Consultant Psychiatrist - Acute Psychiatric Unit

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• Employment status:  Permanent part-time (fractional)
• Hours per week:  14 (0.40 FTE)
• Appointment available: July 2025

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Mental Health Division

Austin Health’s Mental Health Division (MHD) provides care and services through a comprehensive range of teams to meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers throughout Victoria.  Services in the MHD are located across Austin Health and in the community. 

The Acute Psychiatric Unit incorporates two mental health programs:  

• Adult Acute Program (AAP) has 19 beds which provide inpatient services to people over 18 years of age who have an acute psychiatric disorder requiring specialist intervention for assessment and treatment.  
• Eating Disorder Program – This program provides five inpatient beds for consumers with an eating disorder, who require an acute health restoration program due to medical risk because of the severity of their eating problems  

About the role

This is a senior Medical Position and carries with it the professional responsibilities of clinical leadership, teaching and training as well as administrative requirements.  You will be working with a team of professionals to make a difference to consumers impacted by mental health difficulties.

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be considered for the role, you must:

• Be a registered Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Must be a registered Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or equivalent post graduate specialist qualification.
• Experience in providing services to people with serious mental illness.
• A commitment to community approaches to the care of the mentally ill and providing support for their families.
• Have demonstrated commitment to high quality patient care.

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Victoria Harpwood, Clinical Director at Victoria.Harpwood@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: Sunday 27 April 2025