There is a quiet rhythm to life out at Atticus Health in Jindivick. On a crisp morning, fog still hangs low over the rolling green paddocks, the local cows chew peacefully across the fence, and the rich smell of fresh coffee drifts over from the cafe right next door.
Plenty of local neighbours have made a habit of pairing their morning flat white with a quick check-in at the clinic. They walk through the doors to meet familiar, warm eyes.
Watching the team here, Dr Juliana, Dr Rashmi, or Leonie keeping the front desk grounded with her easy smile, you quickly realise why people feel comfortable laying their worries down. Science tells us that healthcare works best when it’s unhurried. When stress levels drop and people feel genuinely safe with their care team, honest conversations happen, symptoms are caught earlier, and real healing takes place.
Dr Juliana, Dr Rashmi, Leonie, and all the doctors at Jindivick operate as a true unit. There are just a creative crew who lean on one another and take the time to figure things out together.
If a health worry has been quietly sitting on the back burner, there's no need to handle it alone. Grab a warm drink from next door, watch the cows for a minute, and pop in for a low-pressure chat with the Jindivick team. The doors are always open.
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Happy days at Jindi!
Bringing home care with Helene and Korumburra Medical Centre Practice Manager Lissa together. Connecting the dots for more integrated care. And then the Atticus Jindivick medical clinic team taking the opportunity to meet together - from left to right around the table - Floyd, Leonie, Gabriel, David, Fatemeh and Robyn.
All committed to improving health and wellbeing outcomes for the local community 🙂
There’s just something about rural towns….including Jindi!
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There’s something delightfully silly about wearing a paper Christmas crown on a freezing July afternoon while passing a gravy boat across a busy lunch table.
We recently gathered the team at Nucleus in Highett for a bit of Xmas in July, complete with a warm roast, festive jumpers, and plenty of banter. From where I sit as a GP, true team spirit is built in moments like this, when a group of people who spend their days carrying real responsibilities for others take a moment to sit down, share a laugh, and check in on one another.
When a crew genuinely has each other’s backs, that quiet trust and kindness overflows into everything we do. It’s what makes our clinics and care teams feel like human places to be, rather than cold clinical assembly lines.
Here’s a small look at our Nucleus team sharing a mid-winter feast. If you’re popping by the clinic this week, don't mind the lingering tinsel, the warmth is here all year round.
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You know that envelope sitting under a magnet on the fridge door? The one with the bowel test inside, or the reminder for a cervical screening or mammogram that’s been gathering dust on the bench. You look at it every time you wait for the kettle to boil, sigh, and think, I’ll sort that out next week.
You’re in good company. Plenty of our neighbours push those letters to the back of the drawer because the whole thing feels awkward, uncomfortable, or just plain clinical.
From where I sit in the clinic, my observation over the years is simple... Screening isn't looking for bad news. Bowel, breast, and cervical checks pick up tiny, quiet changes long before you ever feel a single symptom, back when dealing with them is straightforward, gentle, and easily managed.
Our team completely gets the hesitation. That’s why our doctors and nurses take the time to make these checks as warm, discrete, and fuss-free as possible. Whether you need a hand understanding a home bowel kit, want to arrange a breast check, or just need a familiar, kind face to walk you through a quick cervical screen, we’ve got your back.
If that letter is still sitting on your kitchen bench, don't beat yourself up. Pop in for a checkup with us at Atticus Health, and let's get it sorted together.
atticushealth.com.au/contact-us/
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We're open in Paynesville!
We’ve brought Atticus Health, Mark & Sylvie’s Home Care, and Willing Enable together under the one roof right here at 78 Ashley Street, Paynesville.
Rachael Sullivan, our Registered Nurse, is there 9-5 every single weekday. She’s the steady anchor in the clinic, in case you need immunisations, wound care, an ECG, a sleep study, or someone to help you sort out CPAP maintenance and home support gear without any clinical jargon.
Dr Floyd is on-site every Wednesday (with telehealth and video available through the week), and for our neighbours over 65 on an aged pension, we bulk bill.
