Douglas Shire Multi Purpose Health Service (DSMPHS) is located at 9 Hospital Street, Mossman and has a Primary Health Care Clinic at Cow Bay.
The facility located 70 kilometres, or approximately one hour drive north of Cairns along a scenic coastal route. During the tourist season, the Shire welcomes a large number of visitors drawn by the reef and the rainforest.
The centre serves a catchment area that extends north to Bloomfield River, south to Ellis Beach and west to Julatten. This includes the satellite townships of Port Douglas, Cooya Beach, Newell Beach, Wonga Beach, Daintree, Oak Beach and Cow Bay, and covers 2445 square km. The Indigenous custodians of the area covered by the DSMPHS are the Kuku Yalanji people.
The DSMPHS is based on an integrated health care framework that facilitates improved access to a range of health and aged care services that meet community needs. The Multi Purpose Health Service (MPHS) concept is well-documented in Commonwealth and State Health program research outcomes for rural and isolated communities.
Mossman
Ph: +61 7 4084 1200
Fax: +61 7 4098 3069
Cow Bay
Ph: +61 7 4098 9296
Fax: +61 7 4098 9298
The DSMPHS comprises of a 24-bed acute inpatient unit, an 8-bed residential aged care unit, Accident and Emergency, Operating Theatre, Community and Primary Health Care Services, Mental Health, Dental and other outreach specialist services.
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Team |
Services / Roles |
Staffing |
| Administration | Strategic and Operational Management Customer Service Financial Management Staff Development Reception Information Maintenance & Management Records Maintenance & Management Clinical Coding Patient Travel Administration |
Director of Nursing / Service Manager Medical Superintendent Nurse Educator / Staff Development Officer Business Manager Administration Officers |
| Medical and Allied Health Services | Acute Care Accident & Emergency Operating Theatre Outpatients Clinic Fracture Clinic High Risk Foot Clinic Radiology Physiotherapy Cardiac Rehabilitation Social Work Services |
Senior Medical Officers Nurse Unit Manager Acute and Aged Care Assistants in Nursing Enrolled Nurses Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Clinical Nurses Radiographer Physiotherapist Social Worker |
| Community and Primary Health Care Services | School Based Youth Health Nurse Child Youth & Family Health Services Indigenous Health Programs
Chronic Disease Management Program
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Community Health Care Coordinator Maternal Child, Youth & Family Health Nurses Senior Health Worker Health Workers Advanced Health Worker Child Health Clinical Nurses |
| Mental Health | Mental Health | Clinical Nurse Consultant Mental Health Clinical Nurse Mental Health Advanced Health Worker Mental Health |
| Aged Care | Community Aged Care Packages
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Registered Nurses Enrolled Nurses Assistants in Nursing Home Care Workers |
| Home & Community Care (HACC) | Allied Health Outreach Services Ongoing Needs Identification Assessment Services which include:
Centre Based Day Respite Care Centre Based Day Dementia Respite Care |
Physiotherapist Social Worker Occupational Therapist Dietician Registered Nurses Indigenous Health Worker Respite Carers Home Care Workers Operational Services Staff Administration Officer |
| ATODS | Health Promotion and counselling service Collaborative prevention strategies with the community, cross government and NGOs |
Clinical Nurse ATODS |
| Cow Bay Primary Health Care Clinic |
Mental Health clinicians, ATODS Clinical Nurse and Social Worker provide outreach services |
Director of Nursing |
| Other Services | Dental | Dentist Dental Assistant |
| Support Services | Kitchen Laundry Grounds maintenance Cleaning and porterage |
Operational Services Supervisor Cook Operational Services Officers |
| Visiting Services | Physician / Endoscopies Gynaecologist Paediatrician Mental Health including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Respiratory Medicine Healthy Bladder Clinic Aged Care Assessment Team Well Women’s Health Clinics Sexual Assault Counseling Surgeon Breast screen every 2 years |
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