Senior Physician Position - General Medicine and Geriatrics
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Regional Hospitals, Northern Territory
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced senior physician to provide clinical leadership in General Medicine and Geriatric services across Royal Darwin and Palmerston Regional Hospitals. This position offers the opportunity to deliver specialized healthcare in a unique "Top End" tropical environment while making a significant impact on patient outcomes in the region.
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration package up to AUD $550,000 per annum, commensurate with experience
- Six weeks annual leave entitlement
- Comprehensive relocation assistance
- Professional development opportunities within an expanding health service
- Located in Darwin, a multicultural tropical city with proximity to Southeast Asia.
Job scope
Clinical Leadership
- Provide senior clinical oversight for acute general medical inpatients, including comprehensive assessment, diagnostic investigation, and complex discharge planning
- Lead and mentor junior medical staff in a dynamic healthcare environment
- Deliver specialized geriatric services across Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE), Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM), and Interim Care units
Specialized Services:
- Support orthogeriatric services, falls prevention programs, and telehealth consultation services
- Contribute to improved healthcare outcomes for Indigenous communities throughout the Northern Territory
Essential Requirements
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in General Medicine and/or Geriatric Medicine OR
- Equivalent international specialist qualifications, for example,
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) - United Kingdom
- Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST) - Ireland.
- First class communication skills.
- Interest in Aboriginal culture and health will be highly regarded.
Location Information
Darwin serves as the Northern Territory's capital and offers a really distinctive professional and lifestyle environment. The city provides excellent infrastructure, cultural diversity, and recreational opportunities, including proximity to the most sensational national parks and international travel destinations such as Bali, Jakarta and so on as well as regular flights to other state capitals in Australia.
Highlights
- Supportive peer group and broader medical community with established networks.
- Great registrar support and a motiavted and talented MDT.
- Access to continuing education via very generous CPD allowance and CPD leave and through links to Charles Darwin University.
- Short commuting distances within a compact urban area.
- Genuine work/life balance
- Year-round outdoor recreational and sporting activities
- Cultural events and festivals
- Quality educational institutions for families
- Safe, family-oriented community environment
- Full relocation support.
- Free registration support via Spinner Medical Recruitment.
Interested? For more information please contact Alasdair Spinner alasdair@spinnermedical.com
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