The St Vincent’s Hospital Geriatric Unit is seeking motivated and dynamic advanced trainees to further their education within our organisation. The St Vincent’s Geriatric Service covers a geographical area bounded by the City of Sydney and the localities covered by Woollahra and Waverley Councils, extending from the City and Redfern areas through to Bondi and Vaucluse.
The linked services as part of the training experience include the St Vincent’s Hospital Geriatric Unit and Medical
Admissions Unit, War Memorial and Sacred Heart Rehabilitation units, as well as the St Vincent’s Community
Health service, Geriatric Flying Squad based at War Memorial, Hospital in the Home and Transitional Aged Care
Programs. One advanced Trainee is also seconded on a rotational basis to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. We
have a broad range of educational opportunities.
The training experience is covered by 5 positions, 2 inpatient and 2 community based and 1 position at Wagga
Wagga Base Hospital.
Position 1 Medical Admissions Unit Advanced Trainee with responsibilities to manage the patient care, flow and
quality performance of the MAU with consultant led supervision.
Position 2 Consultation and Orthogeriatrics Service. This role covers consultations to our service with a rotating
consultant involvement. There is a strong focus on Orthogeriatrics and the development of similar surgical
geriatric services is in progress.
Position 3 SVH Community Advanced Trainee – involved in case conferencing rounds hospital wide, recruitment
and management of patients in HITH, medical liaison with TACP and Community services, domiciliary visits and
the development of outreach into Residential Aged Care Facilities.
Position 4 WMH Community Geriatric Flying Squad Advanced Trainee, assessing patients in the community for
acute and subacute geriatric issues, working also in RACF outreach, clinics and rehabilitation at War Memorial
Hospital.
Position 5 Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital - This position will have both clinical and academic components. It will expose the
person appointed to the challenges and the rewards of working in both a busy city hospital as well as in parts of
rural regional Australia.
