GP - Cairns South Medicare Urgent Care Clinic

Date posted: Tuesday 09 January 2024
Closing date: Sunday 25 February 2024

Cairns South Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) is looking for a GP to join the team. The Cairns South Medicare UCC is open extended hours, weekdays from 8am to 10pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am to 6pm.

We are seeking expressions of interest for passionate and experienced Urgent Care GPs and GPs with Emergency Department experience.  

We are interested in speaking with GPs interested in full-time, part-time, casual, contract, or locum work.

Key requirements: 

The practitioner best suited to engage us will have a strong background in general practice, with a passion for providing high-quality, patient-centred care. You will hold a current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Specialist General Practitioner and have experience in urgent care or emergency medicine.

• FRACGP or FACRRM
• Advanced Skills Training in Emergency Medicine preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or advanced life support (ALS) preferred
• Available weekend Saturday and Sunday 9am – 6pm on a rotating roster basis
• Evening shifts also available

 About the Cairns South Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) facility

The clinic is intended to provide short term, episodic care for urgent conditions that are not immediately life-threatening. It is purpose-designed for urgent care, and has the following features: 

• dedicated nursing and administration support
• private urgent care triage room
• dedicated treatment beds
• private GP consult room
• designed for ambulance and low-mobility access
• security and duress alarm systems
• a designated resuscitation area with defibrillator, airway management equipment8, ECG machine, mobile bed, IV fluid resuscitation equipment, and emergency medications 
• a dedicated area for treating fractures and plastering
• on-site parking
• shared facilities including meeting rooms and tea rooms. 

The Cairns South Medicare UCC is equipped to treat problems including:

• minor illnesses (including respiratory illness, gastrointestinal illness, urinary tract infections and sexually transmitted infections)
• minor injuries including closed fractures, simple lacerations, simple eye injuries and minor burns
• wound management including gluing, suturing and dressings (including for minor burns)
• incision and drainage of abscesses
• basic fracture management including application of backslabs and plasters
• intravenous cannula insertion to allow for IV antibiotics and IV rehydration fluids
• urinary catheter management and changes for males and females
• removal of foreign bodies from the ear and nose
• onsite imaging and Ultrasound (coming soon)
• onsite pathology.

We are excited about having you join our team!