GERIATRIC MEDICINE ADVANCED TRAINEE, NEPEAN HOSPITAL

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (26-May-2025 to 30-Nov-2025)
Remuneration: $97,993 - $139,187
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM25301
The primary purpose of this role is to provide comprehensive assessment and management with a multidisciplinary Aged Care team to ensure the provision of optimal and timely care to chronic and complex older patients. The Advanced Trainee will be rotating in Acute Geriatric Medicine, Sub-Acute Geriatric Medicine, Geriatric Rehabilitation, Psychogeriatric Medicine and the community including Orthogeriatrics and Care of Older patients in Surgery (COPS). The population group would be patients over the age of 70 or over 50 years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander with chronic and complex issues.
The Advanced Trainee is required to move between services and geographical locations to deliver patient care including rotation within Nepean Hospital, Springwood Hospital and the community.

• Comprehensive assessment and management of Aged Care patients in the Acute Geriatric Service, Geriatric Rehabilitation/GEM, subacute and surgical patients in perioperative care. >
• Initial assessment of patients which consists of admission into Geriatric Rehabilitation/GEM Ward.
• Develop comprehensive medical plans for all patients in the Acute Geriatric and Rehabilitation Service.
• Once daily medical rounds, daily huddle across acute Aged care patients E and one weekly case conferences (N2G).
• Attending family conferences as required.
• Six monthly rotations through:
• Acute Geriatrics
• Geriatric Rehabilitation/GEM/Consults
• Periperative Care – Orthogeriatrics/COPS
• Community – ACAT/VACS and clinics
• Participating in 24/7 rotating roster of days, evenings, nights and weekends.