Why do consultant psychiatrists enjoy moving to this location?
- Leading public sector remuneration package - up to $555k + allowances (Realistic OTE $570k-$580k)
- Affordable housing - apartment or house by beaches, river or rainforest hinterlands.
- Tertiary service with university affiliations.
Based in a booming regional city this job offers sensational personal and professional opportunities.
- Provide expert child and youth psychiatry expertise.
- Enjoy city lifestyle in Townsville, whilst enjoying tropical coastline and islands.
- Package up to $555k (from July 2027) plus oncall, recall and other allowances providing additional income.
The CAMHS is comprehensive child and youth mental health service. It covers community, inpatient, outreach, forensic, early intervention, and therapeutic support. The service includes a Adolescent Inpatient Unit and Day Service, a Acute Mobile Youth Outreach Service, a Young Peoples Early Intervention Team, a regional Adolescent Forensic Mental Health Service, special program Therapeutic Support Service, and the Early Psychosis Integrated Care service.
The t currently has six FTE consultant psychiatrists (Staff Specialists) and five registrars, giving a staffing base that supports genuine clinical collaboration and manageable on-call load.
Day-to-day the role involves comprehensive psychiatric assessment, case management, therapy, and group work across the service's teams, with clinical leadership responsibilities including the supervision and training of registrars and junior medical staff. You will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, participate in quality improvement and clinical audit, and engage with the after-hours on-call roster.
Townsville University Hospital is the largest tertiary hospital in northern Australia and the principal referral centre for the 700,000 people living between Mackay and the Torres Strait.
This dynamic mental health group is seeking a consultant in child and youth psychiatry to work across a range of settings including community, inpatient, telehealth and outreach.
Take this fantastic chance to join a mental health service committed to the well-being and professional development of their employees, providing you with a great work-life balance within an enviable laid-back, tropical climate.
Townsville is the largest city in tropical North Queensland and a genuine regional centre. James Cook University is here, it is a major Australian defence location, excellent infrastructure, and a property market that remains significantly more affordable than the southern capitals. The average house price currently sits around $605k compared with over $1 million in Brisbane and $1.15 million on the Gold Coast.
For families, the schooling options are well above what most regional cities can offer. Townsville Grammar School has a long-standing reputation as the leading academic school in Northern Queensland, consistently listed in the top 20 schools in Queensland for results over the past five years, with strong Year 12 outcomes. The Cathedral School provides Anglican co-education from Early Childhood to Year 12 including boarding, and there are several other independent options in the city.
Lifestyle-wise, Townsville delivers. Magnetic Island is fifteen minutes by ferry. The Great Barrier Reef is accessible from the city. The Strand offers a waterfront precinct comparable to anything in a major Australian city. The climate is warm, sunny, and dry for much of the year.
Opportunity highlights
- Package up to $555k +oncall and other allowances.
- A comprehensive and well funded public mental health service dedicated to delivering first class contemporary psychiatric care.
- A highly well-regarded Medical Director who will support your interests.
- Opportunity to utilise all of your interests to further your subspecialty development.
- The service and clinical director has an excellent reputation for providing rewarding professional opportunities.
- Teaching opportunities available through affiliation with James Cook University.
- Excellent remuneration and benefits, including CME allowance and leave, relocation, car allowances.
- 3.6 weeks professional development leave.
- $22k annual allowance for professional development.
Community highlights
- Laid back tropical lifestyle suitable for families or couples.
- Much lower cost of living than Australian national average.
- Wonderful housing options including in downtown beachside areas or surrounding riverside suburbs.
- One of the top private schools in Queensland.
- Convenient access to the Great Barrier Reef and tropical islands.
- Plenty of outdoor recreation opportunities: olympic sized outdoor pools, cricket ovals, football, basketball, netball, hiking, golfing , camping, scuba diving, sea kayaking, sea fishing etc.
- Multi-use sports stadiums.
- Great city amenities and plenty of events and festivals throughout the year.
- Great shopping and dining options, professional sports, and a variety of historical and cultural attractions.
Selection criteria includes but is not limited to:
- FRANZCP or eligibility for the accelerated RANZCP pathway for ESP Specialist Pathway or RANZCP specialist assessment with substantial comparability assessment concluded—contact us for guidance.
- Experience in child and youth psychiatry.
- Culturally competent care and cross-cultural communication skills.
- Track record of leadership, innovation, clinical governance, and teaching.
- Knowledge of contemporary child, adolescent, and youth psychiatric practices
- Evidence of appropriate expertise in the skills of a consultant psychiatrist.
- Achievements as a clinical leader and innovator.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams and across service boundaries, liaising with other mental health colleagues, teams as well as other specialties.
- Willingness to participate in teaching and education initiatives as well as supervising medical staff
For more information or a confidential discussion please call/message Alasdair Spinner on +44 7414 531 583 or email alasdair@spinnermedical.com
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