GP job - Aged Care specialist - Melbourne - earn.$400k pa

Head Medical; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare recruitment agency is seeking a General Practitioner with a specialist interest in Aged Care for Melbourne. This role involves visiting elderly care facilities, managing consultations, and building relationships with patients. The ideal candidate will have experience in geriatric care and a passion for improving quality of care. This position offers flexibility, competitive earnings, and ongoing support.

Benefits

65% billings

Laptop and mobile phone supplied

Accommodation and car for arrival

Estimated earnings of $400,000 achievable

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified General Practitioner.
• Experience in geriatric care is preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-time care via elderly care facility home visits.
• See your own patient base and build rapport with patients.
• Manage normal consultations, scripts, care plans, and dementia care.
• Coordinate with nurses for required assistance.
• See approximately 15-30 patients per day across 1-2 care homes.

Skills

General Practice

Patient Care

Aged Care

Dementia Care

Job description

Overview

GP job with specialist interest in Aged Care required for Melbourne, Australia

The Role

Due to substantial growth within the Aged Care sector there are several opportunities for General Practitioners to join this company to provide full time care via elderly care facility home visits. This role will give you the freedom to hit the road and see your patients.

Quality of care, high standards and continuity of care are at the forefront for this service. You will look after your own patient base building a rapport and relationship with them. You will be covering normal consultations, scripts, Care Plans and Dementia care, assistance from a nurse when required is arranged and you will see approximately 15-30 patients per day under visiting 1-2 care homes per day.

Working hours are flexible through Monday to Friday and your appointments with each facility can be arranged directly between you and them.

The service arranges fortnightly clinical meetings for the doctors and they ensure that there are regular social events to make you feel part of the team. Full training, induction and ongoing support will be provided.

• 3 days practice based 2 days working in aged care in Melbourne
• After 12 months can do 5 days in central Melbourne
• 65% billings
• Laptop and mobile phone is supplied
• Accommodation and carfor arrival
• Estimated earnings of $400,000 are achievable.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-time care via elderly care facility home visits
• See your own patient base and build a rapport with patients
• Manage normal consultations, scripts, Care Plans and Dementia care
• Coordinate with nurses for required assistance
• See approximately 15-30 patients per day across 1-2 care homes per day
• Arrange appointments with facilities directly

Location

Situated on the banks of the Yarra River, Melbourne is a sophisticated, friendly, multicultural city and is home to people from over 140 nations. Melbourne's bays and peninsulas feature beautiful beaches, fine food and wine, chic beachfront towns and a variety of family attractions. Melbourne stands at the crown of this region, with the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas enclosing Port Phillip Bay

What Head Medical can do for you

Arranging a position overseas is very exciting, but we understand that it can also be daunting and time consuming. We’re the UK\'s specialist in international medical recruitment and we‘ve helped many Doctors relocate since we first started out in 2008 (you can read what people have said about working with us on our testimonials page). We know it’s important to balance career opportunities with lifestyle and we’ll talk through your plans and will get to know you to make sure we find the right role in the right location.