Senior Consultant Physician / Clinical Lead in Geriatric Medicine

Work in an environment that offers: 

• Support for career progression and development
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• A strong attitude to teaching and learning

Job Reference: 2678

Position Title: Senior Consultant Physician / Clinical Lead - Geriatric Medicine Specialist
Classification: Specialist Year 7 - Specialist Year 9 (Dependent on Experience)
Salary per hour (exc. super): $168.15 - $182.38 (Dependent on Experience)
Hours per fortnight: 76
Employment Status: Full Time, Ongoing

Closing date: 22/08/2025

Bendigo Health are seeking an experienced Consultant Physician Geriatric Medicine Specialist to join our Geriatric Medicine Team. The Physician will have full clinical responsibility for their patients and is the clinical team lead.

This position involves providing expert clinical care and specialist service to patients in the area of responsibility, medical leadership to the Geriatric Medicine Team, support to the Advanced Trainee and broader Geriatric medical education, and assisting the Clinical Director with management of the unit.

Bendigo Health is a major regional hospital providing world class healthcare to central and northern Victoria and is within close proximity to Melbourne. The GEM Units and Acute Geriatric Medicine Service are situated in the new state-of-the-art hospital. This opportunity will provide an opportunity for the appointee to advance their leadership and management roles as well as engage with the evolving Digital Health and Virtual Care developments at Bendigo Health as well as across the Loddon Mallee region.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: 

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you!  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Clinical Director, Professor Marc Budge on 03 5454 9212 or mbudge@bendigohealth.org.au for a confidential discussion.  

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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