• Applications close at 5pm on the closing date.
• Contractor
• AHPRA registration required

About us

Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is one of Australia’s largest and most comprehensive, youth specific community service organisation that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

YSAS is a Child Safe organisation. We actively promote the safety and wellbeing of young people and are committed to protecting young people from harm or abuse who come into contact with and/or access our service. Applicants must undergo rigorous screening and recruitment processes, including providing evidence of current WWCC and National Police Check.

About the position

The Doctors in Secondary Schools program aims to provide equitable, accessible and professional primary health care services to young Victorians in secondary schools.

The program complements existing student wellbeing programs aimed at improving health literacy and encouraging preventive health. Its explicit objectives are to:

• Make primary health care more accessible to students
• Provide assistance to young people to identify and address any health problems early
• Reduce the pressure on working parents and community-based GPs.

Some of your key responsibilities will be:

• Provision of medical advice and primary health care for students in partnership with practice nurse
• Keep accurate records of patient care using the headspace EMR and relative programs
• Provision of comprehensive drug and alcohol assessment, sexual health and mental health assessment and treatment to disadvantaged and ‘at risk’ young people
• Ensure compliance with any reporting or data collection requirements
• Ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures
• Promote and maintain a safe wellbeing culture and working environment within your area

For full details of the position, please view the POSITION DESCRIPTION below.

Please note:

• Service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.
• As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working with Children Check.
• You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position.

Further Enquiries

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact Eliana Cuppari, Practice Manager, on 9417 0150 regarding the role of General Practitioner – Recruitment Ref. Number 010_2025.

• YSAS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
• YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.

A position description is attached.