2024 Geriatric Medicine Advanced Trainee

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Western Health Full time

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time, Part time

Organisation: Western Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Medical

Reference: 54104

**Geriatric Medicine Registrar 2024 August - 2025 Feburary**

**About the Role**

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;
- Cardio-geriatrics 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 in geriatric medicine. 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**:
1. Must be registered with AHPRA

2. Must hold an appropriate employment visa if not an Australian Citizen or Resident.

The positions are for 6 months commencing 5 August 2024 to 2 February 2025.

**About Us**

Our workforce of over 13,000 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 comprises of three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. We also operate the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s, Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a diverse community of over 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

**Western Health is implementing a new recruitment system, launching on Monday, 27**th** May 2024.



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