Make a Difference in Regional Victoria Are you an experienced Respiratory Physician ready for a fresh challenge — and a better work-life balance in regional Victoria? Connecting the Docs, a ground-breaking initiative supporting rural and regional healthcare across Australia, is working in direct partnership with regional Victorian health services to connect passionate, skilled doctors with meaningful, community-based roles. We are currently recruiting a General Medicine & Respiratory Physician for one of our partner healthcare services Key Accountabilities Providing inpatient services within scope of clinical practice: • Role model the delivery of adult general medicine services • Ensuring that acceptance for admission to inpatient care is consistent with partner healthcare service capability framework • Ensuring punctual attendance at rostered ward rounds to enable timely senior decision making • Achieve optimal length of stay (LOS) for common general medicine presentations, without compromising patient safety • Provide timely consultations for patients in other units upon request • Practice evidence-based medicine supported by best practice guidelines and seeking input from other specialists / disciplines as necessary • Ensuring documentation of medical attendances is appropriate to enable continuity of care and effective discharge planning, including ensuring timeliness of discharge summaries • Ensuring comprehensive senior staff to senior staff clinical handover when coming off duty (e.g. on-call overnight to doctors undertaking ward round) Note: The position supervises Doctors in Training, including Basic Physician Trainees Essential: • Specialist registration with AHPRA as a General Medicine Physician • Fellowship with RACP (minimum 12 months) • Significant experience in the provision of adult general medicine services, ideally including High Dependency Unit (HDU) and/or Acute Medical Unit (AMU) services • Demonstrated interest in and commitment to the supervision, education and training of Doctors in Training (DiTs), including Basic Physician Trainees (BPTs) • Interpersonal skills that promote effective teamwork and patient safety • Demonstrated commitment to patient centered care • Evidence of participation in relevant CPD • Demonstrated interest in and commitment to education and training • Current Advanced Life Support (ALS) training • Behavioural qualities that reflect ERH Guiding Principles • Requirements in line with health service policy, including: National Police Check; Working with Children Check; mandatory vaccinations Apply today!
