Geriatric Medicine Registrar Position - Melbourne, Australia - Western Health

Western Health

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Melbourne, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type:
Full time, Part time

Organisation:
Western Health

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Medical

Reference: 50638

The Geriatric Medicine Department is a highly respected department within WH.

We are involved in all points of care in a patient's journey - with a Geriatrician in ED model of care, 6 AAC units, 3 OGS units, 6 subacute wards, and multiple community services, specialist clinics and rapid access clinics.

We have strong working relationships with all other departments, and are involved in establishing several innovative models of care.

We are a large department of 28 Consultant Geriatricians who are passionate about providing best care to our patients, and providing an excellent training experience for our Registrars.

The Geriatric Medicine Department will have 16 advanced trainees in 2024, working across Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospitals and unaccredited registrar to cover leave.

This position provides a unique opportunity to work across the breadth of the Aged, Cancer and Continuing Care Division in the following areas:

The largest Acute Aged Care program in Victoria;
Orthogeriatrics service;
Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) units across Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown hospitals;
Cardiogeriatrics service;
Dementia Management Unit;
Rehabilitation;
Transitional Care;
Acute inpatient consultation service;
Specialty clinics, including Movement Disorders, Falls and Mobility, Falls and Fractures, Wound, Urodynamics and CDAMS

The Geriatric Registrar position would be ideally suited to a Basic Physician Trainee with Registrar level experience and an interest in Geriatric Medicine or Advanced trainee.

Position is for Acute Aged Care Unit Registrar.

This registrar would have access to all the in-house training opportunities the advanced trainees receive, as well as the BPT training program that WH provides.

Key selection criteria:

Must be registered with AHPRA
Must hold an appropriate employment visa if not an Australian Citizen or Resident.

The positions are for 12 months commencing 5/2/2024 and continuing through until 02/02/2025.

About Us
Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of 'Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth.

Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals:
Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital.

We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services.

We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as: