Consultant Psychiatrist/Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Specialist

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Full time
Job Summary

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne is seeking a highly skilled Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry team. As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will provide high-quality clinical services to consumers of SVHM and SVMH, contributing to service evaluation and research, and demonstrating a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development in psychiatry.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assess and treat referred consumers, organizing psychiatric follow-up as required.
  • Provide secondary consultation and information to general hospital staff on psychiatric disorders, treatments, mental health services, the Mental Health Act, and advice on managing difficult/complex behaviors.
  • Support and monitor SVMH consumers requiring admission for medical/surgical treatment.
  • Education of staff on mental health-related issues.
  • Participation in mental health-related projects, policy development, and research.
  • Promote liaison with relevant acute health, community, and inpatient services, Mental Health Community Support Services (MHCSS), private psychiatrists, and general practitioners.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery or equivalent.
  • Fellowship of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or equivalent.
  • Registration with AHPRA.
  • Advanced Training Certificate in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.
  • Current National criminal history check, or willingness to obtain.

What We Offer

  • Salary Packaging – Increase your take-home pay.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Ability to join Fitness Passport – Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities.
  • CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks.
  • Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation.
  • Career development & advancement encouraged.
  • Culture of continuous improvement.

About the Department

St. Vincent's Mental Health (SVMH) includes an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. The adult mental health service components are: The Yarra Boroondara Primary Mental Health Service (PMHS), the Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), the 44-bed Acute Inconsumer Service (AIS) located on the St. Vincent's Hospital site, and two community mental health services (CMHS) at Hawthorn and East Melbourne (Clarendon CMHS).

Working at St Vincent's

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research, and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity, and Excellence.



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