Situated in Singleton, Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation is just 45 minutes’ drive from Newcastle and is close to all major centres in the Hunter region via the Hunter Expressway. It’s a rapidly growing location, with new housing developments in the area. Singleton is a dynamic regional centre with fantastic educational, sporting and recreational facilities and has private and government schooling to year 12. With rolling vineyards, colonial heritage and outdoor adventure, Singleton is a delightful riverside town in the Hunter Valley wine region. In addition to quality schools, sporting and recreational facilities, you can enjoy wine tasting, heritage walks and wonderful international and local concerts.
The Practice
Ungooroo GP & Health Services is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) general practice that is committed to promoting wellness and chronic disease prevention.
We are nationally accredited through AGPAL and endorsed through AH&MRC and NACCHO.
We currently have 2 registered nurses and qualified immunisers, a 3rd year nursing student and we provide our own pathology. We have been endorsed as an Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Organisation (ACCHO) since 2016 and just completed a national accreditation as a General Practice through AGPAL for 2024. We are accredited with training bodies such as RACGP and Accrum and provide clinical supervised training to registrars.
We are in the Singleton Centre and offer 10 consultation rooms for GPs and clinical staff. We are located directly opposite ALTO Radiology which provides bulk billing radiology and has an MRI.
We strive to provide a holistic approach to health care, utilising our partnership with the Rural Doctors Network to provide allied health services such as Physiotherapy, Psychology, Speech, Diabetes workshops, Audiology, Optometry and Mental Health workers.
Ungooroo has also partnered with the Primary Health Network to provide the Integrated Team Care (ITC) program which supports Aboriginal patients living with complex chronic diseases.
The Opportunity
Due to increased community demand and expanding our services, we are a Full-Time or Part-Time GP. We will also consider General Registration GP’s who are working towards fellowship at a Level 3 Supervision. GPs who have supervisory qualifications are also strongly encouraged to apply. GPs who have Order 43 certification or willing to obtain (paid by the practice) are encouraged to apply.
Benefits of Working with Ungooroo
- Experience working within Aboriginal health and community.
- Gain experience in a holistic approach to healthcare.
- Experience in treating chronic disease management
- Hourly retainer or 75% of billings which ever is greater
- Salary Packaging
If you would like to know more, please contact Ungooroo CEO Taasha Layer on 02 6571 5111 or email taasha@ungooroo.com.au
