PLEASE NOTE: This position is delivered in Mildura, a thriving regional city in Victoria's North-West.

Staff Specialist Geriatrician (Community Geriatrician)

Full Time

The Role:

The role is a new approach to support transitional care and is based in our community service department with close ties to acute inpatient services. It will involve both inpatient and community-based care, including remote care.
Elderly patients frequently experience longer lengths of stay and more frequent adverse events when admitted to hospital. Geriatrician review can help to ensure that elderly patients are cared for in the most appropriate setting, whether this be an acute inpatient admission; direct subacute admission; ambulatory admission; or at home with community supports and rapid access to follow up.
To view a comprehensive list of Key Responsibilities and Duties, please visit https://www.mbph.org.au/careers/job-vacancies to view the position description.

You will have:

Current registration with the Medical Board of Australia (or ability to gain registration) as a specialist medical practitioner

Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (or equivalent and ability to gain FRACP)

Demonstrated clinical ability commensurate with that expected of a Specialist Geriatrician in a Victorian public hospital

Evidence of willingness to continued participation in quality assurance activities

A current and satisfactory National Police Record Check

A current and satisfactory Working with Children Check

The Mildura Base Public Hospital is an organisation driven by a genuine focus on patient centred care, delivering exceptional care for our consumer base of over 80,000. With this focus guiding the functioning of our organisation on a day-to-day basis in line with our HEART values we have established a work environment in which there are greater levels of employee engagement and professional development than ever seen before. Our workforce of over 1200 employees are committed to providing a service to our community 24/7 which will have long lasting positive outcomes.
Our H.E.A.R.T values (Happy Empathetic Accountable Respectful Team Based) are so much more than words; they are the driving force behind what we do every day. These values are lived throughout the organisation across each department, role and location.
What MBPH has to offer you:

Internal Professional Development– including but not limited to the opportunity for eligible employees to access scholarships for postgraduate studies as well as specifically designed programs within MBPH for skill development

An environment where external professional development is supported and encouraged

A location centre of town reducing travel times

Free parking on site for all employees

Salary Packaging – Pay less tax

On-site Café

Employee Assistance Programs

Employee Intervention Programs – Free Remedial Therapy and Physiotherapy

Free employee events and celebrations (check out our Facebook page @MilduraBasePublicHospital to see what we have been up to this past year)

At MBPH, we continue to strengthen our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion practices. This is supported through our internal network of LGBTQIA+ Allies and organisational membership with ACON Pride in Diversity.

Our membership with ACON Pride in Diversity shows our commitment to building an inclusive workplace.

How to Apply:

All applications must be lodged online by clicking on the ‘apply now’ button.

For a position description and to find out more about our wonderful Hospital, visit Mildura Base Public Hospital : Home (mbph.org.au)

For further enquiries please contact our human resources team.
E: [email protected]

A valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, and a National Police Check (undertaken in the last three months) are required.

Applications close: 9 May 2025