Locum General Practice - Consultant

Dates: Tue, 3 Nov, Sat, 7 Nov (2-day block)

Shift Times: 08:00 - 08:00

• On site support
• On call duties involved

Conditions: Qualifications/Experience • Emergency, Trauma, Adult and Paediatric Support • Basic Life Support • Simple Suturing • ECG Interpretation • Catheterisation • Sound Clinical Judgement • Communicate appropriately • Medicare Provider number requirements: Full billing or refer and request billing rights acceptable • Must have completed eMeds training Duties • Expectation that you review all cases in-person throughout the day. • Hours required to be on-site will be 8am ward rounds, followed by ED reviews etc - finish time to be negotiated with site. • Must return to the ED when requested by nursing staff at any time. • Complete discharge summaries and review admitted patients as requested. • Complete contemporaneous and comprehensive clinical documentation in all systems including discharges in eMR/eMeds. • Check pathology and radiology results in the ED results message centre ordered by any doctor, follow-up and document management plans for any results needed further action and review any patients returning for follow-up of results. • Participate in morbidity and mortality meetings, MDT meetings and other clinical meetings as requested. • Required to participate in Multidisciplinary Team Meeting on Monday morning at the Hospital. On Call Requirements • You will be the sole Doctor on call 24/7. • You as the Locum Doctor will be called in for all triage categories (1s to 5s) in-person between 0800 hrs and 2000 hrs. • Overnight from 2000 hrs until 0800 hrs the locum doctor will be required to review all Category 1, 2 and 3 ED Presentations in-person. • Overnight from 2000 hrs until 0800 hrs you will be responsible for Category 4 and 5 ED Presentations, an in-person review will be at your discretion. However you will be required to attend if a clinician or the Registered Nurse calls you requesting your presence. • On-call will also require you at all times to attend inpatients that are deteriorating. • vCare are available in emergency situations (1800 492 227) to assist with support and escalation of a Patient within the facility that requires Emergency assistance, transfer to tertiary facility, advice from specialist teams, emergency birth assistance, Paediatric specialist care, Trauma and Burn specialist support.

Credentials:  NSW Health paperwork (LHD Specific), NSW Health mandatory online training modules, proof of immunisations/vaccinations, CRC, NSW WWCC, Medicare Provider number.

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