Geriatrician

Employment Status
Temporary Part Time

Program
Aged Care

Location
McKellar Centre

Hours Per Fortnight
42

Position Summary

• Extend your career with one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment
• Lifestyle A stone throw from the Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road
• Temporary Part Time 42 hours per fortnight until 31/12/2023.

About the facility

With over 8,000 staff and more than 1,200 volunteers we provide services to our local community the G21 region which comprises the residents of the City of Greater Geelong, Colac Otway Shire, Golden Plains Shire, Borough of Queenscliff and Surf Coast Shire.

Barwon Health has 1,016 beds across our sites, including 363 residential aged care beds.

• We provide services from University Hospital Geelong, the McKellar Centre in North Geelong, Barwon Health North, Swanston Centre and Mental Health Community Hubs across the region.
• We are one of four public radiation oncology providers in Victoria.
• We have a public private partnership with Epworth Healthcare to help deliver surgery and day oncology
• We are a major teaching hospital so have relationships with Deakin University, University of Melbourne and Monash University.

We have recently opened:

• Youang Surgery Centre
• Mental Health Hub in Emergency Department
• Aged Acute Psychiatry Facility at McKellar
• McKellar Paediatric Rehabilitation Centre

And we look forward to welcoming soon:

• Adrian Costa Clinical Trials Centre: Victoria's first regional clinical trials centre
• Paediatric Emergency Hub in the Emergency Department at UHG
• Barwon Health Women's & Children's Hospital
• Early Parenting Centre at McKellar
• Barwon Health Surfcoast Hospital
• Central Geelong Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Community Hub

About the role
To deliver safe, patient centred, evidence based and efficient care for patients within the Department of Geriatric Medicine services.

• Provide specialist clinical care within Geriatric Medicine, and may involve rotation to different programs of Geriatric Medicine.
• Poses an ability to work within a small team whilst liaising effectively with the broader geriatric services team and other areas of Barwon Health.
• Participate in teaching and education of Deakin University medical student, junior medical staff including geriatric medicine advanced trainee, and nursing staff.
• Participate in the departmental quality and safety activities, and service development initiatives.

About the culture

Our geriatricians are a friendly and collegial team with strong focus on patient-centred care to ensure that personal, connected, safe, and effective care is delivered.

We provide a supportive working environment for all staff.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA
Sitting within one of Victoria's six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond.

Victoria's second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) is means "Tongue of Land".

• Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
• High standard of schooling options throughout the area
• A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
• Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

Diversity and Inclusion
At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person's uniqueness.

We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

• This role must be fully vac_cinated for COVID19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.

Selection Criteria


Essential:
Can you please list Barwon Health's values?

Essential:
Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?

Essential:
Full & current AHPRA registration

Essential:
FRACP with further qualifications in Geriatric Medicine

Essential:

I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health's immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy.

I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently of

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