Consultant - Physician - Geriatrics

Salary: MP Year 1-9 $336,466 - $427,886 p.a. pro rata (inclusive of base salary and applicable allowances)

This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term and Casual appointment/s at various hours for 5 years.

EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are representative of the diverse communities we assist.

We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people with disability.

WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy.  As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.  Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
  
Other Conditions:  WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

This is an “open-ended” recruitment pool, and as such the following should be noted: 

• The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for applications, and will assess on a regular basis. 
• Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. 
• Appointments may be made from this pool until 29/05/2026.

Position Profile:  We are seeking to establish a pool of skilled and suitably experienced individuals to the role of Consultant - Physician - Geriatrics.  Leading the Community Health in a Virtual Environment (Co-HIVE) multidisciplinary team to provide specialist services to patients, providing medical support and management as required to the patients enrolled in the service. Promotes patient safety and quality of care. Provides leadership, orientation, training, supervision and education, where relevant, for doctors in training and other health workers. In collaboration with the Head/Deputy Head of Department and other Consultants works to achieve national, state and EMHS performance standards and targets. Works within the scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the EMHS Area Medical Credentialing Committee.  
 
Area Profile: The East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) comprises an extensive hospital and health service network that aims to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of more than 670,000 Western Australians in its catchment area. 

Our hospital network works together to provide a combination of tertiary, secondary and specialist health care services including emergency and critical care, state trauma, elective and emergency surgery, general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation and women’s, children’s and neonates services.

The EMHS consists of Royal Perth Hospital; Armadale Health Service; Bentley Health Service; Kalamunda Hospital; St John of God Midland Public Hospital and a range of community and population health services. 

Employee Benefits: Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Flexible leave arrangements.
• Other professional and location based allowances.
• For information on superannuation click here. 

Application Instructions: If this role is what you are looking for, apply online at MedCareers and provide:

• a covering letter that demonstrates you have the skills and experience we are looking for;
• a statement addressing the selection criteria (as outlined in the attached JDF);
• a comprehensive CV that clearly shows your experience relevant to this role; and
• the names and contact details of two (2) professional referees. It is preferable for one of your referees to be your current supervisor or manager. 

These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

East Metropolitan Health Service will only accept applications that are lodged with the express permission of the applicant and containing all necessary information, including personal contact details. We will not accept unsolicited applications or CV's from recruitment agencies and/or search firms and we will not pay fees to any such organisation unless arranged with the provider prior to advertising a vacancy.

For Further Job Related Information: You are encouraged you to contact Adam Lloyd on 0438 371 323.

Lodging your application: Your application must be lodged online by 4:00pm on the 27 November 2025.

Please note: You must have a current, valid email address to apply online and this email address will be used for all correspondence.

As the lodgement is system generated, any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm AWST cannot be accepted. 

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact: MedCareersWA@health.wa.gov.au

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Attachments:

Job Description Form:  Consultant - Physician - Geriatrics 106003 AMA Yr 1-9 Nov23.pdf

Working in the EMHS:  Working in the EMHS.pdf