A move to Dubbo could make all the difference! Dubbo Health Service Careers PROSPECTUS Contents Page 2 Acknowledgement of Country Page 3 Welcome from General Manager, Debbie Bickerton Page 4 Message from the Chief Executive, Scott McLachlan Page 5 Western NSW Local Health District Page 6 History of Dubbo Public Hospital Page 7 Dubbo Health Service overview Contact: Page 8 Dubbo Health Service leadership team and services Debbie Bickerton, General Manager Page 10 Dubbo Health Service Redevelopment Dubbo Health Service, Western NSW Local Health District Page 12 Key partnerships PO Box 739 Page 14 Make a difference Dubbo NSW 2830 Page 16 Super-charge your career T. +61 (02) 6809 6809 Page 18 Live the life you deserve! This work is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or part for study Page 20 How to apply for a job with us and incentives or training purposes subject Contact:to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source. It may not be reproducedDebbie Bickerton, for commercial General usage Manager or sale. Reproduction for purposes otherDubbo than Health those Service,indicated Western above requires NSW Local Health written permission from the WesternDistrict NSW Local Health District. Further copies of this documentPO Boxcan be4061 downloaded from the Western Hear what our team have to say! NSW Local Health District website:Dubbo www.wnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.auNSW 2830 T. +61 (02) 6808 6809 Keep an eye out for the video icons and click to © Western NSW Local Health District, 2019 hear to why a move to Dubbo could make all the Content within this publicationCopyright was accurate 2019. at All the rights time reserved.of publication, difference! June 2019. Western NSW Local Health District page 2 | Dubbo Hospital Careers – www.dubbohospitalcareers.com.au Dubbo Health Service Careers Prospectus | page 1 Acknowledgement of Country Dubbo Health Service is part of the Western NSW Local Health District and we acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands across our region. We acknowledge that we live and work on Aboriginal lands. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal people. Goodooga MuruwariLightning Ridge Gunu Collarenebri Barranbinja Brewarrina Kamilaroi Bourke Walgett Welcome Wailwan Barundji Coonamble Baradine I am excited to showcase the rewarding career opportunities available at Dubbo Health Service as we Wongaibon Gulargambone Coonabarabran Cobar progress with the NSW Government’s $241 million redevelopment of the hospital precinct. Nyngan Barindji Warren Gilgandra Coolah Trangie Dunedoo The purpose of this booklet is to provide you with a snapshot of how far we have come, the new facilities Tottenham Narromine Dubbo Gulgong under construction, the expanding services, innovative models of care, opportunities for career development, Wiradjuri Wellington Mudgee Tullamore Peak Hill Rylstone and lifestyle rewards that a move to Dubbo offers. Trundle Molong Condobolin Parkes Orange Cudal Forbes Eugowra Blayney Bathurst Personally, I moved to Dubbo 14 years ago and I’ve been in the role as General Manager for the last seven Canowindra Oberon Grenfell Cowra years. I can honestly say that it is the best job that I’ve ever had. There is nothing that I would rather do than work here, amidst the excitement of the redevelopment of the facilities, and everything else that is happening here in Dubbo – there is nowhere else that I would rather be. So, please read about who we are and what we offer and consider a career with us because a move to Dubbo could make all the difference! The Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD), of which Dubbo Sincerely, Health Service belongs, is committed to improving the health of Aboriginal people: we identify this as a priority for the organisation. In Debbie Bickerton line with this, an Aboriginal Health Plan and implementation roadmap General Manager has been developed to provide direction and track our progress against Dubbo Health Service key Aboriginal health priority areas. For more information about this commitment refer to the WNSWLHD’s Reconciliation Action Plan and Improving Aboriginal Health Strategy 2018-2023. page 2 | Dubbo Hospital Careers – www.dubbohospitalcareers.com.au Dubbo Health Service Careers Prospectus | page 3 A message from the Dubbo Health Service is part of Chief Western NSW Executive Local Health District Ever since opening its doors in 1870 Dubbo Hospital has serviced the people beyond the boundaries of the city. This legacy continues today About Western NSW Local Health District with the current $241 million redevelopment of the hospital and the The Western NSW Local Health District is one of the largest Local expansion of services like cancer, cardiology, stroke and critical care