Specialist Geriatrician – Aged Care & Rehabilitation
Aged Care & Rehabilitation | 2 Positions | Starting August 2025 | .7FTE
Joondalup Health Campus JHC is one of the largest hospitals in Western Australia, treating more than 70,000 inpatients on average annually. Operated by Ramsay Health Care, Australia's largest private hospital operator, JHC provides comprehensive acute medical care to both public and private patients. More information is available at www.joondaluphealthcampus.com.au
Located 25 kilometres north of Perth's CBD, the hospital is well-situated, and its management supports and encourages staff to achieve work-life balance while actively supporting their professional development and careers.
Position Profile
As the hospital continues its expansion, we are looking to employ two Aged Care and Rehabilitation Consultants to join the department. DRAC is a multidisciplinary unit that manages older adults with subacute or chronic conditions.
Specialist geriatricians rotate within the department on a six-monthly basis. The department is structured as follows:
- Three subacute teams, each resourced with a consultant, registrar and intern.
- Two peri-operative consultants run a five-day weekday service, including a senior registrar and the peri-op clinic.
- Day Therapy Service, which includes management of clinics along with supervision of either a senior registrar or service ward registrar.
- The consultant managed GEM ward, which has 17-beds split between two wards and includes a senior registrar and RMO.
- The consultant managed 20-bed rehabilitation ward that includes a senior registrar, an RMO and an intern.
- The consultant managed 20-bed ward with TCP awaiting patients at Glengarry Private Hospital.
- Consult liaison service, which is resourced with a senior registrar.
Further information:
- Depending on FTE, department rotations may be allocated solely, in combination or in combination with clinic duties.
- There is an expectation to attend departmental meetings and teaching sessions.
- We are looking to hire two Consultants who can start in August 2025.
- Position 1 will be managing our aged care outpatient service.
- Position 2 will be assigned to our peri-operative service. Peri-op is a five-day-per-week service that delivers care to our older patients undergoing orthopedic, vascular, and spinal procedures.
- Consultant positions would partake in the rotational system outlined above.
- There is an expectation to be available for two on-call rosters.
- Weekend geriatric peri-operative roster.
- General Geriatric on-call roster.
- The department offers acute, subacute, peri-op, outpatient and rehabilitation medicine exposure.
- We support the ability to practice medicine in the private sector if desired.
- We offer scope to develop and refine leadership skills.
Salary
JHC is looking to employ consultants with a salary range commensurate with experience and aligned to AMA WA 2024 (base salary, plus 11.5% superannuation and professional development allowance).
Essential Criteria
- Demonstrated commitment to uphold and promote the Ramsay Way core values.
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent.
- Registered with APHRA.
- Demonstrated extensive knowledge and clinical experience in Geriatric Medicine.
To Apply
All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.
For enquiries, please contact Dr Tiana Gooneratne via gooneratnet@ramsayhealth.com.au
Applications Close: Tuesday 13th May 2025
Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety. Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at www.ramsayhealth.com
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