Consultant Psychiatrists

Position Summary

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Opportunities for both recently graduated and experienced psychiatrists.

General acute and community services and specialist programs.

Barwon Doctors

Join a forward-looking service with a vision to be at the leading edge of psychiatric treatment. Opportunities at all levels to advance your psychiatry career as we transform our services. FTE negotiable to suit your individual professional development goals.

About the service

Barwon Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Service (MHDAS) service is internationally recognised for its innovative clinical programs and integrated models of practice that are client centred, accessible and family inclusive. The department supports a wide range of psychiatric services including general adult psychiatry, child & adolescent psychiatry, old age psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, rural psychiatry (Colac), eating disorders, substance misuse disorders, perinatal psychiatry, and research psychiatry. We are fortunate to enjoy terrific internal relationships and have developed excellent partnerships with the local community that provide for seamless integrated care for our clients. We have a strong commitment to excellence in clinical education and research activities (the IMPACT & CHIME units) and a dedicated focus on preparing senior trainees for consultant practice.

About the roles

Barwon MHDAS currently have full/ or part time opportunities suitable for recently graduated or experienced psychiatrists across our service, including:

Acute Services (Consultation liaison, Bed based, Hospital in the home and Emergency services). Community Health (including Youth & Adult, Community Intensive Treatment) Specialist departments (including AOD, Therapies and Eating Disorder Programs).

The breadth of positions across the directorate means we can provide psychiatrists with career opportunities and working arrangements that can suit their individual circumstances and professional goals.

Key requirements of the role are:

Provide leadership in the provision of high-quality psychiatric services to consumers. Act as a delegate of the authorised Psychiatrist as defined in the Mental Health Act 2022 and contribute to the Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement Program of the service. Applicants must hold the FRANZCP, be accredited as a supervisor by the RANZCP, and be registered with general or specialist medical registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

About the region

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne, Geelong is becoming recognised as a creative city-region, adaptive and enterprising. The local government has also placed a great emphasis on innovation, employment, and economic growth in the Geelong region.

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

What we offer

Excellent work-life balance in a supportive and collaborative team Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals. Protected research time for Academic Consultant Psychiatrists Translation on research focus between clinical practice and academia Attractive salary packaging benefits

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