General Practitioners

Date posted: Wednesday 11 January 2023
Closing date: Saturday 11 February 2023

General Practitioner (GP) positions are available at Gold City Medical Centre, Charters Towers - North Queensland.

Gold City Medical Centre has the opportunity for a GP to join their practice. The practice is an established rural medical practice centrally located with excellent support facilities and a friendly team.   

Charters Towers is located 136km west of Townsville and central to coastal and country attractions in the region. The town has a large beef and mining history, and three private boarding schools.

Gold City Medical Centre has been established for more than 30 years and is owned by the Practice Principals Dr Kevin Zischke and Dr Jean Covey.  Both are supervisors for John Flynn and James Cook university registrars, rural doctor interns, and medical students.

The practice offers a wide variety of services including family health, pre-employment medical examinations and associated tests, skin checks and a treatment clinic, vaccinations clinics, chronic disease management, and health assessments. The practice has visiting specialist and allied health services, an audiologist, cardiologist, diabetes educator, echocardiogram, geriatrician, renal physician, orthopaedic surgeon, nurse practitioner, and a sonographer (USS). There are two pathology centres in close proximity. 

Charters Towers Hospital is less than 1km from the practice; with 30 beds, allied health, community and mental health, and visiting specialist services. The Townsville Hospital is the nearest tertiary health service.

• Renumeration Income range: $88,000 to $150,000
• Require AHPRA registration and at least two (2) years minimum relevant work experience
• Mixed billing practice.
• Full nursing and administration support – full time practice manager, nurse support, and reception.
• Nursing home visits with a geriatrician, RMO, and nurse practitioner support.

Gold City Medical Centre look forward to hearing from you. Please do not hesitate to contact Practice Manager Donna McIntosh on (07) 4787 7203 if you require any further information or visit the website www.goldcitymedical.com.au