Title: Addiction Psychiatrist-Director of Addiction Psychiatry Training
Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
Director of Addiction Psychiatry Training (DAPT)
- Part time/fractional specialist
- Turning Point: Box Hill and Richmond offices
- An opportunity to support the growth of the addiction psychiatry workforce
Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.
About the DAPT role
Turning Point, Victoria’s largest alcohol and other drug treatment, research and workforce development centre is seeking a fractional specialist in addiction psychiatry (0.2 EFT) for the role of DAPT. The successful applicant will have completed the RANZCP Certificate of Addiction Psychiatry and have experience in teaching prevocational psychiatry trainees and an understanding of the addiction psychiatry training sector in Victoria.
The DAPT will provide information to eligible pre trainee HMOs, support registrars in RANZCP traineeships as well as liaise with stakeholder employers. The goal of the position is to assist trainees and those wanting to enter FRANZCP training to complete addiction psychiatry training.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Experience in training registrars in addiction psychiatry
- Current medical registration with AHPRA
- Highly developed interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of the addiction psychiatry training sector and the relationship between teaching hospitals, addiction psychiatry trainees and the RANZCP
- Familiarity with the RANZCP trainee curriculum, with detailed knowledge of the learning requirements for the Faculty of addiction psychiatry
- Familiarity with administrative, supervisory and clinical aspects of FRANZCP training
- A clinical background in addiction psychiatry roles
- A strong commitment to high quality care
- The ability to work independently towards the goals of the role
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Capacity to work out of hours if required to host trainee evenings
Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals
Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.
We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.
If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.
Good to know:
- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.
- We do not accept recruitment agency application
Contact Person: Dr Matthew Frei
Contact Number: 03 9843 1288
Contact Email: matthew.frei@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: 09/10/2024
Need help submitting your application?
Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]
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