Physician - General Medicine & Bhs@Home

Physician – General Medicine (BHS at Home)

Medical Services / BHS @ Home

Up to 0.35 EFT 13.3 hours per week (up to 22 weeks)

Join a large regional tertiary referral hospital:

• Grampians Health is a large regional health service with campuses at Ballarat, Horsham, Stawell and Edenhope.
• Work within the CBD of Ballarat

Location:

• Ballarat is one of Victoria’s largest fastest growing inland centres and dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020
• A regional city that offers first class schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities.

• Melbourne city centre and Tullamarine (Melbourne) airport is approximately 1 hour from Ballarat with easy access to Geelong, Bendigo and the Western districts and Grampians National Park. Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

The Requirements

• 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.

About the role

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. Additional BHS at Home streams including paediatrics and aged care is respectively supported by paediatricians and geriatricians. We aim to admit more than 10% of inpatients to At Home services in order to improve patient experience and outcomes.

About you

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 report to the Clinical Director, Medical Services, GH for Professional ones.

The General Medicine Department

Grampians Health provides an expanding general and subspecialty internal medicine service across the region. We have seven general medical units that manage at least 120 patients per day. These units are supported by local and metropolitan Basic Physician and Advanced trainees in General Medicine. Assisting the general medical units are rheumatology, endocrinology, neurology, gastroenterology, and obstetric medicine services. In addition, we have subspecialties that provide weekday and on-call services including cardiology, oncology, haematology, nephrology, infectious diseases and respiratory. These units are supported by Basic Physician trainees and Advanced subspecialty trainees.

There is a well-developed sub-acute range of services with growing geriatrics, rehabilitation and palliative care units that provide support to the acute campuses and the Grampians Health community.

About Grampians Health

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

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse – as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration, and support services.  This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

Grampians Health 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.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Discounted on-site parking
• Access to discounted health club membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

How to apply

Click APPLY or contact If you have any further enquiries please contact IMS Administration 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.