Hospital in the Home - Virtual Care Physician

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• Hospital in the Home and Virtual Care Physician
• Part time, fixed-term role working 4 hours per week from 8 June 2026 until 31 December 2026
• Make a meaningful impact supporting patients, their families and carers

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 Hospital in the Home and Virtual Care

Hospital in the Home and Virtual Care (HITH-VC) is a multi-disciplinary team providing seven day/week home-based services and aligns with a key direction of providing more care outside the hospital. Within HITH-VC a new model of care has been developed to support higher acuity patients utilising virtual care.Virtual Care operates to care for patients with cardiac conditions including heart failure, atrial fibrillation and post cardiac surgery care, and haematology conditions, including leukaemia and autologous stem cell transplants, caring for them in their home environment, in a multidisciplinary team setting.

About the role 

As a Hospital in the Home and Virtual Care (HITH-VC) Physician, you will be responsible for the following clinical responsibilities:

• Friday HITH-VC consultant of the day including 0900 huddle via Microsoft Teams, supervision of junior medical staff and providing comprehensive management and multidisciplinary care to patients under HITH-VC.
• Weekend and public holiday (remote) work in approximately a 1:4 roster including attendance at a daily 0905 huddle via Microsoft Teams and available for calls / messages from junior medical staff and case managers (nursing).
• Educational support and supervision of junior medical staff rotated to HITH-VC.
• Assist with the development and delivery of new care pathways, research and audit activities within the unit.

About you 

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

• Be a registered Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Hold a Fellowship of the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in an adult medicine specialty
• Hold certification of FRACP continuing professional development (CPD)
• Hold AHPRA specialist registration
• Demonstrate a commitment to high quality patient care

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. 

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: Danielle Panaccio, Co-Director of Hospital in the Home - Virtual Care at Danielle.Panaccio@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: Monday 27 April 2026