Community Palliative Care & Geriatric Registrar

Employment Type: Fixed-Term Full-Time

Hours: Day/Night/Weekend shift / 43 hours per week

Salary: from $57.71 to $79.44, Registrar Year 1 to Registrar Year 6

Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital

Application: Please upload resume and cover letter

Contact: Dr Annie Chiu, Director of Palliative Care,

Email: ***email_hidden***

Where there's life, there's Mercy.

Where there's care, there's You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

Mercy Palliative Care is fully accredited with the RACP and GP program. Our service operates in the Western region of Melbourne and provides a holistic multidisciplinary approach to palliative care. We provide psychological and spiritual support, caring for people of all ages with life-limiting illnesses in their homes as well as complex symptom management at Werribee Mercy Hospital Inpatient unit. We currently care for over 500 patients across the region in their own homes. Our service is a recognised rotation with the college.

Community Palliative Care & Geriatric Registrar - 12-months rotations (6 months Community Palliative Care & 6 months Geriatric Medicine)

• The position is fully accredited and is supported by our team of palliative care physicians and Geriatrician who provide excellent supervision and teaching.
• Pool car provided
• Specialist Training Funded (STP) Funded position
• Incumbent needs to be enrolled in Specialist Palliative Care Training
• Our service has offices in Sunshine, Parkville and Werribee
• Provide care to a broad catchment across Melbourne's Western suburbs

Semester Dates 2027-2028

• Semester 1: Monday, 1st February, 2027 - Sunday, 1st August, 2027
• Semester 2: Monday, 2nd August, 2027 - Sunday, 6th Feb 2028

Please apply Mercy Health Careers page and PMCV Allocation and Placement Service website ( https://www.pmcv.com.au/allocation-placement-service/)

For Palliative Care rotation inquiries please contact

• Dr Annie Chiu, Clinical Director of Palliative Care - Email: ***email_hidden***

For Geriatric Medicine position please contact

• A/Prof Peter Lange - Specialist Geriatrician and Physician | Director of Geriatrics and General Medicine - Email: [email protected]

ABOUT YOU

• Must have valid APHRA medical registration
• Full time position
• Great experience for an advanced RACP trainee as a 6-month elective for the inpatient role
• Excellent communication skills
• Will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Enthusiasm to learn

What you'll bring

You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.