Staff Specialist Opmh

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Hammondcare Full time

**About HammondCare**

HammondCare is an independent Christian charity that exists to improve the quality of life for people in need. We specialise in aged and dementia care, palliative care, rehabilitation, mental health services for older people, and other related health and aged care services. HammondCare seeks to embed evidence-based best practices in its services and we provide these services through home care, sub-acute hospitals and residential aged care.

Bringing these health, hospital and aged care services together, HammondCare has been able to develop innovative, flexible care models designed to serve people with complex health or aged care needs, regardless of their circumstances. HammondCare works to provide its staff with support, career development opportunities, education, responsibility and recognition, work/life balance, and satisfying roles.

**About the role**

The permanent part-time (16 hours per week) role of Staff Specialist Older Persons Mental Health (OPMH) works within the Mission and Mission in Action of HammondCare to ensure that the OPMH service at the Riverglen unit, Greenwich Hospital functions in a way that aligns with the Mission and Mission-in-Action of HammondCare, and to ensure that the medical and other care provided to patients in OPMH is of high quality.

Riverglen is a 20 bed older persons mental health inpatient unit, with patients mostly referred from the Lower North Shore, and Hornsby Kuringgai sectors. The unit is closely integrated with NSLHD OPMH services. The Riverglen consultants share an oncall roster with Macquarie Hospital consultants.

**Duties include**:

- Provide demonstrably high quality specialist services for OPMHs inpatient services
- To work within healthcare teams and with other senior medical staff in a cooperative and collegiate way, evidencing the Mission, Motivation and Mission In Action of HammondCare;
- Undertake teaching of medical students and trainee doctors and undertake research in OPMHs as opportunities present.

**About you**
- Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare's Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action
- Registered (or registerable) as a Specialist Medical Practitioner in Psychiatry in Australia (AHPRA)
- FRANZCP or equivalent Consultant qualification, preferably also holding Fellowship of the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age
- Demonstrated sound, effective communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team
- Organisational ability, both personal organisation and ability to supervise
- Willingness to participate in teaching and research projects
- Current Driver's Licence
- Research Qualification (desirable)

**Benefits - What's in it for you?**
- HammondCare is a NSW Health affiliated organisation with continuity of entitlements
- Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging
- Training & career development opportunities
- Reward & Recognition programmes
- Referral bonuses
- Free access to independent counselling support for employees and families (EAP)
- Discounts across a range of household names such as JB HI- FI, Samsung and The Good Guys
- Fitness passport membership which includes gyms, group classes and pools
- HammondCare is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We thrive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves._
- All short-listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to a criminal record check, immunisation staff screening & vaccination compliance checks._

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