Rewarding Rural GP Jobs with a Great Lifestyle

We offer a wide range of rewarding General Practitioner (GP) jobs in rural Western Australia. Enjoy clinical diversity, the chance to use your procedural skills and that elusive work-life balance in some of WA’s most iconic locations.

Whether you are a nationally or internationally trained doctor in general practice, we can help you get a rural or remote GP job that suits your needs. We can provide financial assistance through various grants, including relocation assistance and financial incentives. We can also support your family with grants and assistance.

If you’re currently a hospital-based doctor, we can place you into a rural GP job in Western Australia too, as well as assist you onto a Fellowship pathway that best suits your needs.

Job Description

Rural Generalists and trainees looking for a role that is both financially rewarding and clinically diverse won't want to miss this friendly, welcoming small town that really value and appreciate the contribution health practitioners provide. 

Tom Price is located 1450km from Perth, just a short two hour flight with a residential population of around 3,000. With the active FIFO workforce and popular nearby attractions, the population can swell to 5000 during peak tourist season.

Town facilities include a supermarket, medical centre, hospital, fuel outlet, library, café, restaurants, golf club, motels, and a caravan park. With primary, secondary schooling, and TAFE options this is a great community to raise an active family. The town boast three large ovals, tennis, netball, basketball, and squash courts as well as a lawn bowls green, cricket nets, an 18-hole golf course, and an Olympic-size swimming pool. 

Tom Price is the gateway to the stunning Karijini National Park and is serviced by the nearby Paraburdoo Airport with multiple flights daily to and from Perth to Paraburdoo via Qantas. There are countless adventures available on your very doorstep for outdoor enthusiasts with excellent hikes, gorges, camping, fishing, and hunting options. Bring the boat, caravan, or other toys.

The Practice

Choose your own adventure with either a salaried role or independent contractor arrangement offering plenty of flexibility to work with clinical autonomy and enjoy the fully diversity of the rural generalist scope. You will provide high-quality primary care in the general practice and be involved in emergency and hospital work, supported by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), and West Australian Country Health Service (WACHS) Emergency Telehealth Services. Dedicated to providing high quality care to all within Tom Price, Paraburdoo and surrounding communities.

Your work is varied and includes 24/7 on call cover for emergencies on a 1:3 roster as well as all aspects of general practice booked appointments, walk-ins; occupational health medical assessments, acute injury treatment and management. With a high prevalence of women's and children's health, mental health, chronic disease management, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health or skin work, general practitioners with special interests in these areas have increased earning potential.

• Monday to Friday GP sessions + Saturday AM
• Shared 1:3 or 1:2 ED on call (0800-0800)
• Well-equipped treatment rooms
• Excellent nursing and support team
• Great Emergency Telehealth Service support & risk management for fatigue
• Online bookings via Hot Doc
• Best Practice clinical software

The Requirements

• Current unconditional general or specialist registration as a medical practitioner with AHPRA

The Package

• High earning potential
• Earn up to 70% of mixed billings + up to $2700 per on call shift
• High spec, well-maintained accommodation (with pool) provided
• Relocation assistance and retention bonus’ on offer
• Eligible for WIP payments as MMM7 location, up to $60,000 in your fifth year
• May be eligible for the Workforce Incentive Program Rural Advanced Skills for Emergency Medicine and boost your income to general practice VMO rates
• MM7 location boasts a 5-year reduction in your moratorium and a DPA location
• Practice is supported by visiting allied health, and registered nurses to assist with CDM, immunisations and occupational health
• 6 weeks annual leave
• Study leave and training/professional development supported
• Collegial support with other fellowed general practitioners and Fellowship of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine doctors 
• Suitable location for bonded scholars
• Sponsorship is available for the right candidate
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