Medical Adviser - Perth, Australia - Bupa

Bupa

Verified Company

Perth, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

About the opportunity
You might think you already know a lot about Bupa. You'll know we provide health insurance and aged care services across Australia.

You've probably also seen our dental and optical clinics in your local shopping centres and heard about our partnership with Kids Helpline as well.

But what you might not realise is that we also provide support to several government departments including delivering health advice to The Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Our role is to support the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) to meet the Nation's commitment to care for our veteran and defence service community - the men and women who have served Australia in times of war and conflict as well as peacetime.

About the role
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3/4 days a week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday or
The Medical Adviser - Health - plays a critical role in ensuring the appropriate use of medical evidence to support veterans and their families access healthcare services within their entitlements

In this unique new role, you will assist DVA claims assessors to:

Provide medical advice and education.
Respond to queries from business areas regarding medical evidence
Provide advice to DVA policy areas on medical matters as required.
Participate in ongoing education and quality improvement activities as required.

About you

We're looking for doctors keen to move into a role without any direct patient contact and comfortable working from a multidisciplinary office in the CBD.

Please note:

You must be an Australian citizen and be able to attain and maintain a baseline security clearance from the Australian government security and vetting.

We're looking for doctors who:

Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Works well with both people and details this role involves interactions with both clinical and nonclinical team members as well as working with lots of legislative frameworks, nuanced processes and compliance activity so you'll need to be great at both
Have at least 5 years full time or equivalent part time postinternship experience
Have full general and unrestricted registration with AHPRA

Be at the heart of it with Bupa

This is your opportunity to make a real impact in our Veterans health services team, help shape the experience of Veterans accessing health services and supports and ultimately deliver fantastic outcomes for our customers.

You'll enjoy all the benefits of working with Bupa in Australia including:

No more working weekends or nights
Discounts on our health insurance, travel, car, home, contents, and pet insurance products as well as health services such as Dental and Optical
A central CBD office location close to the train station, restaurants and gyms
Internal career progression opportunities we are a big, global business. Your opportunities are endless

A career at Bupa is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our customers and communities. Our purpose, helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives, is what inspires us. It's a promise to our customers to change lives for the better. Our people are at the heart of this. It's their passion, ideas and commitment that will shape a brighter future for both Bupa and our customers.

Bupa is an equal opportunity employer.

We are committed to ensuring equality in recruitment, development, retention, and promotion of staff and that no-one is disadvantaged based on their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.