Visiting Medical Officers - Geriatric & General Medicine - St George Hospital

Selection Criteria

1. Registration or eligible for registration with Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA). Candidate to provide AHPRA Registration Number on application.
2. Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and/or equivalent specialist recognition as provided for by the Health Insurance Act 1973 and Public Hospital (Visiting Medical Officers Sessional Contracts) Determination, and demonstrated subspecialty training in Geriatric &/or General Medicine. Candidates expecting to receive their Fellowship within 3 months may be considered for this role.   
3. Demonstrated recent experience & proven capacity for the provision of a high quality service in the acute care particularly in the older person. This includes demonstrated recent experience in utilisation of safe alternatives to emergency department admission. 
4. Demonstrated commitment to teaching with experience in teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students and other staff of the hospital.   
5. Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position. 
6. Demonstrate the skills and attitudes appropriate as a senior Medical Practitioner including modelling a high standard of professional behaviour to junior medical staff.
7. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites.
8. Demonstrated commitment to provision of a high standard of clinical care in the public sector setting.