About Beaufort & Skipton

 

Beaufort and Skipton Health Services operates across two thriving campuses and is just 90 minutes from Melbourne and 30 minutes from Ballarat, one of Victoria's largest cities (population 90,000). Each campus services the growing communities of Beaufort, Skipton and surrounding areas, providing two hospitals, two nursing homes, two hostels and two medical practices.

 

The service has experienced an increase in GPs with five on staff, in addition to growth in the allied health and community health areas. The full complement of community health staff includes:-

 

- Physiotherapy - Podiatry
- Diabetes education - Social Worker
- Pathology collection - District Nursing
- Communtiy Health Nursing - Community Transport program
- Welfare Worker - Dietetics
- Health promotion  

 

Beaufort Skipton Health Service has a proven track record in financial management and is dedicated to staff education and professional development, with video conferencing on-site allowing for additional weekly education sessions. The outstanding staff professionalism complements the service's new facilities including the current redevelopment of the Skipton Hospital.

 

Professional staff to patient ratios deliver sensational benefits for community health GPs and nurses, with a number of overseas workers having been attracted to work at Beaufort and Skipton Health Service, including:-

 

- GPs from United Kingsom, Egypt and India
- A practice Manager from the UK
- A French accountant, and an
- Indian phlebotomist

 

Relocation expenses for new staff are considered on a case by case basis, and the dedicated Employee Assistance Program provides the following beneifts for all staff:-

 

- Salary sacrifice - Education Program
- Counselling - Service recognition
- Recognition of qualifications - Flexible employment
- Educational scholarships - Meals able to be purchased
- Free Tea & Coffee - Cars for work related travel
- Staff health program - Staff vaccinations
- Staff flu vaccination - Immunisations
- Victorian Nurses Health Program  

 

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