Geriatrician Consultant

JPS Recruitment; Queensland; On-site; AUD 230,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

JPS Recruitment seeks a Consultant Geriatrician for a major regional referral hospital in Queensland. The role offers broad inpatient geriatrics, rehabilitation interfaces, and multidisciplinary older persons care within an integrated public health service environment.

Fellows of the RACP or equivalent qualification, eligible for AHPRA registration, and experience in inpatient geriatrics and complex discharge planning are preferred.

Qualifications

• Fellowship of the RACP or equivalent specialist qualification in Geriatric Medicine is required.
• Eligibility for AHPRA registration is required.
• Experience in inpatient geriatrics and multidisciplinary older persons care.
• Strong interest in service development and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant geriatrics care across inpatient and subacute settings.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams in geriatrics and rehabilitation interfaces.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support complex discharge planning and care coordination.

Skills

Inpatient geriatrics

Discharge planning

Multidisciplinary care

Quality improvement

Service development

Collaborative practice

IMG pathways

Education

Fellowship of the RACP or equivalent specialist qualification in Geriatric Medicine

Eligible for registration with AHPRA

Job description

Geriatrician Consultant | Regional Referral Hospital | QLD

The Opportunity

We are working closely with a substantial regional referral hospital in Queensland and are keen to connect with Consultant Geriatricians interested in a specialist role within an established public health service. This opportunity offers broad scope across inpatient geriatrics, rehabilitation interfaces and multidisciplinary older persons care within an integrated service environment. Recent public role listings for this service describe the position as part of Geriatric and Rehabilitation Services and within an Integrated Care team focused on older patients across acute, rehabilitation and community settings.

The role is well suited to Fellowship-trained Geriatricians seeking a position that combines clinical variety, strong allied health engagement and the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to contemporary older persons care across hospital and subacute pathways.

The Hospital

This hospital is the major referrer hospital for its region and provides emergency, surgical, maternity, mental health and specialist outpatient services. Public hospital directory information also lists aged care among the services available, supporting a broad platform for older persons medicine within a substantial regional setting.

• Major regional referral hospital
• Integrated Care and Geriatric / Rehabilitation service interface
• Broad inpatient and subacute older persons scope
• Multidisciplinary model across acute, rehabilitation and community-linked care
• Established specialist outpatient capability within a large public hospital
• Meaningful opportunity to contribute to service development in a growing regional health service

This is a strong platform for a Consultant seeking both clinical depth and the opportunity to help shape geriatric medicine within a regional service that combines referral responsibility with integrated care delivery.

The Older Persons / Geriatric Medicine service

• Major regional referral hospital
• Integrated Care and Geriatric / Rehabilitation service interface
• Broad inpatient and subacute older persons scope
• Multidisciplinary model across acute, rehabilitation and community-linked care
• Established specialist outpatient capability within a large public hospital
• Meaningful opportunity to contribute to service development in a growing regional health service

Why Consider This Role

• Broad consultant geriatrics scope
• Integrated Care and rehabilitation interface
• Regional referral hospital environment
• Strong multidisciplinary care model
• Opportunity to influence service development
• Suitable for substantially comparable pathway candidates

The Location

This setting offers the advantages of a well-established coastal Queensland centre with strong infrastructure, short commute times and easy access to outdoor recreation. The balance of lifestyle and meaningful specialist practice makes it an attractive option for consultants seeking regional impact without sacrificing service breadth.

Requirements

• Eligible for registration with AHPRA
• Fellowship of the RACP or equivalent specialist qualification in Geriatric Medicine
• Experience in inpatient geriatrics, multidisciplinary older persons care and complex discharge planning
• Interest in service development, quality improvement and collaborative consultant practice
• International Medical Graduates assessed as substantially comparable, or preparing for specialist assessment, are encouraged to apply