- Outstanding lifestyle opportunity.
- Full Relocation and permanent residency support
- In this mental health service and broader health service, your contribution and hard work will be valued.
Are you a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist based in Australia or outside of Australia who is looking for a change of pace, a job with more clinical autonomy, with a workforce culture that genuinely supports a work–life balance, and this is structured into your contract?
This Queensland city offers an enviable lifestyle that appeals strongly to UK-trained doctors. Benefits include:
- Prosperous regional city with a first class hospital and health service.
- Only 1hr 30 minutes to major metropolitan.
- One of Queensland's, leading private schools, has lots of child care options.
- Affordable housing, lots of outdoor recreational facilities, clubs and sports.
This is an opportunity to enjoy a stable, well remunerated consultant career without compromising quality of life or professional enjoyment.
Job
In this role you will lead specialist care for older people across a range of care settings, supporting their recovery, wellbeing and quality of life. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, patients, carers, families and other stakeholders.
Your work will include:
- Assessing and treating older patients, with a focus on recovery, safety and good outcomes.
- Leading decisions with the multidisciplinary team, patients, carers and health partners so that care is coordinated.
- Taking part in clinical governance, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
- Supervising and teaching junior clinicians, and contributing to research and education.
Offer
This role offers a very attractive public sector specialist package, based on the new Queensland Health Wage agreements, published in November 2025.
- Competitive Public sector salary package of up to $557k (from July 2027) + oncalls etc.
- Relocation assistance & support with visas
- Excellent leave entitlements including 3.6 professional development leave.
- A secure, long-term appointment
Psychiatrists with interests in Older Age psychiatry:
- FRANZCP or soon to qualify or
- UK-trained Consultants holding CCT, MRCPsych/FRCPsych to qualify for RANZCP accelerated and/or ESP pathways.
- Or, any SIMg psychiatrist already assessed by RANZCP
- Strong clinical and technical capability, with the knowledge and skill set required to deliver high-quality specialist old age psychiatry care.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and provide leadership within multidisciplinary teams.
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills and is able to engage effectively with colleagues and other health professionals.
- Genuine commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and best-practice clinical governance.
- An active interest in education and research, including a strong personal commitment to ongoing professional development and continuing medical education.
For a confidential discussion, or to receive a detailed role description, please contact Alasdair on +447414531583 (Whatsapp, Signal, botim etc.) or alasdair@spinnermedical.com
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