Title: Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Acute
Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
Consultant Psychiatrist, Adult Acute
- Employment Type : Permanent Full Time
- Eastern Health
- Generous Salary Packaging
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 role
Working in close collaboration with both the Clinical Director and Associate Program Director of Adult Acute as well as other senior medical staff and managers, the Consultant Psychiatrist (CP) is responsible for providing leadership, management, development, implementation and delivery of a range of adult acute mental health care models to ensure that Eastern Health meets legislative requirements and health service agreements negotiated with the Department of Health as well as the strategic initiatives, model of care as well as other mental health care service provision packages as developed over time across the Eastern Health catchment.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Must be a registered medical practitioner with AHPRA, be in good standing and hold the appropriate specialist registration
- Tertiary qualifications as evidenced by Fellowship of the appropriate professional college eg FRANZCP or equivalent
- Not be subject to any conditions preventing employment at Eastern Health
- Excellent verbal, written and communication skills
- Demonstrate understanding of Recovery Oriented Practice in the field of mental health
- Demonstrate understanding of mental health legislation and statutory requirements
- Demonstrated experience and competence in teaching and education in clinical psychiatry and supervision of clinical practice.
- Have a valid driver’s licence
- Be able to participate in the on-call and recall rosters for afterhours work
- Be available to participate on the ECT roster and hold the appropriate certificate of training and competence in ECT
- Agree to uphold the terms and conditions of employment at Eastern Health
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 Andrew Cheong
Contact Number: 9895 4968
Contact Email: andrew.cheong@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: 13th of October 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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