Geriatrican - Full time fixed term contract

• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
  
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
  
• Friendly and supportive team environment
  

About Department

Central Gippsland Health Service (CGHS) is the major provider of health and residential aged care services in the Wellington Shire. CGHS serve an immediate population of 42000 in Central Gippsland while acute specialist services reach a wider community in East Gippsland. Central Gippsland Health Service has more than 110 acute beds; approximately 180 high and low care residential aged care beds as well as 15 independent living units. Acute services situated at Sale Maffra and Heyfield include a 24hour seven day a week emergency department operating theatres day procedure unit oncology and dialysis services. CGHS provides multidisciplinary health services to Sale and Central Gippsland. The core services include delivery of Acute Hospital Care Rehabilitation Aged Care Services Outpatient Services Home Based Services and Community Health.

The Medical Services Division comprises specialty units such as ICU / CCU Cardiology Oncology Renal Dialysis Emergency Department Aged Care & Rehabilitation Respiratory and sleep medicine. The 6 bed ICU / CCU provides ventilation and hemofiltration. The junior workforce comprises two Interns and four Physician trainees on rotation from sub regional and Melbourne hospitals.

About the Role

The Consultant Geriatrician will provide senior medical support in conjunction with other Physicians in General Medicine and the Critical Care unit at CGH. This will occur within the principles of care coordination where patients/clients/residents have access to a highly coordinated health care and community support system. Part time and Full time positions considered.

Classifications for this position will range from classification award for Specialist Year (19)

• MEDICAL SPECIALISTS (VICTORIAN PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR) (AMA VICTORIA/ASMOF) (SINGLE INTEREST EMPLOYERS) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT
  

Duties

• Ward Rounds
  
• Outpatient consulting
  
• Community Geriatric programs
  

About You

• Primary medical qualification registrars with the Medical Board of Australia
  
  (AHPRA)
  

• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physician (FRACP) or other
  
  Postgraduate clinical training qualifications and experience assessed by the
  
  RACP as being fully or partially comparable to an Australian physician and
  
  Suitable for an Area of Need physician appointment
  

• Substantial and proven experience as a physician in general medicine within an
  
  acute care hospitalbased setting and community consulting practice. Skills and
  
  experience in Critical Care medicine or Intensive Care.
  

Benefits

• Salary Packaging Increase your take home pay!
  
• Employee Assistance Program
  
• Staff Car Park
  
• Culture of continuous improvement
  

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application
  
• Statement addressing Mandatory Job Requirements as outlined in the position description including qualifications and experience
  

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate and obtaining a Working with Children Check.

At CGH we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and abilities with inclusion being essential to our mission and reflective of the community we serve.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.