Reference Number: 1611

Category: Medical

Department: Health Independence Program

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Exciting opportunity for casual medical officers to work with our Residential InReach and Better@Home services
Casual Contract
Enterprise Agreement: Doctors in Training 2022 – 2026

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

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

About the role

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.

A regular day will see you:
Provide acute assessment and intervention in Residential Aged Care Homes (RACH), 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, 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. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Lannie Ho, Director of Acute and Admitted Community Programs/Deputy Director Geriatric Medicine at Lannie.Ho@austin.org.au

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