- Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
- Major mhs, well staffed with over 65 FTEConsultants, 75 FTE Registrars and 22 FTE Resident Medical
Officers
- Package of up to $530k plus oncall allowances. Includes base salary, PPA, car and CPD allowances and superannuation.
Package includes managerial allowance, $22k CPD allowance, and up to $28k car allowance and private practice allowances.
This comprehensive Queensland is seeking a Youth Psychiatrist to join a specialist youth mental health stream within their service. This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people aged 12–25, providing expert psychiatric care across community and inpatient settings.
You will provide clinical specialist psychiatry support to the mhs, making a substantial contribution to the development of a culture of medical education and safe, effective patient-centred clinical practice. Working within a multidisciplinary youth mental health team, you will deliver evidence-based, recovery-oriented care to adolescents and young adults with complex mental health needs.
This is a permanent job and it offers the chance to shape youth mental health services in one of Australia's most desirable locations with an exceptional lifestyle the Gold Coast provides - great schools, on Brisbane's doorstep and with easy access to NSW's northern beaches and communities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide consultant-level psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for young people (12–25 years) within youth mental health services.
- Lead multidisciplinary care coordination, working closely with youth-specific community teams, inpatient units, NGOs and other external agencies and stakeholders.
- Drive a culture of medical education, supervising and mentoring registrars, PHOs, and junior medical staff.
- Champion safe, patient-centred clinical practice with a focus on early intervention, recovery, and family-inclusive care.
- Collaborate with schools, GPs, allied/primary health, and community organisations to support young people across their care continuum.
- Contribute to quality assurance, clinical governance, and risk management activities, including regular audit.
- Participate in medical education initiatives and ongoing professional development.
- Share in the after-hours and on-call roster.
Location
You'll be primarily located at 2 units, with the occasional opportunity to work across other sites as needs arise. The Gold Coast delivers sensational sunny days, coastal living, and an active lifestyle, all while being part of a progressive, well-funded health service that's continuing to grow. You could even live in Brisbane and commute South . Or, live in Northern NSW and commute North.
Highlights
- Package up to $530k + oncall.
- Relocation support: Financial assistance and guidance for successful interstate or international applicants
- RANZCP Accelerated or Ahpra ESP pathways - For UK-trained psychiatrists (CCT/MRCPsych) and other eligible international specialists.
- Professional development: Access to continuing medical education, supervision opportunities, and career progression
- Structured work-life balance.
- Lifestyle: The Gold Coast offers year-round sunshine, beaches, outdoor living, and a thriving cultural scene, all within a well-resourced, growing health service.
- Great schools.
- Close to Brisbane.
- Close to International airports.
- Sub-tropical climate.
Selection Criteria
- Holds Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or equivalent specialist qualification.
- Has demonstrated experience in youth or adolescent psychiatry, including management of complex mental health presentations in young people.
- Strong leadership and supervision skills, with a commitment to developing junior medical staff.
- Passionate about early intervention, recovery-oriented care, and family-inclusive practice.
- Ability to communicate effectively with young people, carers, families, multidisciplinary teams, and external stakeholders.
- International applicants: We welcome expressions of interest from UK-trained psychiatrists and other internationally qualified specialists. Our team can advise on RANZCP comparability assessments, expedited pathways, and AHPRA registration.
For those trained outside of Australia, a RANZCP Comparability Assessment or ESP registration are required. Don't worry! We can walk you through what these mean and offer friendly and expert advice along the way.
This is a rare opportunity to live and work in the Gold Coast or the Brisbane metropolitan area, with the scope to influence its clinical culture, and shape the psychiatry service.
Contact us now to discuss this sensational opportunity!
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