Finding doctors and medical staff for rural communities has been a longstanding problem within Australia’s medical profession, as HealthBuzz investigates.

Despite strong demand, applying for healthcare jobs in Australia can be competitive. Learn how to write a good CV to give you the best chance of success.

As a manager you can probably cast your mind back to a time not all that long ago, before you had more junior staff answering directly to you, when you were subject to annual performance reviews.

Whether you’re a medical professional seeking a change of scenery, a healthcare employer in need of additional staff for extra busy shifts or looking to temporary fill a particular role whilst another staff member in absent, medical locum jobs could be the ideal solution.

Australians are a pretty healthy bunch, with this island nation of ours enjoying some of the best health outcomes in the world today. This includes an impressive life expectancy of 84.5 years for males and 80.4 years for females, meaning we can look forward to more time on earth than just about anyone else.

If you ask a group of kindergarten, or primary school children what they’d like to be when they grow up, chances are there is at least one in the group who will answer “a doctor”. This is likely because of the high esteem in which this profession is held, the fact that you get to help people on a daily basis, and also the attractive remuneration this job attracts.