If your health routine is feeling a bit disjointed, you don't have to figure it out alone. Pop in to meet Rachael for a low-pressure chat, or give us a buzz to book a time. New patients are always welcome.
📍 Address: 78 Ashley Street, Paynesville VIC 3880
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📞 Phone: 03 9907 8330
✉️ Email: keelnursepaynesville@atticushealth.com.au
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A lot of people in our community assume that getting older means navigating a lonely maze of isolated appointments, you see a doctor, get a script, and you're left to figure out the rest by yourself. But the truth is, true care takes a tight-knit relay team.
From a medical perspective, siloed healthcare simply doesn't work for aging in place. The data is clear: when a doctor, or geriatrician actually talk to each other directly, the risk of a health crisis or a hospital admission drops dramatically. Why? Because we spot the gaps before a crisis happens.
The faces you see in our team photos aren't polished actors from a corporate stock library. They are the actual, grounded humans who turn up every day to do the heavy lifting. To do this work well, you need a massive dose of kindness, a healthy sense of humour, and zero ego.
If you or your family are quietly struggling to manage things at any of the nursing homes, under the care of Atticus Health, please don't feel like you have to carry the weight on your own. Reach out to our Aged Care team for a completely low-pressure chat.
Meet the team behind the scenes 👇
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There is something incredibly comforting about wrapping your hands around a hot mug of coffee on a crisp afternoon, letting the steam warm your face while the local cafe hums around you.
On Tuesday, about fifteen of our local neighbours crowded into Steamin Mugs over in Hastings to do exactly that. We just wanted to sit down, share a hot cuppa, and listen to what’s actually on people’s minds as they navigate getting older.
From where I sit as a GP, I know how easy it is to quietly withdraw when the body starts playing up or the daily routine gets a bit heavy. But the science is dead right on this: staying socially connected and making small, creative tweaks to your home early on is the absolute best medicine for keeping your cognitive health and independence sharp.
Floyd and Ray were there, chatting about how we can weave healthcare, home care, and clever technology together so no one feels left to fend for themselves. We got some wonderfully honest feedback from locals like Cliff and Karen about making emergency alerts completely waterproof so they can be worn in the shower, which is exactly where the most vulnerable slips happen. It’s that kind of practical, neighbourly teamwork that makes a real difference.
Growing older shouldn't mean your world has to shrink. If you or a loved one are facing a few new hurdles at home, don't feel like you have to work it out on your own. Come have a low-pressure yarn with us at the clinic or reach out to the Willing Enable crew. We’re all in this together.
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Ever seen an operations manager look at a row of numbers on a screen and completely forget there is a living, breathing elderly person at the other end of that data? It happens all the time in home care now. The corporate machine takes over, and suddenly leadership is reduced to squeezing blood from a stone.
We don't play that game here.
At Mark & Sylvie’s and Atticus Health, we see operations a bit differently. To us, managing the day-to-day is about building a fortress around our carers so they can do what they do best, look after our neighbours.
As a GP in our clinic, I know the absolute gold a great Operations Manager brings. You are the structural backbone that allows our carers, nurses, OTs, and support teams to operate with genuine kindness and creativity.
Here is what the job actually feels like:
Quiet Trust: No one is micromanaging your day or tracking your minutes. You have the freedom to look at how we do things, spot a bottleneck, and fix it with a bit of old-fashioned common sense.
The Beautiful, Messy Reality: Home care is beautifully unpredictable. Rosters get tangled, client needs shift, and people have tough days. We face the mess together with a laugh and a team that actually has your back.
A Pioneering Spirit: We are constantly growing and finding better ways to connect general practice with home care. You get to help pave that road, creating systems that make sense on the ground, not just on paper.
The Human We're After
We don't care if your resume reads like a corporate textbook. We want a resilient, warm, and deeply organised human. Someone who listens before they act, stands up for their team, and understands that smooth operations are what keep our clients safe, happy, and independent in the homes they love.
If you’re ready to leave the corporate metrics behind and do work that has some real soul to it, let's skip the stuffy process for a bit.
Check out the details via our vacancy link: au.seek.com/job/92677572.
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Where healthcare, compassion and technology meet.
There's just one kind of folks. Folks.
- SCOUT