Psychiatry Registrar

Job description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Top End Mental Health and Alcohol and Other

Drugs Service

Job title Psychiatry Registrar Designation Registrar REG1 - REG6

Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 12 months

Salary $122,264 - $153,195 Location Darwin

Position number 17117 RTF Closing 12/10/2025

Contact officer Usman Khalid at

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or

job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go

to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go

to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

Provide clinical services to patients of Top End Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (TEMHAODS) at Training Registrar

level and participate fully in the psychiatric training program of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

(RANZCP).

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Admit, manage, and discharge patients from the service under supervision of the supervising consultant.

2. Fulfil statutory requirements under the Northern Territory Mental Health and Related Services Act (the Act) and ensure that

Northern Territory (NT) legislation is accurately interpreted and utilised.

1. Participate in after-hours on call roster and attend daytime crisis calls in the designated area of clinical responsibility.

2. Provide supervision and training to junior medical staff and other clinical staff as appropriate.

3. Maintain timely and accurate clinical records and provide reports under supervision as appropriate.

4. Participate fully in the RANZCP Psychiatric Training Program and in research, educational and professional development.

5. Practice in accord with TEMHAODS philosophies, policies, procedures, and standards; including establishing and maintaining

appropriate client records and complying with management information systems.

1. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken

in order to ensure high quality.

1. Follow RANZCP Fellowship Regulations as set out in complementary policies and procedures.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Eligible for appropriate registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and registration as a trainee

with RANZCP.

1. Hold a current NT drivers' licence or the ability to obtain one.

2. An understanding of the role and function of inpatient and community based multi-disciplinary mental health services.

3. Ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures.

4. Proven skills in the effective use of information technology records for the effective delivery of client services.

5. Ability to obtain NT criminal history and working with children's clearances.

Desirable

1. Awareness and understanding of the national standards for mental health services and issues.

1. Experience in mental health and in the field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health.

2. Demonstrated experience in teaching junior medical staff and other professionals.
   
   In addition to the above criteria, favourable consideration will be given to those applicants who can demonstrate experience of

working with disadvantaged groups, experience of working in rural areas and have skills in other languages.

Further information

Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice

and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.

For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with

blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.