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About the Opportunity:
We are seeking skilled and enthusiastic individuals to appoint
to Consultant Physician (Geriatrics) positions with the East
Metropolitan Health Service.
Permanent, Fixed-Term, and Casual
positions are available working Full-Time and Part-Time hours.
Fixed-Term and Casual appointments carry the possibility of
extension and/or permanency.
In this position, the successful applicant/s will lead 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 patients
enrolled in the service.
Key aspects of the role include:
The promotion of patient safety and quality of care.
Provides leadership, orientation, training, supervision and
education, where relevant, for doctors in training and other
health workers.
Working in collaboration with the Head/Deputy Head of
Department and other Consultants works to achieve national,
state and EMHS performance standards and targets.
Working within the scope of clinical practice as defined
and recommended by the EMHS Area Medical Credentialing
Committee.
For more information regarding this position, including a
thorough breakdown of duties, reporting structures, and criteria
used in assessing applicants' suitability for the role, we
encourage you to refer to the Job Description Form (JDF)
attached.
For further job-related Information: for
further information, we encourage you to contact Dr Zarrin Allam,
Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, on **************.
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 30th June ****.
About the East Metropolitan Health Service &
Co-HIVE:
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 828,000 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; Mt Lawley 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, such as the Community
Health in a Virtual Workplace (Co-HIVE) Aged Care
service.
The Community Health in a Virtual Environment (Co-HIVE) Aged
Care service, a geriatrician-led virtual healthcare initiative




designed for individuals residing in Residential Aged Care
Facilities (RACFs) in Western Australia.
Co-HIVE provides
comprehensive, high-quality, and coordinated clinical care to older
adults, prioritising the most suitable setting for their needs.
Co-HIVE aims to empower RACFs to deliver quality care within the
comfort of residents' homes.
The service aims to bridge
communication gaps and enhance care coordination between community
and tertiary healthcare providers, fostering a seamless healthcare
experience.
The Co-HIVE Team comprises specialised clinicians, including
consultant Geriatricians, Palliative Care Physicians, Older Adult
Psychiatrists, and Clinical Nurses.
Co-HIVE is committed to facilitate improved healthcare outcomes
by promoting collaboration and communication among healthcare
providers, ensuring that older adults receive the most appropriate
care in the setting that best suits their needs.
For more information on Co-HIVE, please
click here.
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.
12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your
choice.
For information on superannuation
click here.
Fitness Passport- discounted access to select gyms,
pools, and fitness centres across Australia
Discounted Smart Rider for travel to work
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 ****
applies to this position.
Aboriginal people are encouraged to
apply.
Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for
appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights.
This includes visa holders.
Permanent appointments may be made to
individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency,



or visas
that enable ongoing employment in Australia.
The 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 CVs 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.
We are committed to building a workplace culture that values
diversity and inclusion.
We actively promote applications from
people with disability.
Reasonable adjustments will be provided to
support you through the recruitment process.
Please contact
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to let us know if you require any adjustments to take part in the
application or selection process.
Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in
positions of trust and responsibility.
WA Health policies require
applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity
checking as part of the appointment process.
As well as undertaking
a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may
also be required to undertake a working with children
check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment
health assessment.
We may ask referees to comment on your integrity
and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
Please note that
adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant
but will be considered as part of the appointment
process.
Application Instructions: If this role is what you are looking
for, apply online at MedCareersWA
and please take note of the following:
Applicants are advised to write a covering letter
outlining their suitability for this position and attach their
current resume or curriculum vitae.
In addition to this, applicants
are requested to provide a separate document (maximum three pages)
addressing each of the essential and desirable selection criteria
outlined on page five of the Job Description Form (JDF) attached.
When responding to each criterion, we encourage you to use
real-world examples from your career as this will assist us in
assessing your suitability.
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.
Help in submitting your application: If
you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on ******** for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Lodgement is system generated.
Any submissions on, or
after, 11th September **** at 4:00pm will not be
accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.

📌 Consultant Physician - Geriatrics (Perth)
🏢 Department of Health (WA Health)
📍 Perth