Lead innovative geriatric services while enjoying a coastal Queensland lifestyle
Head Medical is seeking a Consultant Geriatrician for a regional health service in Queensland. This is a standout opportunity to take on a clinical leadership role with real scope to shape and expand modern models of geriatric care - while enjoying an excellent work–life balance in a beautiful coastal location.
- Senior leadership role with influence across frailty, cognition, rehabilitation, orthogeriatrics, and virtual care
- Remuneration package up to $549,694 p.a.( commensurate with experience)
- Coastal lifestyle offering affordable housing, short commutes, and a welcoming community
The Role
Bundaberg Hospital is a 158-bed acute facility offering comprehensive services including Emergency, General Medicine and Surgery, ICU/CCU, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Renal, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, and Medical Imaging, supported by a broad specialist network.
This role provides senior clinical leadership in geriatric medicine, delivering and developing modern models of care for frail older patients across acute, subacute, ambulatory, community, and virtual settings.
Key clinical and leadership focus areas include:
- Rapid Access Frailty Services
- Virtual geriatric medicine
- Cognitive and behavioural services (including dementia, delirium, and BPSD)
- Orthogeriatric care
- Rehabilitation services for older persons
You will also provide consultant oversight of the Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Unit and participate in an acute general medicine on-call roster.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide consultant-led inpatient, outpatient, and consultative geriatric care
- Lead and develop multidisciplinary frailty, cognitive, rehabilitation, and orthogeriatric services
- Support safe patient flow, discharge planning, and continuity of care
- Lead and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and family discussions
- Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, and service development
- Ensure high-quality documentation and communication across care settings
Requirements
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent overseas specialist qualifications (e.g. CCT (UK), CSCST (Ireland), ABIM Board Certification (USA), RCPSC (Canada), or Vocational Registration in NZ)
- Specialist registration with AHPRA, or eligibility
- Demonstrated experience in geriatric medicine, including frailty, cognition, rehabilitation, and multidisciplinary care
- A collaborative leadership style and commitment to service development
The Location
The Coral Coast region of Queensland is a 4 hour drive north of Brisbane and its regional centre, Bundaberg, is centred on the picturesque Burnett River. The area is nestled below the Southern Great Barrier Reef and represents an incredible place to lead the life you always wanted to have. It really does provide a platform to enjoy a laid back, easy going subtropical coastal lifestyle that only Queensland can offer. Just 15 minutes’ drive from the city are the pristine shores of Coral Coast. Here you can fish, dive, whale and dolphin spot, snorkel the Lady Musgrave and Lady Elliot coral cays or experience the turtle-nesting phenomenon at the Mon Repos Turtle Rookery.
What Head Medical can do for you
Arranging a position overseas is very exciting, but we understand that it can also be daunting and time consuming. We’re the UK’s specialist in international medical recruitment and we’ve helped many Doctors relocate since we first started out in 2008 (you can read what people have said about working with us on our testimonials page). We know it’s important to balance career opportunities with lifestyle and we’ll talk through your plans and will get to know you to make sure we find the right role in the right location. Once we have secured a job for you, we’ll manage the Medical Registration and Visa application process, and support you (and your family) with the relocation itself