Department of Education - Morayfield East State School - General practitioner

The Department of Education (the Department) is seeking a general practitioner (GP) to provide a service 1 day per week, to students within the school-based clinic at Morayfield East State School as part of the Health Practitioners in Primary Schools Program (HPPS). Contract and start date negotiable to December 2027.

As part of the Queensland Government’s Putting Queensland Kids First Plan a free primary healthcare service will be delivered to 20 state primary schools.

The GP working in the HPPS Program at Morayfield East State School will:

• ­provide a service to students within the school-based clinic one day per week during school terms
• have a strong interest in children and adolescent health
• be required to bulk-bill student appointments through Medicare as students and their families will not bear any consultation costs for students to access the service
• provide the majority of services that would be typically accessed at a community-based health care clinic.

These include:

• physical assessments
• prescribing medications
• health screening
• direct referral of students to other medical specialists and allied healthcare professionals
• mental health assessment and plans
• administering vaccinations
• ordering diagnostic tests
• interpreting test results.

The Department will provide financial support to the successful GP, including $1,250 per day to assist with the operation of the school-based clinic. Please note, GPs provide services in the HPPS Program as external providers and are not employed by the Department.

Closing date: Friday 25 October 2024