Tell us your pre­ferred sched­ule, and we’ll work with you to make it hap­pen! Whether it’s a 4‑on-2-off, 6‑on-2-off, or some­thing that suits your unique needs, we’re here to accommodate. 

Seek­ing ded­i­cat­ed and pas­sion­ate Gen­er­al Prac­ti­tion­ers for a dynam­ic role avail­able in the Com­mu­ni­ty of Gun­bal­anya. This is an oppor­tu­ni­ty to be at the heart of devel­op­ing a new ser­vice where your skills can make a sig­nif­i­cant impact in qual­i­ty ser­vice pro­vi­sion and bet­ter out­comes for Indige­nous peo­ple. This is more than a job, it’s a chance to be part of a community’s health rev­o­lu­tion. This posi­tion cham­pi­ons com­mu­ni­ty con­trol and local involve­ment in the deliv­ery of PHC services. 

About us

The Red Lily Health Board Abo­rig­i­nal Cor­po­ra­tion (RLHB) is a region­al health ser­vice that aims to empow­er Abo­rig­i­nal peo­ple in the West Arn­hem region, seek­ing to address health issues in the com­mu­ni­ty with the long-term vision improv­ing health out­comes by estab­lish­ing a region­al Abo­rig­i­nal com­mu­ni­ty-con­trolled mod­el of ser­vice delivery. 

About the Team 

This posi­tion is a key role in the Red Lily Pri­ma­ry Health Care team that pro­vides pri­ma­ry health care to more than a 1000 peo­ple in the West Arn­hem region (includ­ing home­lands). Engage­ment and col­lab­o­ra­tion with oth­er com­mu­ni­ties and teams with­in Red Lily and beyond will be nec­es­sary to ensure that the com­mu­ni­ties receive high qual­i­ty ser­vices and achieve opti­mal outcomes.

About Gun­bal­anya:

Locat­ed in the heart of Arn­hem Land, Gun­bal­anya is a vibrant Abo­rig­i­nal com­mu­ni­ty sit­u­at­ed 300km east of Dar­win and 60km north­east of Jabiru, across the scenic East Alli­ga­tor Riv­er. The town is home to a strong and con­nect­ed com­mu­ni­ty with a range of essen­tial ser­vices and facil­i­ties, including:

• A school (pre-school to Year 12)
• Super­mar­ket, ser­vice sta­tion, and con­ve­nience store
• Police sta­tion, crèche facil­i­ties, and aged care services
• Sports and social club, butch­er, and com­mu­ni­ty arts centre
• A com­mu­nal swim­ming pool and sports oval, fos­ter­ing an active and social lifestyle 

Gun­bal­anya offers a unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to work in a cul­tur­al­ly rich envi­ron­ment, sur­round­ed by breath­tak­ing land­scapes and a strong sense of community. 

Access to Gunbalanya: 

• Year-round via air char­ter from Jabiru Airport.
• Dry sea­son (May – Nov): Road access.
• Wet sea­son (Dec – Apr): The riv­er cross­ing at Cahill’s Cross­ing, East Alli­ga­tor Riv­er, is usu­al­ly impassable.

More Infor­ma­tion on the Region­al Coun­cil Site: https://​wes​t​arn​hem​.nt​.gov​.au/o…

About the role

As a Gen­er­al Prac­ti­tion­er (GP) in a remote Abo­rig­i­nal Com­mu­ni­ty Con­trolled Health Organ­i­sa­tion (ACCHO), and as part of a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary remote pri­ma­ry health care team, you’ll pro­vide com­pre­hen­sive pri­ma­ry health­care, address­ing the unique needs of Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander com­mu­ni­ties, in a cul­tur­al­ly sen­si­tive and com­mu­ni­ty-led way. 

The GP role in a remote ACCHO is chal­leng­ing but reward­ing, with the oppor­tu­ni­ty to: 

• Work with­in a ded­i­cat­ed team to advance the health out­comes of the Abo­rig­i­nal com­mu­ni­ty in the West Arn­hem region.
• Share in the devel­op­ment of a per­ma­nent GP ser­vice, based on the unique needs of the res­i­dents of the community.
• Share in the devel­op­ment of a per­ma­nent GP ser­vice, based on the unique needs of the res­i­dents of the community.
• Share in the devel­op­ment of a per­ma­nent GP ser­vice, based on the unique needs of the res­i­dents of the community. 

Ben­e­fits

• Ben­e­fit from a high­ly com­pet­i­tive salary that can reach up to $304,000, com­ple­ment­ed by Superannuation
• Salary pack­ag­ing of up to $18,550 per year
• Medicare incen­tives up to 20% of total billing
• Accu­mu­late leave enti­tle­ments in line with your work hours
• Relo­ca­tion assis­tance and future devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties available
• Accom­mo­da­tion pro­vid­ed, with access to vehi­cle out­side clin­ic hours negotiable
• Eli­gi­bil­i­ty for Work­force Incen­tive Pro­gram (WIP) Doc­tor Stream pay­ments of up to $35,000 in MMM6 locations
• Share your clin­i­cal tal­ents and expe­ri­ence with the Red Lily Health teams allow­ing for inno­va­tion, col­lab­o­ra­tion, and cre­ative ser­vice delivery 

Our ide­al candidate 

1. Holds spe­cial­ist Gen­er­al Prac­ti­tion­er reg­is­tra­tion with Med­ical Board of Aus­tralia (AHPRA).
2. Is a Fel­low of the Roy­al Aus­tralian Col­lege of Gen­er­al Prac­ti­tion­ers (RACGP) or the Aus­tralian Col­lege of Rur­al and Remote Med­i­cine (ACR­RM).
3. Is an Aus­tralian cit­i­zen or per­ma­nent resident.
4. Has a broad-based pri­ma­ry care expe­ri­ence in a rural/​remote set­ting, ide­al­ly in Indige­nous health.
5. Is cul­tur­al­ly aware with knowl­edge of cur­rent issues impact­ing remote Indige­nous communities.
6. Accred­i­ta­tion or expe­ri­ence as a GP super­vi­sor is advantageous. 

We wel­come the oppor­tu­ni­ty to dis­cuss your indi­vid­ual career aspi­ra­tions and work life needs. Flex­i­ble Fly-In-Fly-Out (FIFO) options con­sid­ered, ask us how.

Click here to go to the apply but­ton now lodg­ing your expres­sion of inter­est. We hope to work togeth­er for bet­ter Health in West Arnhem. 

For more infor­ma­tion on who we are and what we do please go to: https://​redlily​.org​.au.