Consultant Physician - Geriatrics

CRVCID 743533

About the Opportunity:

We are seeking skilled and enthusiastic individuals to appoint to Consultant Physician (Geriatrics) positions with the East Metropolitan Health Service. Permanent, Fixed-Term, and Casual positions are available working Full-Time and Part-Time hours. Fixed-Term and Casual appointments carry the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

In this position, the successful applicant/s will lead the Community Health in a Virtual Environment (Co-HIVE) multidisciplinary team to provide specialist services to patients, providing medical support and management as required, to patients enrolled in the service. Key aspects of the role include:

• The promotion of patient safety and quality of care.
• Provides leadership, orientation, training, supervision and education, where relevant, for doctors in training and other health workers.
• Working in collaboration with the Head/Deputy Head of Department and other Consultants works to achieve national, state and EMHS performance standards and targets.
• Working within the scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the EMHS Area Medical Credentialing Committee.

For more information regarding this position, including a thorough breakdown of duties, reporting structures, and criteria used in assessing applicants' suitability for the role, we encourage you to refer to the Job Description Form (JDF) attached.

For further job-related Information: for further information, we encourage you to contact Dr Zarrin Allam, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, on (08) 9224 2***.

Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 30th June 2027.

About the East Metropolitan Health Service & Co-HIVE:

The East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) comprises an extensive hospital and health service network that aims to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of more than 828,000 Western Australians in its catchment area. 
 
Our hospital network works together to provide a combination of tertiary, secondary and specialist health care services including emergency and critical care, state trauma, elective and emergency surgery, general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation and women’s, children’s and neonates services.

The EMHS consists of Royal Perth Hospital; Mt Lawley Hospital; Armadale Health Service; Bentley Health Service; Kalamunda Hospital; St John of God Midland Public Hospital and a range of community and population health services, such as the Community Health in a Virtual Environment (Co-HIVE) Aged Care service. 

The Community Health in a Virtual Environment (Co-HIVE) Aged Care service, a geriatrician-led virtual healthcare initiative designed for individuals residing in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) in Western Australia. Co-HIVE provides comprehensive, high-quality, and coordinated clinical care to older adults, prioritising the most suitable setting for their needs.

Co-HIVE aims to empower RACFs to deliver quality care within the comfort of residents' homes. The service aims to bridge communication gaps and enhance care coordination between community and tertiary healthcare providers, fostering a seamless healthcare experience.

The Co-HIVE Team comprises specialised clinicians, including consultant Geriatricians, Palliative Care Physicians, Older Adult Psychiatrists, and Clinical Nurses.

Co-HIVE is committed to facilitate improved healthcare outcomes by promoting collaboration and communication among healthcare providers, ensuring that older adults receive the most appropriate care in the setting that best suits their needs.

For more information on Co-HIVE, please click here.

Employee Benefits: Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Flexible leave arrangements.
• Other professional and location-based allowances.
• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For information on superannuation click here. 
• Fitness Passport- discounted access to select gyms, pools, and fitness centres across Australia
• Discounted Smart Rider for travel to work

EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are representative of the diverse communities we assist. 

We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people with disability. 

WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy.  As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.  Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. 

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia.   

The East Metropolitan Health Service will only accept applications that are lodged with the express permission of the applicant and containing all necessary information, including personal contact details. We will not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies and/or search firms and we will not pay fees to any such organisation unless arranged with the provider prior to advertising a vacancy.

We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote applications from people with disability. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to support you through the recruitment process. Please contact **********@health.wa.gov.au to let us know if you require any adjustments to take part in the application or selection process.

Other Conditions:  WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. 

Application Instructions: If this role is what you are looking for, apply online at MedCareersWA and please take note of the following:

Applicants are advised to write a covering letter outlining their suitability for this position and attach their current resume or curriculum vitae. In addition to this, applicants are requested to provide a separate document (maximum three pages) addressing each of the essential and desirable selection criteria outlined on page five of the Job Description Form (JDF) attached. When responding to each criterion, we encourage you to use real-world examples from your career as this will assist us in assessing your suitability. These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 11th September 2026 at 4:00pm will not be accepted. 

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.