Residential InReach Medical Officer

About Austin Health

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

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• Casual Contract
• Enterprise Agreement:  Doctors in Training 2022 - 2026

About the Department

This service sits under the governance structure of the Continuing Care Division, Health Independence Programs (HIP).

About the position

This is an exciting opportunity for registars to work with our Residential InReach and Better@Home services.

The Residential In-Reach Service (RIR) is staffed by Clinical Nurse Consultants and Doctors from the Geriatric Medicine  team for the purpose of reviewing aged care residents within their facilities, providing a timely, person-centred management approach for acute medical conditions. The service also may provide consultation to Austin Health inpatients who are residents of Aged Care Facilities.

The Better@Home-Subacute program aims to provide person-centred comprehensive, multidisciplinary care in the patient’s residence as an alternative to inpatient care, including daily nursing, allied health and/or medical review.

About the role

This position will  - 

• Provide acute assessment and intervention in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF), reducing the need for ED presentation
• Provide short-term follow-up of acute treatment post ED and hospital discharge
• Assist with palliative care and Advanced care planning in consultation with Community Palliative Care Services
• Administer IV/IM Antibiotics, sub cut fluids, suture wounds, facilitate X-Rays & Ultrasounds – all within the RACF
• Coordinate Trial of Voids, emergency IDC & SPC changes and PEG changes
• Triage and commence initial management of unwell residents who may benefit from hospital intervention, expediting transfer to the emergency department, or directly to ward.

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to

excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in

developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• A minimum of three years’ post-graduate experience as a medical practitioner. 
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Dedication to delivering excellent service – to patients, all colleagues (nursing, medical, managerial, support staff), GPs and other contact points.

This role is a great opportunity for anyone with an interest in pursuing physician training in geriatric medicine or general practice with a view to improving care of older people. including people living in residential aged 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 benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness

• memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Inclusion at Austin Health

We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTIQA+, and people of any age.

Work with us!

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. 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.

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Click here to view the position description for further details.