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Rose Cottage Medical Centre

Practice Details
Address
 5 Innes Street, Launceston 7250    
Phone & Fax
Ph: 03 6334 3622 F: 03 6334 3630
Email
 rose-med@bigpond.net.au
Website

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RA Classification
2
Accreditation Level
Accredited to train GPT3 registrars
Accredited by
RACGP
Practice Hours
9.00am - 5.00pm
Branch Practice
No
Associated Hospital
 
Services offered by hospital
 
Distance from nearest hospital
500m to Calvary St Lukes, 1km to Calvary St Vincents, 1 km to Launceston General Hospital
VMO rights
Yes at Calvary St Lukes, Calvary St Vincents  
No. acute beds
   
Aged care beds/nursing home
 Yes  
After Hours Assistance
Once per month  
Practice Management software
Pracsoft, Medical Director  
Electronic data/hard data/both
Electronic  
Internet connection
Broadband/ADSL  
Billing type
Private & Bulk billed  
% bulk billed, %gap, %private
At doctor's discretion  
Practice protols for billing
Script only, results only  
Practice Amenities
Toilets, staff room, lovely garden, old roses, room to leave bike safely
Building features
Cottage windows in all consulting rooms, spacious rooms, allied health professionals have seperately allocated room
Parking available
Yes  
Med Students, PGPPP, other regs
Training nurses internittently, locum intermittently  
Population served
Local and visiting from north and north west approx 20,000
Demographic of population
Families, chronic disease, elderly, various socio-economic groups
What is commonly seen
Allergy patients, general illness, chronic disease patients, seasonal
Staff Details
Practice Manager
Jacqualine Abraham  
Number of Doctors
1 and occasional locum  
Doctors hours
Mostly full-time  
Doctors Special Interests
Allergy, travel medicine, asthma training  
Doctors qualifications
BMed Sc MBS, Dip Obs  
Supervisors
 Dr Victoria Smith  
Principal Supervisors Profile
Grad med UTas 1979, Dip Obs - Otago, College of GP Fellowship, New Guinea GP and hospital
How many nurses & coverage
2 permanent part-time, 1 casual
What allied health available
Cardiologist (consulting), Lung function service, Audiologist (consulting)
How many reception staff
2 Full time, 2 Casual  
Registrar Details
Own room for registrar
Yes  
Expected hours for registrar
9.00am - 5.00pm  
Evenings
 No  
Nights
 No  
Saturday/Sunday/Public Holidays
No
On call and frequency
No  
On call support
Once a month - negotiable
Is part-time work available?
Yes  
Number of patients per hour
15 minute appointments  
Practice training style
As per College guidelines, consistent, multi-pronged, kind
Method/forms of teaching
Supervised and independent learning with review, in with patient
Procedures reg will be able to undertake during placement
Paps, blood, ECG, Spiro, Minor surgery  
Learning resources available
Literature, seminars/speaker evenings, internet, Division training courses
Safety features
Never alone in practice, always a doctor and/or nurse & reception
Registrar accomodation
No  
Equipment
ECG
 Yes  
Spirometry
 Yes  
Molemax or equivalent
No  
Which GP Division covers practice
GP North  
Nat Min Terms & Conditions - % for each term
Basic rate/negotiable after some time worked
Period calculated 3/12 or 2/52 for eg
2/52  
+ superannuation or including
According to award  
Extra
Information about town and facilities
Centrally located, public and private schools within 2 kms radius, 10 min drive to airport, sporting facilities, walking distance to CBD (15 min)
Practice expectation of registrar
Timely, team player, sound knowledge of medicine, polite, good English language skills
Practice ethos/philosophy
With kindness and care - to give good medical care within our community