Geriatrician

**The Role**
Senior Staff Specialist or Staff Specialist (Geriatric Medicine), Geriatric and Rehabilitation Services, Care for Older People and Rehabilitation. The purpose of this position is to provide specialist general medicine and geriatric medicine services within Geriatric and Rehabilitation Services (GARS), as well as promote and lead the delivery of holistic health care for older people.

**The Location**
This capital city location offers a contrasting blend of heritage, scenery and culture, with world class activities and attractions nearby. Combining heritage charm with a modern lifestyle in a setting of exceptional beauty it's no wonder Lonely Planet lists this as one of the top ten spots to visit in the world right now. Award-winning restaurants offer fine dining experiences using the best Tasmanian produce recognised by the world's best chefs, while on the waterfront punts and fishmongers sell the freshest seafood straight from the Southern Ocean.

**The Hospital**
This is Australia's second oldest hospital opening in 1804, and is a major clinical teaching and research centre working closely with the University of Tasmania and other institutions. The hospital provides acute, sub acute, mental health and aged care inpatient and ambulatory services to a population of about 240,000 people and has 550 physical beds, including 460 acute overnight and 90 day beds.

**The Requirements**
- FRACP
- Your full specialist training in the UK, USA, Canada or Ireland
- Have had your specialist training assessed by the RACP and have been found to be 'substantially comparable'.