GP/ED, Wyndham, WA

Broome
07/03/2024
Job Type
Locum
Emp Type
Full Time
Industry
Doctors
Skills
Any
Functional Expertise
Doctors - Rural Generalist
Salary Type
Daily
Salary
AUD $2,700.00 - AUD $2,700.00
Job ID
35920

Job Description

Dates required: 25/03/2024 - 09/11/2024 (Various blocks available)

 

Job role: GP/ED

 

Hospital: Wyndham Hospital, WA

 

Pay: $2700 per day

 

The Kimberley is the northernmost region of Western Australia. It is bordered on the west by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the Timor Sea, on the south by the Great Sandy and Tanami Deserts of the Pilbara region, and on the east by the Northern Territory. With an area covering 423,517 square kilometres, the Kimberley region is about three times the size of England, twice the size of Victoria and just slightly smaller than California in the USA. 

 

The Kimberley region has approximately 200 Aboriginal communities, over 34 different Aboriginal language groups and 45 percent of the population are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.  

 

WACHS Kimberley consists of six hospitals, an inpatient mental health unit, three Community Directorates and a Corporate Office. WACHS Kimberley provides hospital, community health, public health, remote area health, community aged care, and mental health services across the region through a dedicated team of medical, nursing, Aboriginal health, allied health and support staff. 

 

Towns: Broome, Kununurra, Derby, Halls Creek, Wyndham & Fitzroy Crossing 

Population: 38,801 (approximately half identify as Aboriginal, more than 30 language groups in over 200 indigenous communities) 

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