A sensational opportunity for an experienced psychiatrist to work as Clinical Director in the beautiful Wide Bay coastal region of Queensland.
From July 2027, total package up to $590k - excludes on - call, and penalty shift allowance.
Bundaberg is a coastal city in the wide bay region on Australia’s east coast, known for its warm climate and relaxed lifestyle. The region is surrounded by fertile farmland, river systems and uncrowded beaches, with easy access to the Southern Great Barrier Reef and nearby coastal towns. Bundaberg is well connected with direct flights to Brisbane and road links via the Bruce Highway. The city offers a laid-back pace of life, featuring a growing food and drink scene, leafy riverside parks and all the amenities expected of a modern regional Australian city.
An exceptional leadership opportunity is now available with this health service for a Clinical Director in Psychiatry. We are seeking a senior psychiatrist seeking to step into a pivotal executive role leading clinical excellence across a diverse and expanding mental health service. This position offers the chance to shape strategic direction, mentor and support medical teams, and drive innovation in service delivery. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring safe, contemporary, and consumer-focused mental health care for the region, while contributing to the ongoing growth and development of the service.
Remuneration package highlights
- Up to $590 + on - call/overtime, a package which includes:
- Management allowance.
- Motor Vehicle allowance $23-$28k depending on salary band - paid.
- $22k professional development allowance - paid.
- Very generous salary sacrifice arrangements
- Employer paid tax free pension contributions - 12.75%
- 3.6 weeks professional development leave.
Community Highlights
- Bundaberg has a population of approximately 100,000 and serves as a key regional hub.
- Wide range of affordable housing options – beachfront homes by the ocean, green countryside acreage and hobby farms, equestrian properties, modern city apartments, and spacious family houses in and around Bundaberg
- Bundaberg offers a range of quality education options, including well-regarded private schools, strong government schools, and selective academic and vocational programs.
- Domestic airport with direct flights to Brisbane.
Job scope
You will provide strategic medical and clinical leadership across the mental health service.
This is a senior role, reporting to the director of medical services, which has overarching responsibility for the delivery, governance, and continuous improvement of specialist mental health services. You will ensure the effective implementation and sustainability of a consultant-led model of care operating seven days per week, promoting best-practice, contemporary service delivery.
In addition to executive leadership responsibilities, you will provide high-level clinical services within a defined component of the MHS, ensuring alignment with broader organisational objectives, quality standards, and performance expectations.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to
- Provide leadership in clinical governance activities, including the development and implementation of procedures, models of care, workforce planning, roster oversight, benchmarking, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical risk management.
- Deliver high-quality psychiatric services, including comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, outpatient care, clinical reviews and ward rounds, and participation in after-hours and weekend rosters as required.
- Manage complex clinical matters, liaise with relevant regulatory bodies ensuring full compliance with the mental health act.
- Promote multidisciplinary collaboration and integrated models of care, supporting recovery-oriented practice and continuity of care, working in partnership with primary care providers and external stakeholders.
- Provide clinical supervision, education, line management, and professional development for registrars, junior medical officers, and other clinical staff, ensuring alignment with RANZCP accreditation.
- Champion research, evidence-based practice, peer review activities, and continuous quality improvement processes.
- Contribute to policy development, represent the service on relevant committees, and support medical workforce projects.
- Demonstrate ethical leadership, professionalism, and positive role modelling as a clinician and medical leader.
Selection Criteria
- FRANZCP or SIMG RANZCP substantial comparable outcome or eligibility for; or ESP.
- Proven capacity to provide strategic and clinical leadership in a contemporary MHS.
- Recognised expertise as a Specialist in Psychiatry, with advanced clinical knowledge, sound professional judgement, and strong decision-making capability.
- A commitment to professional development.
- Experience in supervision, teaching, and support of interns, junior medical officers, and undergrads.
- Strong ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and across clinical areas.
- First class verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with medical, nursing, and allied health professionals; as well as other external stakeholders.
- A demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety, clinical governance, and ethical medical practice.
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