General Practitioner – Special Interest in Child Health
Core
Deliver evidence-based, culturally safe, and holistic primary healthcare and child health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants, children, and adolescents.
Role type
Specialist General Practitioner (Child Health)
Builds
Preventive health programs, developmental assessments, and coordinated care plans for First Nations families.
Domain
Healthcare / Indigenous Community Health
Required skills
culturally safe care delivery, complex case coordination, multidisciplinary collaboration, preventive health planning, developmental assessment, general primary care
Preferred skills
experience with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, early intervention strategies
Technologies
electronic health records, telehealth platforms
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive primary health care and Child Health services including preventive health and developmental assessment; Lead complex case coordination integrating input from multiple providers; Participate in care planning and continuous quality improvement initiatives; Facilitate timely referrals to specialists and allied health professionals; Provide general primary healthcare in walk-in clinics as needed.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on clinical specialist
