News
Finalist 2008 Telstra NSW Small Business Awards
28th July 2008
We've made the final cut!We're nominated, and now a finalist in the 2008 Telstra NSW Small Business Awards.
Thank you Telstra for your recognition, and a special thanks to the all the team at Ochre…
New doctor starts in Lightning Ridge
8th July 2008
On the 30th June Dr Obinna Ekeocha started as a GP at the Ridge Medical Centre and is also covering the hospital roster at Lightning Ridge Multi Purpose Service. The Ridge Medical Centre will be operating for the next…Advanced Life Support courses in Adults and Paediatrics
25th June 2008
Thanks to all those that participated in the one day courses Salient Training in Emergency Medicine International (STEMI) courses on the 24th and 25th June in Collarenebri and Bourke. Remember these courses qualify for…
Three Ochre Medical Centres have been selected for the Australian Primary Care Collaboratives
21st June 2008
The Objective of the program is to encourage and support general practices in delivering rapid, measureable, systematic and sustainable improvements in the care they provide to patients. This is an exciting opportunity…
Ochre Health Group
Ochre Health Group is focussed on delivering high-quality health services combined with a supportive team approach to provide primary care and chronic disease management in rural and remote communities.
Medical Centres and Hospital Service
Ochre Health provides fully managed health solutions to remote and rural locations. Drawing on extensive medical and management experience, Ochre Health can set up and support multi-disciplinary Medical Centres in rural communities. It currently operates eight Medical Centres in rural Australia and has capacity to extend its service throughout Australia and the Asia Pacific Region.
Ochre Health can assist Area Health Services by recruiting qualified doctors to provide services to the Medical Centres and the local hospital with a shared on-call roster as part of a contracted health service. Doctor placements are for both permanent and locum needs, designed to provide a continuum of health care. Our doctors are well supported throughout their placement by our management team which comprises experienced doctors. For more information click here.
Communities benefit from Ochre Health’s experience in supplying rural health services on an emergency basis and then, over time, transitioning to a resident medical service focused on the primary care and acute care needs of the community. For more information click here.
Recruiting Doctors
Fully qualified and accredited medical staff are recruited using Ochre Recruitment’s specialist expertise. Ochre Recruitment maintains a comprehensive database of more than 1,000 medical professionals and is active in the placement of permanent and locum doctors in Australia and New Zealand. To go to Ochre Recruitment click here.
If you want to know more contact us on +61 2 9264 4300 (Sydney) or 03 6224 4388 (Hobart) or click the Contact Form link below to send an enquiry email.
Frequently Asked Questions
What sort of Doctors is Ochre Health looking for?
Ochre Health is looking for highly skilled medical doctors with excellent communication who are either Australian or overseas trained to run their own medical practices supported by OCHRE staff at one of OCHREs medical centres. We are particularly interested in doctors that have good General Practice (GP) skills, Hospital and Emergency Department skills and who can manage inpatients in rural hospitals with support of their GP colleagues and medical specialist advice, and retrieval services such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service as needed.
I am an Australian trained doctor and I want to work for Ochre Health what should I do?
Please click here for medical locum positions and click here for a list of medical permanent positions. You will need to register as a doctor with our affiliated company Ochre Recruitment and they will process your job application. Some general information that can assist can be found by clicking here.
I am a New Zealand doctor and I want to work for Ochre Health what should I do?
You will need to register as a doctor with our affiliated company Ochre Recruitment and they will process your job application. Some general information that can assist New Zealand doctors can be found by clicking here clicking here.
I am an Overseas Trained Doctor (OTD) or International Medical Graduate (IMG) and I want to work for Ochre Health what should I do?
You will need to register as a doctor with our affiliated company Ochre Recruitment and they will process your job application. There are criteria that doctors need to meet if you are to register with Ochre Recruitment which is to have either a medical degree or have been registered and worked as a doctor in an approved country. Some general information that can assist IMG doctors can be found by clicking here.