Consultant Psychiatrist - Emergency Department
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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 Mental Health Division are located across Austin Health and in the community.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly experienced Consultant Psychiatrist with a passion for crisis management and short-term intervention who enjoys working in an agile and dynamic department.
This role will be primarily located in the Emergency Department (ED) and will provide liaison services to ED in addition to clinical leadership and governance to the Emergency Psychiatry Service (EPS), Planning Assessment & Planning Unit (PAPU) and Police and Clinician Early Response (PACER) teams, within the Adult and Older Adult Directorate of the Mental Health Division.
- Hours per week: 7.00 – requirement to work specific days
- Employment Status: Permanent Part-time
- Appointment Available: 9 June 2025
About you
You will have excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care.
To be successful in this role:
- 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 postgraduate specialist qualification.
- To be an accredited supervisor for RANZCP training in accordance with RANZCP guidelines.
- 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.
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
