Specialist Consultant

Consultant Geriatrician – Geriatric Medicine

Location: Sale, VIC

Employment Type: Full-Time

Salary: Competitive remuneration + Salary Packaging

About the Role

Join a regional health service providing acute, subacute, rehabilitation and community care. As a Consultant Geriatrician, you will deliver specialist geriatric services, support multidisciplinary teams, contribute to General Medicine, and help drive service development, teaching and quality improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

 • Provide geriatric assessment and inpatient care.

 • Conduct acute and subacute ward rounds.

 • Support rehabilitation and community-based services.

 • Run specialist outpatient clinics.

 • Provide clinical leadership and supervision.

 • Participate in teaching, governance and service improvement.

Essential Criteria

 • AHPRA registration or eligibility.

 • FRACP in Geriatric Medicine, or equivalent recognised qualification.

 • Experience in Geriatric and General Medicine.

 • Strong communication, leadership and teamwork skills.

 • International candidates can be considered.

What’s On Offer

 • Competitive salary package.

 • Salary packaging benefits.

 • Professional development and research opportunities.

 • Teaching and mentoring experience.

 • Supportive multidisciplinary environment.

 • Excellent work-life balance.

Why Sale?

Located in Gippsland, Sale offers affordable living, excellent schools and easy access to the Gippsland Lakes, 90 Mile Beach and the Victorian High Country. Enjoy a relaxed lifestyle with boating, fishing, hiking, cycling and wineries, all within easy reach of Melbourne.

Interested candidates are encouraged to enquire for further details or a position description.

This hospital is located approximately 214 km east of Melbourne.

The hospital employs 1,200 staff within the surrounding towns and is committed to providing high-quality service and care. The hospital also has the capacity for between 50 and 99 beds and treats about 10,000 inpatients annually including and delivers more than 400 babies.

Location Information

Situated in the Gippsland region of Victoria, this area has an estimated urban population of 14,783.

Activities and features within the region:

• Relax at the precinct with its selection of cafes and restaurants
• Spend an afternoon off discovering Gippsland’s military history at the armed forces museum
• Hit the board walks and explore the grasses and red gum woodlands
• Wander through the tranquil ground of the 150-year old Botanical Gardens