1st Year Registrar

1st Year Registrar

• Applications should be submitted to the PMCV and St Vincent's by the closing date, Friday 31 May 2025
• Work for one of Australia's leading hospital groups
• Full time fixed term - February 2026 until February 2027

About the Company
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincent's Health Australia and a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service which employs more than 7,000 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, correctional health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.

About Department
St Vincent's is proud of its International reputation for delivery of Mental Health Services and the use of the 'Strengths Model' and its principles and includes a 44 bed adult acute inpatient , Continuing Care Teams; a Crisis Assessment Team, a PARC and Community Care Unit as well as state-wide services and support services.

About the Role
Applications are invited for six 1st year psychiatry registrar positions with St Vincent's Mental Health. These are full-time accredited training positions.

Training rotations available include: general adult inpatient and community psychiatry, child and adolescent mental health, Koori, consultation-liaison, psycho-oncology, psychogeriatrics, dual diagnosis, perinatal psychiatry, and psychiatry in the private setting. For further information please refer to the SVMH Psychiatry Training Program attachment.

There is an extensive academic and educational program available to trainees at St Vincent's Mental Health. St Vincent's has a particular commitment to providing a comprehensive training program which includes quality experience in psychotherapy (supported by our Head of Psychotherapy Training), and an active examination preparation program. In addition to RANZCP Supervision, a senior psychiatrist supports our inpatient registrars with a reflective practice group.

The classification for these positions will be HM25 ($129,048.40 pro rata per annum) + salary sacrifice available

Duties

• Assess, formulate and develop treatment plan for patients admitted to the inpatient unit or community under the supervision of the consultant psychiatrist.
• Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team on the delivery of the treatment plan.
• Respect the leadership role and the varied other roles and responsibilities with a team.
• Engage in work which is recovery oriented, focused on maximizing decision making capacity and social participation.
• Comply with relevant legal requirements and organizational policies regarding health records and timely and accurate patient documentation and statistical data.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor Medicine, Bachelor Surgery or equivalent
• Registration with the AHPRA or eligibility for general registration
• Registration as a medication prescriber
• Commitment to the Values and Health Care Philosophy of SVHM

Benefits

• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay
• Supportive and welcoming Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
• The selection process for 1st Year Psychiatry Registrar positions is conducted by the Victorian Psychiatry Training Committee, RANZCP. This is done by way of short-listing applicants, selection interviews and consultation with referees, followed by a College match meeting (to match candidate and hospital preferences).
• Applications should be submitted to the PMCV and St Vincent's by the closing date, Friday 31 May 2025
• St Vincent's Mental Health will accept the same Referee Form provided to the RANZCP during the recruitment process. Three referee forms are required prior to shortlisting for a job interview.

Applications should be submitted to St Vincent's by the closing date Friday 31 May.

Three referee forms are required prior to shortlisting for a job interview.

Please direct all queries to JMS Recruitment (**************) and cc Dr Susan Breen - (***********)