for Health Districts in New South Wales, covering an area of 246,676 the communities in the Orana and North West regions. Our Local square kilometres, greater than the size of Great Britain. We deliver And not only are the health services expanding, but in every aspect of health services to an estimated resident population of approximately Health District development; in culture, industry, community and infrastructure, Dubbo 276,000 people. is rapidly evolving into a major inland regional powerhouse. is passionate Our organisation hosts the largest rural mental health service in Working for us will you give you space to think outside of the square Australia, three major rural referral hospitals in Orange, Dubbo and about and grow your career faster with genuine support and opportunity for Bathurst, 50 primary and community health centres, 38 inpatient partnerships. facilities including 25 Multipurpose Services, and District Health • Improving the health and Services at Mudgee, Cowra, Parkes and Forbes. Our region has some wellbeing of Aboriginal and In support of Debbie and the leadership team at Dubbo, I urge you to of the most vulnerable population in NSW, and even Australia, who Torres Strait Islander people do your homework, you never really know a place until you experience generally have a lower socio-economic status, shorter life expectancy, - who represent 11.1% of our it first-hand. So, come for a visit to Dubbo. Flights arrive and depart and poorer health outcomes than other people living in NSW. total population to major capital cities daily or you can even drive and experience the beauty of our neighbouring towns. Trust me, you won’t be • Enhancing the resilience, disappointed. mental health and social and Goodooga emotional wellbeing of our The health district is extremely proud of its commitment and Lightning Ridge communities living in rural achievements helping our rural communities thrive, and Dubbo Health Collarenebri and remote regions Service is part of this plan. Brewarrina Walgett Bourke • Utilising Telehealth What are you waiting for? A move to Dubbo could make all the technologies to remove difference! NORTHERN the stress of patients and Sincerely, their families travelling long Baradine Gulargambone distances to receive care; Scott McLachlan Nyngan Coonamble and Cobar Warren Chief Executive Gilgandra Coolah • Providing integrated care Western NSW Local Health District Trangie Dunedoo Tottenham Narromine to improve the connection Dubbo and resourcing of our health Wellington Gulgong CENTRAL Tullamore Mudgee workforce, so they can focus Peak Hill Rylstone Trundle on providing the highest Parkes Molong Condobolin quality care that responds Cudal Orange/Bloomfield Forbes to all of a person’s health Major Rural Referral Hospitals SOUTHERN Bathurst Eugowra needs. District Health Services Canowindra Blayney Cowra Multipurpose Services Grenfell Oberon page 4 | Dubbo Hospital Careers – www.dubbohospitalcareers.com.au Dubbo Health Service Careers Prospectus | page 5 A short early history of Fast Forward Dubbo Hospital to today From the very earliest days Dubbo Public Hospital provided care for 1700 people beyond its borders, and as this abbreviated timeline shows, it The Tubbagah People of continues to play this vital role for communities of rural and remote the Wiradjuri Nation have western NSW today. lived for time immemorial in the area now known as Dubbo 1792 Free settlers from Britain arrive in Australia 1800 1849 The NSW Government is delivering Dubbo was gazetted a a major transformation of Dubbo village Hospital to provide expanded and 1867 upgraded clinical services to the James Samuel donated people of Western NSW. the land, “Hospital Hill” All of the latest information and was treasurer of the on the Dubbo Hospital hospital’s board until his redevelopment can be found at death in 1927 the official website: 1867 Dubbo Hospital Redevelopment Building started on Dubbo Hospital - the hospital cost 200 pounds to build *Historical information courtesy of: What we do at Dubbo Dormer, Marion, “Dubbo in the turn of 1870 the Century 1818-199 V1, Macquarie Dubbo Hospital formally Publications, 1981 and Dormer, Marion, Dubbo Hospital is a major rural referral facility in Dubbo, NSW, situated on the edge of the western plains opened “Dubbo, City on the Plains 1901-1988 V11, of outback Australia. It is a rapidly growing hospital, part of Dubbo Health Service providing critical care, Macquarie Publications, 1988 1900 1908 specialist medical inpatient and outpatient services, surgery, mental health and many specialised allied health and medical outreach services to a catchment population well outside of the boundaries of the Community support Dubbo region. Quick Facts provided for building extensions • In its early days the hospital