Fractional Staff Specialist - General Physician/Rheumatology

  • Ballarat
  • Ballarat Health Services
About the role Grampians Health is a large regional health service with campuses at Ballarat, Horsham, Stawell and Edenhope.Grampians Health – General Medicine & Subspeciality Medicine have an opportunity to participate in a Rheumatology Clinic of up to 3.8 hours per week (0.1 FTE) per week, with the potential for additional hours/EFT in one of our General Medicine units.Come and join our enthusiastic team of medical professionals at Grampians Health Ballarat which covers over 250,000 population in Grampians Region across a large geographical area. About you You will be suitably experienced in the field of Rheumatology and/or General Medicine Physician and seeking a rewarding career through your contribution to a large regional tertiary referral hub and spoke health service with a growing role in teaching and the professional development of Interns, HMOs and Registrars.As a consultant physician you will be expected to work within your scope of practice and will be subject to Grampians Health Credentialing Committee’s jurisdiction. whist working with us. You will report to the Head of Medicine for operations matters and Clinical Director, Medical Services, GH for Professional ones.The General Medicine Department The General Medicine Team at Grampians Health are an integral part of the health care treating team and sits within the Hospitals East Directorate. The General Medical Unit has approximately 120 inpatients each day across two campuses and seven general medical units.The Internal Medicine Service provides general medicine that also oversees gastroenterology, endocrinology, neurology, rheumatology and obstetric medicine. In addition, there are independent respiratory, nephrology, oncology, haematology and cardiology units providing a weekday and on-call service. General Medicine is also well supported by geriatrics, palliative care and rehabilitation services as well as a hospital-in-the-home service that functions across our campuses.Culture & Benefits At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites. Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunitiesSalary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidaysAccess to discounted health club membershipStaff rewards and recognition programs