Nslhd - Visiting Medical Officer - Geriatric Outreach Service - Virtual Care And Hospital In Th

Overview
Virtual Care and Hospital in the Home Services within Northern Sydney Local Health District are seeking suitably qualified Geriatricians to join our dynamic team in providing and supporting high-quality service.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to an innovative care model, improve outcomes for frail older people, and support expanded weekend aged care services.
Position details
Position Classification:
Visiting Medical Officer
Contract Type:
Sessional
Duration:
until 30 June 2026
Who we are
We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There\'s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams\' voices. You\'ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities\' lives.
About the Role
The role involves working across all healthcare facilities within the district, delivering multimodal care including home visits, telehealth, and community-based consultations and conducting timely patient assessments, guide clinical decisions, and support early interventions, enhancing continuity of care and reducing avoidable hospital admissions. The position also requires cross-functional involvement across Healthcare in the Home (HITH), Virtual Care Services (VCS), and on-call services. There are opportunities for extended scope of practice, including contribution to projects and developing clinical pathways such as Palliative care in the home, Emergency Department (ED) avoidance strategies, Neurology and surgical virtual care initiatives. This position has on-call responsibilities outside of regular hours to support timely patient care, with a minimum commitment of 1–2 weekend shifts per month. This role reports to the Clinical Director of VCS and HITH and is integral to delivering high quality, patient-centered care across the district on weekends.
Where you\'ll be working
Services are provided District-wide, therefore there is an expectation to work across multiple sites, including Northern Beaches, Ryde, Hornsby, and patients' homes, and to conduct care flexibly through home visits, clinic visits, and virtual consultations as service needs arise.
Purpose of the Position
You will provide clinical management and treatment of patients under your care in a Northern Sydney Local Health District facility or service. This care will be provided within the scope of clinical practice endorsed by the NSLHD Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee.
Key responsibilities
Providing medical governance and clinical oversight of weekend HITH and virtual care patients
Conducting timely assessments and reviews via multimodal consultations
Managing complex chronic and infectious conditions in community settings
Supporting care planning and clinical risk mitigation
Collaborating with nursing, allied health, and virtual care teams
Contributing to hospital avoidance and improving service responsiveness
The position will provide clinical consultation services within NSLHD and will contribute to the teaching and training of medical students, graduates and other health care professionals and to research, evaluation and quality improvement activities within NSLHD.
This position is temporary with the possibility of temporary extension based on performance, funding and need.
Selection Criteria
MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants must have Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or recognition as a specialist by the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants expecting to be awarded their Fellowship within 3 months may be considered.
Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
Sound clinical knowledge in Geriatric Medicine demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality assurance activities relevant to the specialty.
Demonstrated clinical, diagnostic and technical skills commensurate with functioning as an independent Geriatric Medicine Consultant
High level interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work within a multidisciplinary team environment.
Demonstrated participation in and commitment to undergraduate, postgraduate, interdisciplinary teaching and education, including research, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
Preparedness to participate in any on-call service, including on-call rosters already existing or established.
Current NSW Drivers licence.
Need more information?
1) The requirements of the position can be viewed via the Position Description
2) For assistance with your application please refer to the eCredential guide
3) To view the Scope of Clinical Practice for this position click here
For role related queries or questions contact Dr Michelle Chen on or email.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy(Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
Applications Close:
25 September 2025
Please Note:
NSW Health does not require or accept the 'Fit2Work badge' offered as an option in eCredential.
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