ADF Senior Clinician | ACT - - 16298 - BUPA ANZ

General information

Name

ADF Senior Clinician | ACT

Ref #

15489

Date

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Full / Part Time

Full Time

Description & Requirements

About the opportunity

Bupa’s ADF Health Services are responsible for providing integrated and seamless end-to-end health services such as primary and occupational healthcare, dental, physiotherapy, mental health and psychology services, pharmacy, occupational rehabilitation, and health administration. We also support delivery of pathology, imaging and radiology, vocational rehabilitation, hospital, specialist, allied health, patient transport and other off base services enabled by Bupa systems. We support the delivery of health services to 85,000 Defence Force members and their families across more than 50 locations in Australia.

About the role

Our Senior Clinician is a civilian senior doctor and a member of the management team within the region. Balancing both policy and administrative responsibilities across the ACT Health Centre, you will be responsible for:

Providing information, advice, and recommendations on defence health policy
Provision of occupational health services and preventative health care
Participating in quality and governance improvement including, giving subject matter expertise advice to clinical incident and complaints management and performance management processes
Providing workforce advice and support including adequate staffing levels within department and supervision of clinical staff
Conducting team meetings and staff training activities
Managing the delivery of services against benchmark standards and other clinical governance Key Performance Indicators

This is an incredible role for clinician with a focus on mentorship, clinical leadership and continuous improvement to join our Health Centre and make a real contribution to the provision of health services to our defence force members.

About you

Please note: You must be an Australian citizen and be able to attain and maintain a baseline security clearance from the Defence security and vetting service.

We’re looking for someone who:

Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Works well with both people and details – this role involves interactions with both clinical and non-clinical team members as well as working with lots of legislative frameworks, nuanced processes and compliance activity - so you’ll need to be great at both
Has strong management skills including leadership, conflict resolution and an understanding of medical ethics and medico legal issues
Has a genuine commitment to mentor, lead and grow internal talent and champion a meaningful career pathway for our clinicians

You will also require:

Current unconditional and unrestricted registration as a medical practitioner in Australia with AHPRA
A Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP), Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM) or Vocational Registration
Post Graduate Qualifications in Health Management (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters, PhD or Doctorate) or commitment to working toward same. Alternatively, a Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (FRACMA)

Be at the heart of it with Bupa:

The ACT region of health clinicians are a passionate and professional group and really care about the work they do. Operating in a unique clinical environment with extremely high standards, compliance, and contractual obligations and known for being driven and responsive to the needs of the ADF members, with ADF members at the centre of everything we do.

This is your opportunity to make a real impact on our services to help shape the health outcomes of people serving in the Australian Defence Forces.

For more information or to talk with our Talent Acquisition Partner please email Aiden Wallage (aiden.wallage@bupa.com.au).

A career at Bupa is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our customers and communities. Our purpose, helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives, is what inspires us. It's a promise to our customers to change lives for the better. Our people are at the heart of this. It's their passion, ideas and commitment that will shape a brighter future for both Bupa and our customers.

We've evolved from being simply a health insurer to what we call a 'health and care' company. This involves providing more wide-ranging services to benefit people's health and wellbeing, wherever they are in life. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent, come and join us.

To learn more about working at Bupa please visit our website: www.bupa.com.au/careers

Bupa is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring equality in recruitment, development, retention and promotion of staff and that no-one is disadvantaged based on their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

Location

ACT Health Centre

Recruiter

Aiden Wallage