Consultant Psychiatrist

Your Role

You will ensure personalised effective and timely clinical care to admitted and referred patients, including ED Mental health leadership and inpatient team duties. This role is .5FTE, permanent part-time.

Further opportunities for increased hours are likely to emerge over the coming months with potential for Hospital in the Home, neurostimulation and MHOA roles being developed.

The Position

• Provides clinical leadership to all caregivers providing care to mental health patients

• Ensures efficient use of human and physical resources so that the specialty operates within the allocated financial, bed and clinic resources.

• Participates in training and other educational activities ensuring that the specialty meets the accreditation standards of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and the Postgraduate Medical Council of WA

• Works as a Consultant to provide specialist medical services to mental health patients within a Recovery oriented framework, adhering to principles elucidated in the National Framework for Recovery oriented Mental Health Services.

• Participates as a valued team member promoting and contributing to a supportive team environment. Actively participates in the clinical duties of the Department including the Consultant after-hours and weekend roster, providing expert services at the Hospital.

• Familiarises themselves with their legal requirements of the prevailing Mental Health legislation of the state and operates within its parameters.

• Ensures completion of discharge summaries, coding and reporting requirements are met in a timely and accurate manner.

• Participates in the ECT treatment roster

• Awareness of customs and community expectations when considering how best to coordinate care for Aboriginal patients

• Participates in the on-call rosters for consultants

You will have registration from the Medical Board of Australia and have Fellowship of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry or equivalent

You will have demonstrated substantial clinical experience in the management of high acuity patients in a complex hospital environment and ability to implement sustainable change to improve patient safety and reduce unnecessary delays in patient management.

Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Highly competitive salary & conditions ($356,343 - $468,883) plus 12% superannuation per annum, pro rata for part time)

• Welcoming and supportive culture

• Professional Development Allowance $32,157 per annum pro rata for part time

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing 

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• 3 weeks Professional Development Leave per annum.

• Purchase up to 2 weeks of additional annual leave.

• Flexible work options.

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs.

• Free Car-parking.

• Program (EAP)

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role

For enquiries about this position, applicants should contact Stefan Schutte/ Michael Verheggen, Head of Department on

Applications will be reviewed throughout the advertising period and interviews conducted regularly – so apply today

Applications close - 31 October 2025

Agency Applications will not be accepted.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.