Consultant Psychiatrist

Consultant Psychiatrist – Various positions – South West Region, WA (Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River)
Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist seeking a new professional challenge and a warmer climate?Situated on a peninsula, these locations can offer you an amazing work/life balance, as well as the classic Australian lifestyle for you and your family.

The Benefits

• Attractive remuneration package up to AUD$500,500 pa (subject to level of experience)
• First class quality of life, without stresses and demands of city living and city costs
• Beautiful coastal city only 90 minutes' drive to Perth
• World famous Margaret River Wine Region and surf beaches

The Roles Available

• General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
• General Adult Community Psychiatry
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
• Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

The South West Mental Health Service provides a range of specialist community and in-patient mental health services for people living in South West, Western Australia.
The Mental Health Service currently delivers an array of Programs including the following:

• Acute Psychiatric inpatient unit with:
  • 23 low acuity beds
  • 7 high acuity beds
• Regional Consultation Liaison service based in Bunbury hospital
• Community Mental Health Clinics located in Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, Bridgetown, Manjimup.
  • Infant, Child and Adolescent (0-16)
  • Youth (16-18)
  • Adult (18-65)
  • Older Adult (65+)
• Step-up Step-down Unit in Partnership with Richmond Wellbeing
• Youth Mental Health Services, in partnership with WA Primary Health Alliance
• Community Assessment and Support Team (CAST)
• Mental Health Co-Response team in partnership with the WA Police
• Specialised Aboriginal Mental Health Services
• Collaborative work with Alcohol and Drug support services and the Western Australia Eating Disorder Consultation Service (WAEDOCS)

Requirements
Applicants should be registered (or eligible for registration) as a specialist with the Medical Board of Australia and be a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or equivalent as an overseas trained specialist who has completed their training in either the UK, Ireland, Canada, USA (ABPN certified) or New Zealand.

The Medical Board of Australia has implemented a new expedited pathway to specialist registration, eliminating the need for a specialist assessment with a specialist medical college for those with an accepted qualification in Psychiatry. The only accepted qualifications are MRCPsych and a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) after 2007. With the new pathway available from December 2024, now is the time to apply for a new role.

The Location
Bunbury and the South West Region of Australia offer professional people an exceptional mix of lifestyle and residential opportunities. A seaside city that offers protected beach bays minutes from local bars and restaurants, boutique shops and alluring coffee houses and cafés dotting street art corners and hidden alleyways. One minute you can be walking down the main street, and in the next hit the water where wild bottlenose dolphins can be spotted close to shore.

The nearby Ferguson Valley or Margaret River region is an absolute must for lovers of wine. Cape Mentelle, Vasse Felix and Leeuwin Estate are just some of the exceptional vineyards there.

The Indian Ocean provides a sanctuary for the famous dolphins and its beaches are a haven for those seeking to get away from it all. For those who want to watch their children play in the sand, or those who just want to unwind, to surf, walk or simply be close to the sea; these locations offer the classic Aussie lifestyle.