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Geriatrician

Posted on Dec. 2, 2025

Burwood East, Australia
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Title: Geriatrician

Requisition ID: 5012

Location: Burwood East, VIC, AU, 3151

Job Posting Date: 27 Nov 2025

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Geriatrician

Variety of Permanent, Fixed-term and Internal Locum opportunities
Up to 1.92 permanent EFT | up to 1.8 EFT fixed term to June 2027 available, 0.75 EFT Maternity leave cover to Jan 2027 and 0.6 EFT LSL cover July to Oct 2026
Complex and Continuing Care and Care at Home services

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

About the role

Geriatricians at Eastern Health play a critical role in the delivery of essential healthcare across many interfaces including in the emergency department, acute wards, sub-acute wards, outpatient clinics, community-based services and care at home programs. We support care of patients at many sites including Peter James Centre, Wantirna Health, Angliss, Maroondah, Box Hill, Healesville and Yarra Ranges Health, as well as in many community settings through Transition Care Program, Residential InReach, GEM at home and many outpatient programs.

We are seeking to recruit to both permanent and fixed-term roles to provide clinician expertise and leadership for a number of clinical services at Eastern Health including Acute Care of the Older Person (ACOP), Geriatrician in the Emergency Department (GEDI), Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM).

In addition to these roles, we are also seeking to appoint to Internal Locum roles for providing cover for both planned leave within geriatrician roles, as well as opportunity to provide support for covering of unplanned leave.

You will be joining a group of friendly and committed Geriatricians, supporting the growth and development of services across acute, sub-acute, ambulatory and community settings. Geriatricians at Eastern Health additionally support the training of a number of Advanced Trainees in Geriatric Medicine, as well as many Basic Physician, GP/General and Intern trainees. There is a strong ethos towards supporting teaching and learning for trainees and with peers, as well as a commitment to promoting and participating in quality improvement activities across the organisation.

About you

Applicants are invited to apply and can express their interest for all or parts of the EFT available in the coming months.

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.

To be successful in this role you:

Must be a registered medical practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia
Must have specialist training in Geriatric Medicine.
Must hold a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), or hold equivalent qualifications to enable recognition as a specialist in Geriatric Medicine.
Must be recognised by Medicare as a specialist in Geriatric Medicine.

Must demonstrate compliance with CPD requirements for relevant specialist College
Must hold current Medical Indemnity Insurance
Must be capable of providing comprehensive geriatric assessment and management across a wide range of clinical settings, including in-patient, outpatient, ambulatory and community settings.
Can demonstrate a patient-focused approach in service provision with genuine empathy and excellent interpersonal and communication skills across all psychosocial groups
Are a strong team player, willingness to supervise doctors in training and work cooperatively with nursing and allied health staff
Will undertake all duties in a diligent manner, with honesty and integrity

May have a record of a strong commitment toward teaching as well as research practices and principles.

May demonstrate additional expertise and capability within specific acute geriatric care settings (eg Acute Care of the Older Person (ACOP), orthogeriatrics) or sub-specialist ambulatory services (eg Continence, CDAMS).
Are willing to work within both hospital and community-based settings. Possession of a current driver’s licence and willingness to perform patient assessments in the home environment as needed is desired. Alternative means for transportation/participation in community work can be considered and accommodated for those who may be unable to travel due to health reasons.

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What We Offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

Diverse and engaging career opportunities
Friendly and supportive teams
Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Mentor and Shadowing program
Access to discovery days across our 50 sites
Study and professional development leave
Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Fitness Passport for work-life balance
Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones
Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements
Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme
Access to Private Health Insurance offers
Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training
Cafes at all of our Hospitals

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.

Good to know:

We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
Advertising may end before the closing date.
We do not accept recruitment agency application

If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.

Please

Contact Person: Jonathan Beavers

Contact Number: 03 8804 2750

Contact Email: jonathan.beavers@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: 17/12/2025

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]

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