Position Title: Advanced Trainee, Geriatric Medicine
Employment Type: Maximum Term Full Time (28 September 2026 until 31 January 2027)
Hours per week: 38
Position Grade: Registrar
Salary: As per the EBA
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Medical Officer Agreement 2024
The St Vincent's Hospital Geriatric Unit is seeking motivated and agile advanced trainees to further their education within our organisation. The St Vincent's Geriatric Service covers a geographical area bounded by the City of Sydney and the localities covered by Woollahra and Waverley Councils, extending from the City and Redfern areas through to Bondi and Vaucluse.
Linked services as part of the training experience include the St Vincent's Hospital Geriatric Unit and Medical Admissions Unit, War Memorial and Sacred Heart Rehabilitation units, St Vincent's Community Health service, Geriatric Flying Squad based at War Memorial, Hospital in the Home and Transitional Aged Care Programs. One advanced Trainee is also seconded on a rotational basis to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. We have a broad range of educational opportunities.
Positions Overview
* Position 1: Medical Admissions Unit Advanced Trainee – responsible for the patient care, flow and quality performance of the MAU with consultant-led supervision.
* Position 2: Consultation and Orthogeriatrics Service – covers consultations to our service with a rotating consultant involvement. Focus on Orthogeriatrics and development of similar surgical geriatric services.
* Position 3: SVH Community Advanced Trainee – involves case conferencing rounds hospital-wide, recruitment and management of patients in HITH, medical liaison with TACP and Community services, domiciliary visits and development of outreach into Residential Aged Care Facilities.
* Position 4: WMH Community Geriatric Flying Squad Advanced Trainee – assesses patients in the community for acute and subacute geriatric issues, works also in RACF outreach, clinics and rehabilitation at War Memorial Hospital.
* Position 5: Wagga Wagga Base Hospital – clinical and academic components, exposure to a busy city hospital and rural regional settings.
Clinical Component
* In-patient care in the 8-bed Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Unit
* In-patient care in the 4-bed Delirium Unit
* In-patient care within the 8-bed Residential Transition Aged Care Programme
* TACP at the Forrest Centre adjacent to WWBH
* Ortho-geriatric liaison for patients admitted to WWBH following hip fractures (currently 150-200 patients per year)
* Aged Care consultations from across the hospital, including from the Emergency Department and Emergency Medical Unit
* Psychogeriatric Liaison including input into in-patient management at Yathong Lodge, a 16-bed psychogeriatric facility located adjacent to WWBH
* Out-reach clinical Aged Care services to the wider Murrumbidgee Local Health District
* Participation in the Acute General Medical On-Call roster at WWBH
Academic Activities
* Assistance with day-to-day teaching and clinical supervision of undergraduate medical students from the University of New South Wales and Notre Dame University (between one and four clinical students attached to Aged Care at any given time).
* Staff development activities including a weekly Journal Club and a weekly Clinical Meeting.
* Participation in the weekly Dept. of Medicine Clinical Meeting at WWBH.
* Participation in the Dept. of Aged Care's emerging research program – currently focusing on elderly patients following stroke, hip fracture, contemplating elective surgery, and very elderly patients presenting to the hospital's ED.
* Encouraged participation in service development activities relating to Aged Care.
* Each position is involved in consultant-led clinics.
All Advanced Trainees are responsible for management and rounds on Sundays for a 4‐hour shift in a 1 in 4 roster at St Vincent's. Each trainee is expected to develop a project and be involved in research-based activities with the aim to publish and present at the annual conference.
Selection Criteria
* MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
* Completion of at least four full years of postgraduate experience.
* Demonstrated commitment to training in Geriatric Medicine and previous experience in Aged Care Medicine.
* Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised clinical environment using excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
* Good time management and organisational skills and advanced computing skills with excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
* Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
* Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to self-education as well as a willingness to teach and support junior medical staff.
* Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the philosophy, mission and values of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries.
For more information please contact: Shahrzad Jahromi – Shahrzad.Jahromi@svha.org.au
Reconciliation Action Plan
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our commitment to reconciliation and closing the gap in employment-related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au.
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