Visiting Medical Officer

2 weeks ago


Canberra, Australia ACT Government Health Full time

**Visiting Medical Officer - Perinatal and Infant Mental Health**
**(**
**Job Number**:
**0292C**
**)**

**Description**

**Directorate**

Canberra Health Services

**Division**

Mental Health, Justice Health & Alcohol & Drug Services

**Business Unit**

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

**Role**

Visiting Medical Officer - Perinatal and Infant Mental Health

**Vacancy Type**

Sessional VMO Contract

**Duration**

12 months

**Location
Canberra Health Services

**Contact Officer**

Ilona DiBella (02) 5124 0000

**Closing Date**

22 March 2023

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website: CHS website
- Our
- **Vision**: creating exceptional health care together
- Our
- **Role**: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
- Our
- **Values**: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

**POSITION OVERVIEW**:
Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides support to youth and adults via inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, justice health facilities and other community settings, including people’s homes. MHJHADS aims to be socially inclusive and operate within a recovery-focussed and/or harm minimisation approach.

The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Consultation Service is a community-based specialist service providing care to women experiencing moderate to severe mental illness in the perinatal period (pregnancy to 12 months postpartum.) and their infants. The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Service is governed by the Child and Adolescent Mental health Service.
- MHJHADS aims to be socially inclusive and operate within a recovery-focussed and/or harm minimisation approach.
- The successful applicant will have senior specialist experience in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health. The successful applicant will also be expected to participate in the mandatory administrative, governance and training requirements of medical officers within the Division and provide supervision to the multidisciplinary team. Emphasis on recovery focus and person-centred care are essential.

Visiting Medical Officers are engaged as independent contractors.

**DUTIES**:
The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the mandatory administrative, governance and training requirements of the Division. Emphasis on recovery focus and person-centred care are essential. As the successful applicant
- Provide expert clinical services for the Mother-Infant Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (MI-DBT) program.
- Teach and supervise psychiatry trainees and medical students.
- Contribute to the clinical oversight of multi-disciplinary MI-DBT program team and in particular:

- Provide expert opinion, consultation, and supervision on clinical work;
- Participate in the development, implementation, and ongoing review of the MI-DBT program. Research experience in the field, and an ability to support the development of local research endeavours, will be viewed particularly favourably.
- Liaise and collaborate with medical practitioners, consumers, carers, voluntary and government and non-government agencies concerned with patients care.
- Participation in administration and clinical governance activities as required.
- Undertake other duties as set out in your contract.

**ABOUT YOU**:
**Behavioural Capabilities**
- Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet consumers’ needs;
- Displays critical thinking skills and forms defensible conclusions based on evidence and sound judgement;
- Effective communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain networks across Canberra Health Services and with external parties; and
- Ability to work within multi-disciplinary and management teams and adapt quickly to a changing environment, including managing confidential and sensitive information.

**Position Requirements/Qualifications**:

- Registered or eligible for registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner’s Regulation Agency (AHPRA), in the relevant specialty with no conditions, undertakings or reprimands.- Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent specialist qualifications and evidence of satisfactory participation on the RANZCP Continuing Professional Development Program is mandatory.Relevant Perinatal and Infant Mental Health qualifications and/or experience, experience working in Mother-Infant Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and research experience.

CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to



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