About Care@home
Care@home is an interstate interdisciplinary service that supports patients to self‐manage illnesses and chronic conditions in their homes using virtual care technologies, improving outcomes and reducing preventable admissions. It serves as a state‐wide navigation hub, delivering multidisciplinary assessment, care planning, and escalation support to people in residential aged care and community settings. The team includes general practitioners, nurses, allied health clinicians, pharmacy, social work, and an allied health navigator.
Position: Staff Specialist (Geriatric Medicine) – Virtual Multidisciplinary Outreach Service (VMOS)
Responsibilities
* Provide geriatric medicine services, including diagnosis, treatment, and care for community‐based patients via in‐home visits, virtual consultations, and other community locations across Tasmania, including RACH residents requiring specialist input.
* Collaborate with primary, tertiary, and other clinical services to manage older patients in the community, preventing hospital admissions and supporting care in place.
* Deliver care through a virtual multidisciplinary outreach model, ensuring integrated and high‐quality services.
* Contribute to teaching, research, and innovation to improve outcomes for older patients.
Qualifications & Experience
* Specialist registration as a geriatrician.
* Recent experience delivering care at a tertiary referral teaching hospital standard.
* Demonstrated ability to manage patients within the discipline of Geriatric Medicine.
* Experience working with a multidisciplinary team of medical, nursing, and allied health professional staff.
* Effective communication skills and ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships with patients, families, and referring professionals.
Appointment Details
* Fixed term part‐time, day worker, 24 hours per fortnight.
* Commencement: as soon as possible; term ends 30 June 2028.
Salary and Benefits
* Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1‐3 salary range: $216,300‐$310,389 per annum, pro rata.
* 12% superannuation and salary packaging.
* Salary packaging includes living expenses up to $9,010 and meals & entertainment up to $2,650 per year.
* Motor vehicle allowance of $28,786 per annum, pro rata.
* Possible PPS additional payment: 35% of base salary plus on‐call.
* Continuing Professional Development Allowance ($16,974 per annum, pro rata).
* Travel and relocation assistance up to $15,000 for overseas applicants, up to $10,000 for interstate.
* Professional development and accelerated pathways.
* Leave entitlements including study leave and Professional Development Support.
* Access to 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania via the Fitness Passport ($14.50 per week per person / $28.05 for family).
* Other applicable allowances.
Eligibility
* Holds specialist registration in Geriatric Medicine.
* Or registered medical practitioner who is an International Medical Graduate on the specialist pathway.
* Or registered medical practitioner with recognised overseas specialist qualification and assessed as having sufficient experience in the speciality.
* Registration/licences must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role.
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