CONTACT US ABOUT THE NEW RANZCP ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR 2025.
Role
Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry - Inpatient settings.
- Close to Byron Bay, Gold Coast and Brisbane for international airport transfers etc.
- Provide specialist old age psychiatry services within inpatient settings.
- Reporting to the Clinical Director Mental Health Services you will participate in and lead a multidisciplinary team. You will undertake supervision, education and training of junior medical staff.
- Make the most of health information systems and review clinical documentation to improve care.
- Communicate and collaborate with all relevant stakeholders to meet patient needs.
- Participate in clinical governance activities.
Opportunity highlights
- Earn a leading public sector salary of up to $400k.
- Includes Australia’s highest professional development allowance of $38,000.
- Benefit from tax free employer superannuation contributions.
- 40hr week with flexible working.
- Idyllic beach or hinterland lifestyle settings.
- For example, Byron Bay to work commute is 35 mins.
- Patient centred focus.
- Help to grow and develop a service.
- Cohesive leadership team which includes a dynamic Director of Training.
- 30 1.0 FTE registrar posts across the mental health service.
- Oncall : once a week, it's very rare to get called in.
Community Information
- More than 280k people live in this beautiful part of Northern NSW.
- Subtropical climate - enjoy world famous beaches and towns (like Byron Bay) or the rainforest hinterlands.
- Rich and diverse schooling options.
- Nearest domestic airports are Ballina or Gold Coast.
- Brisbane and Brisbane international airport is 1hr drive, Gold Coast, 30 mins.
- Much lower cost of living than Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
Requirements
- FRANZCP or equivalent gained in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada or South Africa.
- Experience in old age psychiatry inpatient settings.
- Experience in clinical governance initiatives.
- Willingness to participate in internal teaching, education and research activities.
- Willingness to participate in on-call roster.
Contact us for a friendly discussion for information about this job, this amazing location, the new process for specialist assessment by RANZCP , Australian wage agreements or about living in Australia generally.
Call/Whatsapp message 447414531583
alasdair@spinnermedical.com
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