Rehabilitation & Geriatric Vmo — On-Call & Outpatient

Calvary Health Care; Hobart; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Calvary Hobart, St John’s Hospital is seeking Visiting Medical Officers in Rehabilitation Medicine and Geriatric Medicine to join its team serving the Tasmanian community. Calvary Hobart, St John’s Hospital offers a private rehabilitation unit with 40 inpatient beds and a broad range of services, including a modern day surgery unit and a supportive academic environment.

VMOs will participate in the on-call roster (approximately 1 in 5), conduct outpatient consultations, and may contribute to

Responsibilities

• Participate in rehabilitation medicine on-call roster (approximately 1 in 5)
• Outpatient consultation sessions at designated consulting suites
• Contribute to hospital committees or equivalent

Education

FRACP or AFRM or equivalent

Job description

Calvary Hobart, St John’s Hospital is seeking to recruit Visiting Medical Officers (VMO) in Rehabilitation Medicine and Geriatric Medicine to join its team in providing medical services to the Tasmanian community.

Calvary St John’s private hospital is located five minutes from the heart of the beautiful city of Hobart, Tasmania, in a serene garden setting with views of the picturesque Mount Wellington.
Along with offering the only Private Rehabilitation Unit in Hobart with a capacity of 40 inpatient beds, Calvary St John’s offers an extensive range of health care services for the community including a contemporary day surgery unit. We specialise in Palliative End of Life Care, Oncology, Ear Nose and Throat Care, Opthalmology, Pain Management and Plastic Surgery.

Established in 1899 as a Homeopathic Hospital, St John’s joined the Calvary group in 2000.

Support services include an on-site pharmacy, full range of pathology services and a radiology provider that offers CT, MRI and nuclear medicine imaging at our sister hospital. Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Maternity and Women’s Health, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiology, Colorectal Surgery, General Medicine and Urology services are provided at our sister campus, Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital which has an Endoscopy Unit, Critical Care Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Acute General Medicine Unit and Accident and Emergency Department on site.

Calvary is a national Catholic provider of health, community and aged care services founded by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary in Australia 1885. It operates in six states and territories, employs over 18,000 people and has over 1,000 volunteers. Calvary continues the mission of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, focused on caring for those who are sick, dying and in need. We express our values of hospitality, healing, stewardship and respect through "being for others" exemplified by the Spirit of Calvary and the example of Venerable Mary Potter.

Calvary Hobart, St John’s Hospital supports the Calvary Rehabilitation Physician VMO’s with access to consulting rooms on site, including administrative and information systems support. The VMO’s provide an on-call service for Rehabilitation Medicine admissions to the hospital and a consultation service to other specialities, and successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the on-call roster. Inpatients are located on a designated rehabilitation ward with a skilled and compassionate nursing team with Allied Health support and has access to a hospital medical officer during business hours. The hospital is seeking a Rehabilitation Physician with FRACP, AFRM or equivalent, to join the Group in providing rehabilitation medical services including:

• Participating in the rehabilitation medicine on-call roster (approximately 1 in 5)
• Outpatient consulting sessions at designated consulting suites, located on the hospital grounds
• Contributing to the hospital through committee work or equivalent

Support will be provided to set up in practice suites at the Calvary St John’s Hospital Campus.