Medical Officer | Correctional Health

• Work for one of Australia’s leading health care groups
• Located in the Western Suburbs
• 1 Part Time role available (24 hrs per week)

Why work for St Vincent’s Correctional Health Service?

• Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable patients
• Use your clinical skills to support others in the workplace
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Correctional health allowance
• Free car parking
• Controlled environment

About the Company

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincent’s Health Australia and a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service which employs more than 6,500 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, correctional health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.

About the Department

St Vincent's Correctional Health Service (SVCHS) at Port Phillip Prison (PPP) provides primary health, mental health and secondary medical health care to prisoners at Port Phillip Prison, Laverton. Port Phillip Prison is a maximum security male prison accommodating approximately 1107 inmates and is situated 20 km West of Melbourne. SVCHS works collaboratively with Forensic Mental Health Services (FMHS) who provides secondary outpatient and inpatient care for those prisoners with a mental illness.

About the Role

The Community Medical Practitioner has responsibility for providing quality primary care medical services in both outpatient and inpatient settings. The Community Medical Practitioner provides best practice patient care in a multidisciplinary custodial environment to the male prisoner population at Port Phillip Prison with a range of acute and chronic medical needs.

1 x Part Time Role available (24 Hours per week)

The positions are remunerated according to the successful applicant’s years of experience and qualifications against the relevant Award/EBA.

About you

You are a motivated, engaging, and compassionate person who is looking to make a difference in the lives of those who are vulnerable. You have a comprehensive understanding of the health needs for prisoner populations, including knowledge of alcohol and other drugs, mental health and homelessness. You are a team player and a respectful and professional person who demonstrates a high level of moral values, interpersonal and influencing skills and strives to deliver consistency in all that you do. You possess attributes including resilience, integrity and the ability to think on your feet.

Duties

• Provide medical consultation sessions as rostered.
• Delivery of high quality, patient oriented clinical services, including assisting the Medical Director in the development and implementation of relevant policies and procedures.
• Participation in case discussions regarding patient care as required
• Participation in on-call roster
• Effective liaison is established and maintained with Department of Justice (Justice Health), Department of Human Services and a broad range of community-based agencies
• Participate in the maintenance of high quality service provision, a quality improvement plan and evaluation criteria for the services activities that meet the standards of the ACHS and other relevant bodies.
• Compliance with all documentation requirements of the health service
• Assist in mentor/preceptorship of all new medical staff

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
• Registration with APHRA
• Post graduate specialisation in General Practice: Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners or Fellowship with The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine is highly desirable
• Evidence of ongoing CME participation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated experience in primary care or general practice
• Knowledge of and a commitment to continuous quality improvement

Benefits

• Salary packaging (increase your take home pay)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Staff Car Park
• Comprehensive orientation

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application. Please state on your cover letter if you are applying for the full-time or part time role.

At SVHM we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. If you would like further information, contact our Indigenous Recruitment Coordinator through our careers page.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police as well as a National Police Check that will be undertaken by Prison Security.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.