Consultant Physician - General Medicine

Consultant Physician - General Medicine

WA Country Health Service | City Of Albany, WA, AU

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Description

Consultant Physician General Medicine – Albany Health Campus

Join a highly skilled team in the Albany Health Campus offering broad general and acute care medicine services in the Great Southern region.

About the Role

The Consultant Physician will lead and manage high‑quality inpatient and outpatient services, including:

  • Inpatient team management on a block roster
  • Home Hospital team overseeing patients managed in their homes
  • General Medicine outpatient clinics with referrals from hospital and community services
  • Consultation‑liaison service providing perioperative advice
  • Rapid‑access outpatient clinics to facilitate hospital avoidance (HomeSafe)
  • Leadership of senior and junior medical staff, supervision, mentoring and education
  • Participation in clinical quality and safety improvement initiatives and innovation projects
  • Roster management, on‑call duties and weekend coverage as required

Qualifications

  • Active registration with the Medical Board of Australia
  • Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) for General Medicine, or eligibility for Fellowship
  • Substantial clinical experience relevant to general and acute care medicine

Benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements with block rosters and partial FTE options
  • Competitive salary package inclusive of 12% employer superannuation and professional development allowance
  • Salary packaging up to $19,000 per annum
  • Generous leave entitlements: 4 weeks annual leave, 3 weeks professional development leave, 10 days sick leave, plus compassionate and cultural leave
  • Opportunities for supervising trainees, participating in quality improvement and research

Other Conditions

Applicants will be required to undergo criminal records screening, integrity checks, and a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) check. Successful appointment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a Pre‑Employment Health Assessment (PEHA).

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