hospital in Morwell.

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Location
About the Area

The busy small town of Mirboo North (population 1,450) situated on a high point of the Grand Ridge Road in the Strzelecki Ranges looks down on stunningly beautiful rolling green hills and stands of tall timber. The Grand Ridge Road winds its way for 132 km through tall Mountain Ash trees and steep ferny gullies and is one of Victoria's most spectacular drives. One hour south is Wilson's Promontory National Park, excellent coastal beaches and popular fishing spots both river and ocean. One hour to the north is the beautiful Thomson River valley, the historic gold mining town of Walhalla and the popular cross country skiing destination Mount St Gwinear.

One of the most historic and picturesque townships in the region, Mirboo North is a service town offering the best of country living. Decorating the town are works of an artist who has captured the bygone era with bullock drays and street scenes painted on shop walls.

Mirboo North has pre-school, primary and secondary schools and Monash University Gippsland is only half an hour away at Churchill. The town and district has good sporting facilities including a golf course and is close enough to the larger towns of Morwell, Leongatha and Trafalgar to easily access their commercial and shopping precincts and cultural life.

Getting there:
Mirboo North is 150 km, a two hour drive, from Melbourne. Trains regularly run from Melbourne to East Gippsland. Buses connect Mirboo North with this service at Trafalgar and Morwell stations.