Title:  Visiting Medical Officer

Consultant Geriatrician Subacute Ambulatory Clinics – CDAMS, Complex Care and Falls and Balance Clinic

• Limited Term Part Time, commencing 3rd February is 3rd August 2025
• Wantirna and Yarra Ranges Health
• Six month Sabbatical Cover in Subacute Ambulatory Specialist Clinics

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 and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

About the role

We require a geriatrician in our Care@Home Program to provide sessional work in our multidisciplinary clinics:

• Cognitive Dementia and Memory Service (3.5 hours per week session per week)  
• Complex Care Clinic (7.0 hours per week)
• Falls and Balance clinic (3.5 session per week)

The role involves working in a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive assessment of patients referred to these clinics, as per the attached position description.  In addition duties will include attendance at relevant service, craft group and case conference meetings, and supervision of junior medical staff.

Total clinical hours will be 14 hours a week.

The work days required are Mondays and Fridays however depending on the commitments of the respective applicants and requirements of the relevant clinics, days of work can be negotiated.

About you 

To be successful in this role you will possess:(examples below)

• Current registration as a consultant Geriatrician with AHPRA 
• Fellow Royal Australasian College of Physicians
• Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience
• A strong commitment to high quality care
• The ability to work as part of a diverse team
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

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

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• 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). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

Good to know:

• 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.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application”

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