- Lots of variety in terms of clinical presentation.
- Rural nature of the role means greater autonomy and responsibility.
- Opportunity to work in the Australian outback but just 40 min flight from Adelaide.
- Daily flights to other major cities.
- 11 Primary and Secondary schools plus a TAFE and Community College education for older students.
- Nice climate with hot summers and mild winters.
- Very affordable real estate with potential to live in town or have a hobby farm in the country.
The Hospital
Broken Hill Health Service is a major rural referral centre with 108 beds, providing acute, non-acute and outpatient services to the location and surrounding communities. It has general medical, surgical, obstetric, paediatric, dialysis and special care beds, as well as 4 theatres, palliative care, intensive and coronary care units (6 ICU beds / 2 ventilated beds). The specialist clinics are staffed by a combination of visiting medical officers (VMO’s), staff specialists, nursing and clerical staff who are employed by the Hospital. The specialist services provided include; general medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, cardiology, urology, oncology, plastic surgery, ear, nose and throat, nephrology and vascular surgery.
The hospital is fitted with a modern well-equipped 24-hour Emergency Department which has approximately 24,000 annual attendances. The service operates in a unique outback environment, serving a population of 32,000 people spread over 195,000 square kilometres. Part of the $30 million Broken Hill Health Service Redevelopment, includes the reconfiguration of the hospital’s ambulatory care wing to expand cancer care services and consolidate waiting areas for patients.
The Area
While Broken Hill’s economy has historically has been dominated by the mining industry, it is building on its widespread artistic credentials and is promoting itself as a tourism destination in order to become less reliant upon mining as a source of employment.
The town has prominent park and garden displays and offers a number of attractions such as the Living Desert Sculptures.
It is the largest regional centre in the western half of New South Wales, lying in the centre of the sparsely settled New South Wales outback, close to the South Australian border and midway between the Queensland and Victorian borders.
Real estate is very affordable so you can live in the city, or buy a plot with some land in the country.
What can Head Medical do for you?
Arranging a position overseas is very exciting, but we appreciate it can also be extremely daunting and time consuming. We’re the UK's specialist in international medical recruitment and we‘ve helped hundreds of doctors relocate since we first started out in 2008 (you can read what people have said about working with us on our testimonials page). We take the responsibility of relocating candidates seriously and we know it’s critically important to balance career opportunities with lifestyle and we’ll talk through yours and your loved ones plans in detail, getting to know you to ensure we provide a seamless service which is second to none and above all right for you.
Once we have secured a job for you, we’ll manage all the Medical Registration and Visa application process, and support you (and your family) with the relocation itself.