Title: Geriatrician

Location:Burwood East, VIC, AU, 3151

Job Posting Date: 7 Nov 2024

Internal Locum – Geriatric Medicine

• We are seeking enthusiastic and capable Geriatricians to join our team in providing excellent care for older adults across the Eastern Health network
• Internal locum appointment to assist in providing planned leave cover and/or non-planned leave cover as a Geriatrician within Complex and Continuing Care and Care at Home services
• Work across Eastern Health sites

Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

About the role
Geriatricians at Eastern Health play a critical role in the delivery of essential healthcare across many interfaces including in the Emergency Department, Acute wards, Sub-acute wards, outpatient and ambulatory clinics, community-based services and care at home programs. We support care of patients at many sites including Peter James Centre, Wantirna Health, Angliss, Maroondah, Box Hill, Healesville and Yarra Ranges Health, as well as in many community and ambulatory settings through Transition Care Program, Residential In Reach, GEM at home and many outpatient programs.

We are seeking to add a number of consultant geriatricians to join us at Eastern Health in providing Internal Locum support. There is currently an opportunity to join our team as an Internal Locum for providing cover for both planned leave, as well as opportunity to provide support for covering of unplanned leave. There is also the opportunity to participate within weekend and out-of-hours on-call rostering as part of these roles, with participation in these options able to be negotiated and facilitated if of interest to the successful applicant(s).

Geriatric Medicine at Eastern Health is at an exciting point in it’s development; we have observed growth in a number of recent successful initiatives such as Acute Care of the Older Person (ACOP), the Geriatrician in the ED Initiative (GEDI) and GEM at home services in recent years. We are optimistic about potential opportunities that may arise for Eastern Health to enhance and develop additional bespoke and dynamic geriatrician-led services in the near future.

You will be joining a group of friendly and committed Geriatricians, supporting the growth and development of services across acute, sub-acute, ambulatory and community settings. Geriatricians at Eastern Health additionally support the training of a number of Advanced Trainees in Geriatric Medicine, as well as many Basic Physician, GP/General and Intern trainees. There is a strong ethos towards supporting teaching and learning for trainees and with peers, as well as a commitment to promoting and participating in quality improvement activities across the organisation.

Applicants are invited to apply for all or parts of this position.
Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role. Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment

What We Offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly and supportive teams
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference and are eligible to work in Australia.
We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.
If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for).

Good to Know:

• This advertisement is scheduled to close three weeks from the posting date.
• Applicants will be screened on receipt, and the position may close early.
• We do not accept recruitment agency applications.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.