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Form of workGeneral Medicine Physician – In Home Care
Medical Services - BHS @ Home
Up to 0.35 EFT 13.3 hours per week (up to 22 weeks)
About the Role
Join our General Medicine department and take up a key role in our home-based care programme. Grampians Health's BHS at Home programme is bolstered by a team of four physicians overseeing the care of complex medical, surgical, and obstetric patients eligible for home-based treatment. Paediatricians and geriatricians respectively support additional streams for paediatrics and aged care. Our goal is to increase admissions to At Home services, aiming for over 10% of inpatients, to enhance patient outcomes and satisfaction.
Grampians Health offers a diverse range of general and specialised internal medicine services across seven medical units, managing over 120 patients daily. Supported by local and metropolitan trainees in General Medicine, these units cover rheumatology, endocrinology, neurology, and more. Subspecialties such as cardiology, oncology, and respiratory provide weekday and on-call services with trainee support.
Additionally, Grampians Health provides comprehensive sub-acute care, including geriatrics, rehabilitation, and palliative care, supporting both acute campuses and the wider community.
Key Responsibilities
You will provide your clinical expertise in managing General Medical Services, with a primary focus on home-based care through our BHS at Home programme. The BHS at Home programme is supported by a total of 4 physicians who supervise the management of complex medical, surgical and obstetric patients who are suitable for home-based care.
- Supervise and mentor Advanced Trainee, General Medicine registrars and other junior staff and students, while still making a real impact on patient outcomes.
- Daily patient reviews in person.
- Medical assessments and planning for new BHS at Home patients.
- Discharge planning.
- Policy development
Skills & Experience
You will be suitably experienced in the field of General Medicine and be seeking a rewarding career through your contribution to a large regional tertiary referral hub and spoke health service with a growing role in teaching and the professional development of Interns, HMOs and Registrars.
As a consultant physician you will be expected to work within your scope of practice and will be subject to Grampians Health Credentialing Committee’s jurisdiction whist working with us. You will have:
- Specialist registration with AHPRA
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent.
- Recognised qualification and training in General Medicine
- Experience in At Home services, including but not limited to Hospital in the Home service, is desirable.
Culture & Benefits
At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Large regional tertiary referral hospital with extensive learning & career opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.
Grampians Health has over 330 acute beds across its campuses and serves a population in excess of 250,000 Victorians. New short stay unit and modern, emergency, critical care, ambulatory, aged care and rehabilitation facilities uniquely integrate in-patient, ambulatory, community and home-based services. Ballarat Health Services is a major training site for the University of Melbourne and Deakin Rural Clinical Schools.
Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.
Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.
How to apply
Click APPLY or contact IMS Administration on 03 5320 4*** for a confidential discussion.
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
