Community Geriatrician

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• Hours per week: 21
• Employment status:  Permanent Fractional
• Appointment period: Ongoing

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the department

Many of the Geriatric focused inpatient bed and clinic-based services offered by the Continuing Care Division are located at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. An Aged Care medical inpatient consultancy service, liaison services including Orthogeriatrics Geriatrician in the Emergency Initiative (GEDI), and the Hub for InReach and Better@Home are located at the Austin Hospital campus. Many of the rehabilitation services including the statewide services are located at the Royal Talbot campus.

Continuing Care Inpatient Services consist of two Rehabilitation/Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) wards (Wards 11 & 12), an Acute Geriatric Medical unit (Ward 10), and a further inpatient unit (Ward 9) incorporating a secure GEM with a focus on Cognitive Assessment and Management (CAM).

Community beds are managed under several programs including

• The Better@Home-Subacute model (Geriatric and Rehabilitation led streams)
• New Better@Home-Acute program-
• A residential home focused InReach-Admitted (admitted in the RACH) program
• Transition Care Program in both the community and residential care

About the role 

As the Community Geriatrician you will be responsible for:

• Responsible for the delivery of clinical care for patients managed under the Residential InReach, Better@Home-Subacute and -Acute programs, and GEDI (Geriatric ED Innovation)
• Responsible for the reporting of activity and care outcomes (including mortality/morbidity) for Residential InReach, Better@Home and GEDI
• Responsible for the admission, management and safe discharge of patients.
• Work collaboratively with your fellow team members (senior medical staff, junior medical staff, allied health, nursing and other staff) to provide efficient, safe and quality care.

About you 

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• A commitment to Austin Health values.
• Demonstrated commitment to high quality patient care.
• Demonstrated commitment and ongoing activity in research and/or clinical audit activities.
• Involvement in teaching and training of medical, technical and nursing staff, including at undergraduate and post-graduate level.
• Attendance and active involvement in relevant departmental, organisational and external meetings (i.e. College, Association and National/International bodies).

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 
• Five weeks annual leave if oncall, plus purchased leave options
• Paid conference and exam leave

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Michael Murray, Div Medical Director Continuing Care & Aged Care at Michael.Murray@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Friday 15 August 2025