About the Job

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  • Large regional city with excellent facilities
  • 20 minutes from the beach
  • Regular 1 hour 10 minute flights to both Melbourne and Adelaide
  • Excellent salary package, ranging from  $300,000 - $500,000+
  • Strong professional development commitment including AUD$ 22,000 per year tax free and up to 10 days paid leave for professional development purposes.
  • Range of affordable accommodation types, in the city, in the country, or near the beach.

The Role

You will be a senior member of the anaesthetic team and will have an active input in the management of patients in the High Dependency Unit, Emergency Department and across all hospital areas when called upon to do so.

You will have the opportunity to participate in Teaching and Training activities of junior doctors and be actively engaged in continuous Quality improvement activities, including audit and morbidity and mortality reviews.

An interest in peri-operative medicine would be an added advantage, ideally the peri-operative anaesthetic care of surgical and obstetric patients.

The Facility

Mount Gambier & Districts Health Service is the largest hospital in rural South Australia and has been identified in the Government's 'Plan for Country Health' as one of the four general hospitals which will provide treatment for country people closer to home. 

Services and facilities include:

  • Emergency Department including two resuscitation rooms, fast track treatment areas, multiple treatment bays, an infectious isolation room and a separate paediatric area.
  • 37 bed Medical Unit including rehabilitation beds.
  • 27 bed Surgical Unit.
  • 14 bed Level 4 Maternity Unit with 3 birthing suites.
  • 2 cot Level 4 neonatal nursery.
  • 6 bed Paediatric Unit.
  • 6 bed High Dependency Unit.
  • 11 Day Surgery Chairs.
  • 4 Operating Theatres.

The hospital also has a fantastic chef run café on site with its own good coffee and good food – the ideal place to catch up with some of the other 50+ doctors on site.

Location

Mount Gambier lays half way between Adelaide and Melbourne, but that’s not the only reason it’s perfectly centred. Mount Gambier strikes the ideal balance between the vibrant lifestyle of a big city and comforts of a small town, between cultural progress and tradition, and between modern conveniences and the preservation of natural beauty – be it the iconic blue lake, or the many caves, sinkholes and parks.

It is located 270 miles from both Adelaide and Melbourne, so each is a short 1h10minute direct flight, or an easy drive.

It is an ideal location for families with loads of fun attractions for children of all ages.

There is a wide range of cuisines on offer and real baristas. Several farmers and craft markets operate regularly throughout the South East while there are also premium wine growing regions nearby.

It is excellent in terms of outdoor opportunities with plenty of land, sea and sky options - caving, sinkhole diving, surfing, sailing, fishing, archery, shooting, horse riding, walking trails, to name a few. There are gyms and sporting clubs offering team and individual sports, while you can cycle or walk along the newly created Railway Lands that take you across town, or enjoy the many events that take place in this area.

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.

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