Consultant Psychiatrist
Location: Ipswich, Queensland - just 35 mins from Brisbane CBD.
Package: From July 2027 $526k excluding oncalls, recalls and other allowances. Includes $22k professional development allowance, and up to $28k vehicle allowance.
This metropolitan mental health service is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to support the development, clinical governance and clinical activity of its Adult Mental Health Service, with a focus on patients presenting with acute, complex and severe mental health needs.
This is an important clinical leadership role within a well-established Community and Acute Mental Health Service, offering the opportunity to provide high-level specialist psychiatric care, service development, supervision and governance within a normal and well-staffed multidisciplinary setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert clinical care, in-person and via Telehealth, for people with complex or severe mental health presentations.
- Contribute to higher-level clinical governance, service development and strategic advice to ensure the service meets the needs of the community.
- Work closely with Team Leaders, Nurse Unit Managers, NGOs, GPs and other stakeholders to develop, implement and evaluate service delivery.
- Provide clinical and professional supervision, including supervision of registrars in accordance with RANZCP guidelines.
- Support education, training, clinical resource development and the local teaching program.
- Promote evidence-based practice, recovery-oriented care and continuous quality improvement.
Opportunity highlights
- Opportunity to live in Brisbane with an easy commute.
- Happy, well respected and supported health service.
- Broad clinical leadership remit across acute and community mental health.
- Excellent opportunity to contribute to service development, governance and multidisciplinary care.
- Exceptional professional development allowance of $23k per annum - paid.
- Medium to long term private practice career opportunities.
- Great career pathways with exec support to step into senior roles and leadership.
- Guaranteed work-life balance loaded into your consultant agreement and structure - get home on time!
- Stable public sector consultant role with clear career pathways.
Community highlights
- Sensational school options in the city and outer suburbs of Brisbane.
- Olympics are coming to town in 2032!
- Plenty of partner/spouse career opportuities.
- Great restaurants as you'd expect in world-class city.
- Brisbane domestic and international airport within easy reach.
- Affordable housing options compared with many major Australian cities.
- Great restaurants, culture, sport and outdoor lifestyle.
Essential Criteria
- FRANZCP or equivalent postgraduate specialist qualification.
- Applicants whose training has already been assessed by RANZCP as substantially comparable will be highly regarded.
- Demonstrated expertise in the assessment and clinical management of people with mental illness in a specialist mental health setting.
- High-level interpersonal, communication, consultation and negotiation skills.
- Ability to provide clinical leadership, advice and direction within a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to recovery-oriented care, evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement.
- Experience supervising and teaching junior medical staff.
How to Apply
For a confidential discussion, please contact Alasdair Spinner at Spinner Medical Recruitment
E alasdair@spinnermedical.com
M 447414531583
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