Swansea General Practice
Practice Details |
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Address |
37 Wellington Street, Swansea 7190 | |||
Phone & Fax |
Ph:03 6257 8205 F: 03 6257 8067 | |||
Email |
swansea@geminimedical.com.au | |||
Website |
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RA Classification |
4 | |||
Accredited by |
RACGP & ACRRM | |||
Accreditation level |
Accredited to take GPT1, GPT2, GPT3 registrars | |||
Practice Hours
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9.00-5.00pm 5 days a week | |||
Branch Practice |
Coles Bay (1 morning/fortnight) | |||
Associated Hospital |
May Shaw Health Centre | |||
Services offered by hospital |
A&E | |||
Distance from nearest hospital |
90 mins to LGH, 90 mins to RHH | |||
No. of acute beds |
up to 4 (2 public, 2 private) | |||
VMO rights |
Yes | |||
Aged Care beds/nursing home |
Yes 55 beds | |||
After Hours Assistance |
No | |||
Practice Management software |
Medtech 32 | |||
Electronic data/hard data/both |
Both | |||
Internet connection |
Yes | |||
Billing type |
Private practice | |||
% bulk billed, %gap, %private |
25% private, 75% Bulk bill | |||
Practice protols for billing |
BB < 16, HCC, pensioners > 75 | |||
Practice Amenities |
Toilets, tea room | |||
Building features |
New premises within the May Shaw building - spacious, windows | |||
Parking available |
Yes | |||
Med Students, PGPPP, other regs |
Med students taken regularly | |||
Population served |
Township 800 - Swansea & Coles Bay | |||
Demographic of population |
Retirees, rural - seaside | |||
What is commonly seen |
Aged care, diabetes, chronic diseases such as OA, IHD | |||
Staff Details |
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Practice Manager |
Mandy Burbury | |||
Number of Doctors |
2 | |||
Doctors hours |
1st doc - 2 x 2.5 days & 1 full day 2nd doc - 2 x 2.5 days & 2 full days |
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Doctors Special Interests |
Men's health, emergency, general medicine | |||
Doctors qualifications |
MBBS, FRACGP, Grad Dip Rual GP | |||
Supervisors |
Dr Andrew Grove, Dr Camilla Byrne | |||
How many nurses & coverage
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1 x practice nurse 1.5 days/week | |||
What allied health available |
Visiting optometrist, podiatrist, counsellor, audiologist, physio | |||
How many reception staff |
3 P/T | |||
Registrar Details |
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Own room for registrar |
No - 2 identical set up rooms | |||
Expected hours for registrar |
2-2.5 days/week 9.00-5.00pm | |||
Evenings |
On call once/week | |||
Nights |
on call once/week | |||
Saturday/Sunday/Public Holidays |
Nil | |||
On call and frequency |
On call once/week | |||
On call support |
Yes - supervised at all times | |||
Is part-time work available? |
Yes | |||
Number of patients per hour |
1 per 15 minutes = 4 per hour | |||
Practice training style |
Tailored to individual registrar | |||
Method/forms of teaching |
Tutorials/bedside/corridor teaching | |||
Procedures reg will be able to undertake during placement |
Minor ops, admitting and looking after inpatients | |||
Learning resources available |
Library/internet | |||
Safety features |
Yes, plus the security of the May Shaw Health Centre | |||
Registrar accomodation |
Yes | |||
Equipment
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ECG |
Yes | |||
Spirometry |
Yes | |||
Molemax or equivalent |
No, dermatascope yes | |||
Which GP Division covers practice |
GP South | |||
Nat Min Terms & Conditions - % for each term |
Negotiated | |||
Period calculated 3/12 or 2/52 for eg |
Negotiated | |||
+ superannuation or including |
Negotiated | |||
Extra |
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Information about town and facilities |
Swansea is ideally located on the central east coast - 90 mins to main cities, Hobart & Launceston. Primary school, Bendigo Bank, restaurants, tavern. Beautiful sea-side town, happy community, golf, tennis, bowl. | |||
Practice expectation of registrar |
Enthusiastic to experience rural medicine and rural life/communities. | |||
Practice ethos/philosophy |
Enjoy what the country life offers - both lifestyle and professionally | |||
