Consultant Psychiatrist

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy  and fulfilled lives.

About the role: 

• Hours per week: 28
• Employment status:  Permanent Fractional
• Appointment available:  14th October 2024

As the Consultant Psychiatrist, Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Unit/Eating Disorders you will be required to provide comprehensive and high-quality evidence-based psychiatric services to young consumers and their families or support networks in the Inpatient and Specialist Eating Disorders Service Teams.

About the Department:

Infant Child & Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) is a service with multiple teams servicing the north-eastern catchment of Melbourne Metropolitan (local government areas of Banyule, Nillumbik, Darebin, Whittlesea, Yarra and Boroondara). Young people eligible for the service are 0 to 25 years with a current shift towards Royal Commission recommendations.

The Marian Drummond Adolescent Unit (Inpatient Service for teenagers 13-17 years) is an 11-bed unit, which provides assessment and treatment to teenagers who require more intensive treatment than can be offered in an outpatient setting. The unit has a small High Dependency area and a seclusion room. The unit accepts has a catchment area covering the six LGA serviced by Austin ICYMHS and rural areas serviced by Bendigo ICYMHS and Mildura CAMHS.

The Specialist Eating Disorders Service (SEDS) is a multidisciplinary clinical team that is responsible for:

• Direct provision of specialised eating disorders care in outpatient settings including intake, triage, waitlist management, assessment and treatment, in partnership with the Case Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Providing clinical support and guidance to ICYMHS case managers for eating disorders cases.
• Liaising with acute medical and mental health inpatient staff to support treatment and discharge planning for consumers admitted to inpatient units.
• Coordination of eating disorders care, including case reviews, the eating disorders registry and service-level monitoring and evaluation.

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy  and fulfilled lives.

To be successful for this role you must: 

• Be a registered Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Hold a Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or equivalent post graduate specialist qualification.
• Hold a RANZCP Certificate of Advanced Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, or equivalent. Psychiatrists with significant experience in Youth Psychiatry will be considered for the role focused on young people aged 12-25 years.
• Must hold a current Working with Children Check (WWC Check) in compliance with the Working with Children Act 2005.
• Have a detailed knowledge of the triage and access systems to tertiary mental health services.
• Demonstrate experience with a variety of liaison psychiatry settings, including inreach to the emergency department where indicated.

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness

• memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Inclusion at Austin Health

We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTIQA+, and people of any age.

Work with us

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager. Campbell Thorpe, Campbell.Thorpe@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Click here to view the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 6 September 2024