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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 dynamic 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.
The 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, as well as the 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.
The training experience is covered by 5 positions, 2 inpatient and 2 community based and 1 position at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.
Position 1 Medical Admissions Unit Advanced Trainee with responsibilities to manage the patient care, flow and quality performance of the MAU with consultant led supervision.
Position 2 Consultation and Orthogeriatrics Service. This role covers consultations to our service with a rotating consultant involvement. There is a strong focus on Orthogeriatrics and the development of similar surgical geriatric services is in progress.
Position 3 SVH Community Advanced Trainee – involved in case conferencing rounds hospital wide, recruitment and management of patients in HITH, medical liaison with TACP and Community services, domiciliary visits and the development of outreach into Residential Aged Care Facilities.
Position 4 WMH Community Geriatric Flying Squad Advanced Trainee, assessing patients in the community for acute and subacute geriatric issues, working also in RACF outreach, clinics and rehabilitation at War Memorial Hospital.
Position 5 Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. Wagga Wagga Base Hospital - This position will have both clinical and academic components. It will expose the person appointed to the challenges and the rewards of working in both a busy city hospital as well as in parts of rural regional Australia.
The clinical component of the post will offer training in a broad range of clinical settings:
* 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, some 150-200 patients per year are seen by the Ortho-geriatric service.
* Aged Care consultations from across the hospital, including from the hospital's 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.
In addition, the person appointed will be expected to participate in the Department's evolving academic activities including:
* Assistance with the 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 are attached to Aged Care at any given time.
* Staff development activities which include 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 this focuses on:
* Elderly patients following stroke,
* Elderly patients following hip fracture
* Elderly patients who are contemplating elective surgery
* Very elderly patients who present to the hospital's ED
* Finally, the person appointed will be encouraged to participate in service development activities relating to Aged Care.
* Each position is involved in consultant led clinics.
All Advanced Trainees are responsible for the management and rounds on Sundays for 4 hour shift in a 1 in 4 roster at St Vincent's. It is expected that each trainee will 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 (4) 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, judgement and expertise.
Good time management and organisational skills and advanced computing skills with excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and demonstrated 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: ()