An exciting opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary team at Brisbane Youth Service’s Fortitude Valley clinic!

Brisbane Youth Service are seeking a part-time (one to two days per week/fortnight) GP to join our unique and expanding youth specific medical clinic located at the Fortitude Valley Hub.

The BYS medical clinic provides a youth-focused primary care medical service for vulnerable young people (aged 12-25 years), who often have complex health and social needs, including both diagnosed and unaddressed mental health issues, leading to difficulties navigating health care.

You will have wrap-around support from a dedicated team as you help young people, and their children, address a cross-section of clinical health issues.

Help make a tangible difference in young lives and create new, brighter futures for some of the most vulnerable in our community.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Wrap around support through on-site multi-disciplinary team, including GPs, Nurse, Social Workers, and Counsellors
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance (no afterhours/on-call work)
• Generous salary packaging
• Comprehensive clinic and admin team support for referrals, appointments, handover, follow-up, scripts, medication and medical support

APPLICATION REQUIREMENT:

• 1 page letter outlining why you are interested in working for BYS and your commitment to improve health outcomes for young people 12-25 years and their children.
• Copy of your resume

SELECTION CRITIREA

1. Understanding of health issues affecting young people experiencing, or at-risk of, homelessness with knowledge around mental health, sexual and reproductive health, blood borne viruses, oral health and alcohol and other drug use.
2. Ability to build rapport and maintain positive relationships with vulnerable young people, who may be transient and demonstrate challenging behaviours.
3. Ability to work without direct supervision and use sound professional judgement in clinical matters.
4. Ability to advocate on behalf of young people and to develop working partnerships with other relevant agencies.
5. Understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health needs and culturally appropriate practices.
6. Ability to collaborate effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary clinical Team.

If interested, please click Apply Now and contact HR [email protected] using the subject line: Medical Doctor (General Practitioner) enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We look forward to hearing from you!