Rural Director of Training, Mental Health Medical

• Dynamic work environment and team focussed culture
• Career opportunities and support for professional development
• Picturesque NE Victoria location close to regional attractions

Who are we?

Albury Wodonga Health (AWH) is the largest regional health service between Sydney and Melbourne, located in the twin cities of Albury and Wodonga. Our dedicated team of nearly 3,000 staff supports a population of 250,000 people throughout North-East Victoria and Southern NSW.  AWH is a dynamic organisation undergoing significant growth, including the development of new state of the art Emergency and Mental Health facilities.

The Opportunity

The Co-Director of Rural Training will work to attract, enhance, and deliver rural psychiatry training experiences for Victorian trainees. They will work closely with the current Rural Director of Training, to support Victorian rural health services to create a network of training pathways in rural Victoria, and with links throughout Australia.

The position is funded through Albury Wodonga Health, the successful applicant is envisaged to be working remotely from this site, and with strong links to a rural health service in Victoria. The Rural Directors of Training will be supported by a central administrative office at Albury Wodonga Health.
The Co-Director of Rural Training will be working with the current Rural Director of Training, the Victorian Psychiatry Training Committee and in step with the RANZCP commitment to implement the Rural Psychiatry Roadmap 2021-31. 

The Roadmap will establish dedicated and sustainable regional, rural, and remote training pathways to Fellowship, and help to address the current disparity in mental health outcomes for the large and diverse population of Victorians who live outside urban centres.

What’s in it for you? AWH offers full orientation and training. AWH provides excellent staff benefits including:

• Salary packaging and novated leasing through Maxxia
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programs, including Fitness Passport
• Staff Discounts with our many business partners

Interested? For more information about the position, please refer to the Position Description or contact the Manager listed below. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the EBA.

Note: All Health workers are required to be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.

AWH is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, Ethical Practice, and the principles of Cultural Diversity and Social inclusion.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged. All appointments are made subject to a NPC and a WWCC. Successful applicants are required to provide evidence of their immunisation status.

Direct Applications Only

This vacancy is NOT open to any agencies of employment consultants,

regardless of their status. AWH is unable to support applicants requiring sponsorship.

• Mandatory : Registered or eligible for registration as a Medical Practitioner by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Mandatory : Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or deemed by the College to have substantially comparable qualifications.
• Mandatory : Demonstrated commitment to rural / psychiatry training.