Position: Consultant in Addictions Psychiatry
Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Package: Up to $530k All relocation, medical college fees, registration and visa application fees reimbursed, up to $55k.
Remuneration and package highlights
- All relocation, medical college fees, registration and visa application fees reimbursed, up to $55k.
- Psychiatry allowance of $75k.
- 17.4% oncall allowance.
- 12.5% superannuation
- 4 weeks professional development leave and 5 weeks annual leave.
Community highlights
- Canberra is the seat of Australia's national government.
- It hosts all of the foreign embassies and has a suite of governmental institutions at both state and federal levels.
- The city is a modern, prosperous and multicultural community with a population of 500k people.
- The Australian National Art Gallery is there and there are 6 universities in the city.
- Rich choice of private schooling.
- Compared to Sydney and Melbourne the housing in Canberra is more affordable.
- Naturally, as the seat of government in a large country, the airport is busy with excellent connections internationally as well as domestically.
- Extensive employment opportunities for partner/spouse in academia, health service, defence, IT, service and business etc.
- Sydney is a 3 hr drive or 1hr flight.
- Outstanding sporting opportunities at grass roots and senior amateur level as well as professional clubs in rugby league, union, cricket etc.
Service information
The Canberra Health mental health service delivers specilaist mental health including alcohol and drug services to children, adolescents, adults and older people across the Australian Capital Territory. Care is provided across inpatient units, community centres, forensic facilities and in the home, spanning inpatient psychiatric care, community outreach and harm minimisation programs.
The alcohil and drug service provides info, advice, referral, assessment and treatment to ACT residents who are concerned about their own or a family member's alcohol, tobacco or other drug use.
The service includes:
- Consultation and Liaison
- Opioid Treatment Services
- Counselling and Treatment Services
- Youth Drug and Alcohol Program
- Police Court Drug Diversion Services
- Withdrawal Service
- Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List
Job
You will work across inpatient, consultation liaison and outpatient services and take part in the administrative, governance and training requirements that apply to medical officers in the mhs.
Your responsibilities will include but are not limited:
- Assessing, diagnosing and treating people with alcohol and other drug dependence.
- Training juniors, registrars and medical students
- Advising private medical practitioners and other health professionals on medical issues related to alcohol and other drug use
- Taking part in research and quality assurance activities
- Providing leadership and supporting high standards of service
- Contributing to policy development with the Director and sitting on high-level committees when required
- Taking part in after-hours and on-call duties as rostered
You will provide first class psychiatric care as well as supervise and teach psychiatry trainees and medical students, whilst taking a lead clinical role across multidisciplinary teams. Further, you will define recovery plans, work closely with corrections, courts, GPs, community agencies and other stakeholders whilst contributing to service development projects and initiatives.
The mental health service in Canberra has established research links with ANU, the University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University, and you may be considered for a conjoint academic appointment, subject to conditions. There's an excellent medical library and established postgraduate teaching programs.
Selection criteria includes but is not limited to the following
- FRANZCP and a a Certificate of Advanced Training in Addiction Psychiatry OR Fellowship of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine (FAChAM) through the Australasian College of Physicians; or an overseas equivalent specialist addiction qualification ideally gained in the UK (to satisfy RANZCP Accelerated pathway or the ESP pathway requirements).
- Substantial experience in addictions psychiatry or addictions medicine settings.
- First class communication skills.
- Willingness to participate in teaching and training initiatives.
- Extensive experience in MDT settings.
For more information please contact Alasdair Spinner alasdair@spinnermedical.com
+447414531583
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