Consultant - Physician - Geriatrics

This is a Recruitment Pool for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Fixed Term Full Time, Fixed Term Part Time appointments with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.

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.

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).

This vacancy is to be filled within the WA Government Health System by secondment, temporary deployment or Fixed Term Contract. Current WA Government Health employees (including permanent, fixed term contract and those on secondment) are eligible 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.

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 28/02/2025. 

Position Profile:  We are seeking to establish a pool of skilled and suitably experienced individuals to the role of Consultant - Physician - Geriatrics. Leading the multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist geriatric medicine services to patients, whilst promoting patient safety and quality of care. Successful applicants will provide leadership, orientation, training, supervision and education, where relevant, for doctors in training, Health Service Medical Practitioners and other health workers. This position, in collaboration with the Head of Department and other Consultants, works to achieve national, state and EMHS performance standards and targets. The Consultant works within the scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the EMHS Area Medical Credentialing Committee. 

Applicants must have Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP) or receives election to the RACP Fellowship, prior to appointment, to be eligible for a position at the commencement of appointment

Area Profile: Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) is Perth’s inner city, tertiary adult hospital and part of the Royal Perth Bentley Group. Home to the State Major Adult Trauma Service, RPH offers tertiary-level emergency medicine, mental health, complex and elective surgical care, and specialist medical services. It is also a premier teaching hospital and contributes to innovation and excellence in medical research and patient care. 

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:  We encourage you to contact Dr Christopher Etherton-Beer on 08 922 4209.

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 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.

Job Description form:  102367 Consultant - Physician - Geriatrics MP Year 1-9 June 2021.pdf

Working in the EMHS:  Working in the EMHS.pdf