Due to high patient demand this GP is opening another surgery
in Lake Macquarie and requires 2 GPs to join their team.
- 75% of billings
- $125 hourly minimum guarantee for 12 weeks
- High earnings expected, $400k upwards
This will be a 1 GP practice initially with the principal GP having the opportunity to build a full patient base before being joined by a 2nd GP.
You will be supported by the practice owner, practice nurse, admin staff and visiting allied health professionals.
The owner is a UK trained GP who had to familiarise himself with the Australian medical and billing system and will be able to give all the guidance and advice required to a new GP to ensure that they get up to speed and are feel comfortable very quickly.
It a newly furbished practice with 3 consulting rooms, 2 treatment beds on site pathology and a pharmacy next door. The plans are for it to be open 8.30am to 6pm Monday to Friday however there is flexibility re this, depending on the Doctors preferences.
The location
Lake Macquarie is nestled midway between the Central Coast and Newcastle. Get out on the water and enjoy the aquatic playground. Hire a boat or kayak and throw in a line or experience the thrill of a jet boat ride on the largest coastal saltwater lake in the southern hemisphere.
Lake Macquarie is also home to four beautiful patrolled beaches stretching over 10km of pristine coastline. Explore the Watagan Mountains National Park by bushwalking, horse riding or 4WDing through the lush rainforest.
Newcastle is Australia’s 6th largest city and the practice is just 143km north of Sydney. There are daily flights however it is less than 2 hour drive on the major Freeway. It has also been recently voted by ‘Lonely Planet’ as amongst the 10 best cities to visit in the world.
Newcastle is the heart of the Hunter Valley, a popular wine district of Australia. It has a borderline oceanic/humid subtropical climate like much of central and northern New South Wales. Summers tend to be warm and winters are generally mild.
The Newcastle/Hunter region has over 300 schools from infants and primary to secondary schools. There is a mix of private (religious and independent), public, selective and specialist (performing arts, intellectual and sports schools
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