Organisation : Médecins Sans Frontières Australia
Location : Sydney (Sydney)
Work type : Contract/Temporary
Sector : Humanitarian
Salary type : Annual Package
About the organisation
Médecins Sans Frontières, an international medical and humanitarian association founded in 1971, provides medical assistance to communities faced with crises endangering their survival. These crises typically take the form of armed conflict but also include epidemics, natural catastrophes and even exclusion from healthcare. Currently, MSF is present in 70 countries.
The Australian Section of Médecins Sans Frontières was established in 1995 and is one of 21 sections, 24 associations and other offices that form the MSF global movement providing oversight and expertise, funding and staff for field operations and communicating on the needs of our patients.
For this position, MSF Australia is partnering with the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre (IWHC). Nationally accredited, the IWHC has a focus on mental health, women experiencing domestic and family violence and sexual assault, and sexual and reproductive health. The community-based Centre sees over 6,000 women a year and has an exceptional reputation, providing integrated care and social support to women with complex needs using a social model of health and a community development approach to service delivery.
About the role
This position requires a General Practitioner (GP) Women’s Health to provide physical and mental health services to clients of the centre. Specifically, the GP will be required to provide sexual and reproductive health services including, if possible, medical termination of pregnancies (MTOP) and/or intrauterine device (IUD) insertions as well as mental health support including the provision mental health care plans.
IWHC is a bulk billing service.
Primary responsibilities:
Provide women’s health GP services which meet the needs of clients, using a trauma informed and client centred approach delivered in a sensitive, informed and empowering manner.
- Practice within the guidelines and policy of the Centre including relevant policies of NSW Health and legislative requirements
- Work within the philosophical framework of the Centre, i.e. using feminist understanding and analysis regarding health and social issues for women, and taking a holistic approach to the work; this involves providing information and choices to women beyond own personal preferences, e.g. issues such as abortion, hormone treatment, sexuality, or the place of alternative therapies
- Maintain medical professional indemnity cover
- Maintain client records
- Communicate effectively with other members of the health care team about the client to ensure continuity and quality of care, as the need arises.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: General Practitioner (Women’s Practitioner) via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Humanitarian
