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.
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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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Every Friday, Care Partner Cyndi is at Hardware Lane for a drop-in chat about home care.
No referral. No appointment. Just come as you are.
If you've been wondering where to start, or you're not sure what help might be out there for you or someone you love, Cyndi's the person to talk to. She knows this stuff inside out and she'll take the time to actually listen.
📍 Level 3, 393 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
🕐 12pm-3pm, every Friday
Mark & Sylvie's Home Care · 1300 888 256 ·
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Bangholme, Melbourne VIC
Aged & Disability Support
You know that feeling when you sit in your car between client visits, look at your steering wheel, and realise you’re being tracked like a delivery driver? That exhausting grind where "success" is measured in billable minutes rather than the actual human being sitting in front of you?
We’ve all been there. And frankly, we got tired of it.
Over at Mark & Sylvie’s Home Care (part of our Atticus Health family), we’ve stepped off the healthcare assembly line. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who wants to do real, soulful work again.
As a GP, I get to see the sheer creativity of our OTs every day. It’s about walking into an elderly person’s home, noticing the way they stubbornly navigates their kitchen, and working out how to keep them safe without stripping away their dignity.
The way we operate here is pretty simple:
Quiet Trust: No one is breathing down your neck about corporate metrics. If a client needs an extra twenty minutes just to have a cuppa and a proper yarn so you can figure out what actually matters to them, you take that time.
Real Collaboration: You directly connected to our local GPs, home care nurses, and the creative builders at Atticus Health and Willing Enable. We talk to each other, and we pass the baton seamlessly.
The Beautiful, Messy Reality: We look after our neighbours. It’s unpredictable, it requires a healthy sense of humour, and it takes genuine kindness.
The Human We’re Looking For
We don't care about a flawless, buzzword-heavy resume. We care about who you are. We want a good, grounded human. Someone who is patient, a bit of a pioneer, and comfortable finding clever, out-of-the-box solutions to help people stay independent in the homes they love.
If you’re feeling a bit burnt out and want to remember why you chose this profession in the first place, let’s skip the formal, stuffy application process for a second.
Reach out for a completely low-pressure chat. Pop into the clinic, we'll put the kettle on, and we can just have a normal conversation to see if we’re the right fit for each other.
Drop us a message right here on Facebook or check out the link below to get in touch. We’d love to meet you.
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We had a lovely reason to crowd into the kitchen this week, it was Toria’s birthday.
As you can see from the selfie we snapped, the whole crew gathered round. We actually have a bit of an unwritten rule at Atticus Health that might seem simple, but it’s the absolute anchor of our day, no matter how busy the books get, we drop what we're doing and sit down to eat lunch together as a team.
Lately, we’ve had a steady stream of our local regulars dropping in to get their winter health checks and flu skin-pricks sorted. It’s great to see the neighbourhood being so proactive. But as a doctor, I’m always reminded that staying well isn't just about what happens on my side of the desk.
One piece of friendly, science-backed advice I find myself sharing over and over is just how much our physical health relies on simple human connection. When you sit down and share a meal with people you trust, your brain switches off that frantic "fight or flight" mode. The medical data shows that social connection actively lowers our cortisol (stress) levels, which in turn gives our immune systems a massive helping hand right when the winter bugs are circulating. Eating on the run out of a paper bag just doesn't do the same thing for the soul, or the body.
Taking care of each other is just how we operate, whether we're sharing a laugh over birthday cake or looking after you.
If the cold weather is wearing you down, or you just want a grounded, caring team in your corner this winter, please don't be a stranger. Pop in to see us, say happy belated birthday to Toria, and let's have a yarn about keeping you feeling your best.
Warmly,
The Atticus Health Team
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