Jmo Trainee, Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs

Make a new start in your career and life. Join a welcoming, supportive healthcare community, with professional development opportunities + more

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time (26 weeks)
**Position Classification**: JMO Basic Trainee
**Remuneration**: $89,095 - $120,489 er annum
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ583133

**About the role**

The purpose of the position is to provide effective specialist psychiatric health services to patients and their families, whilst enabling entry to training so as to undertake learning and professional development activities with the aim of progressing through training to become a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). The successful applicant will demonstrate a commitment to working within a multidisciplinary team to enhance the assessment and management of those under their care utilising a biopsychosociocultural framework that supports integrated mental and physical health care. They will have a passion and commitment to learning, education and professional development within Psychiatry demonstrated by ongoing development in expertise and progression towards attainment of Fellowship competencies of the RANZCP. Across time, the position holder will provide high quality patient care throughout the mental health care continuum, in differing settings and with people across the lifespan. The successful applicant is expected to contribute to improving mental health care for Aboriginal people, and suitable Aboriginal applicants will be given priority in Network allocation.

Entry to the position is suitable for doctors who:

- Have been accepted into training by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), with less than 12 months Full Time Equivalent Psychiatry training successfully completed.

OR
- Have applied to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), for entry into training.

**About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)**

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.

**You care. We care**. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.

**Relocating to the region?**

The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

**Join our team and you’ll enjoy**:

- Salary packaging and novated leasing - increase your take-home pay
- Fitness discounts - focus on your health and wellbeing
- Growth - access to professional and personal development
- Team culture - work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
- Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

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Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

**Applications Close: 30 June 2025**

NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

This recruitment may be used to fill future positions for permanent, temporary and casual positions.

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