- Western Sydney Metropolitan District.
- Triage and assessment - an innovative, interdisciplinary emergency diversion and community walk-in facility.
- Up to $460k remuneration, including $39k CPD allowance per annum.
This is a fantastic chance to secure a 1.0 FTE post as a consultant psychiatrist at a major Sydney mental health service. This role offers exceptional professional development opportunities for a psychiatrist seeking to advance their career while making a tangible difference in mental health emergency and acute care services.
Sydney has a rich choice of independent schooling, with a large number of faith based or secular institutions located throughout the suburbs. Long term, you'll have the chance to access Sydney's lucrative private practice settings.
The Western Suburbs of Sydney are the most culturally diverse in Australia. Amenities are first class - waterways, parklands, national parks, the olympic facilities, major shopping centres, professional football stadiums, cricket ovals, league and union pitches, universities, private schools and major hospitals. As the city has grown wealth has shifted from the eastern to the western suburbs and the major corporations and employers have followed this shift by relocating corporate HQs out to the western suburbs.
The position is primarily based at the Mental Health Centre, at the Hospital, and supports a Triage and Assessment Centre, an innovative, interdisciplinary emergency diversion and community walk-in facility.The Mental Health Service is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their dynamic team and make a valuable contribution in emergency and acute mental health care. This exciting job will enable a successful candidate to provide timely, person-centered care to individuals experiencing mental health crises across both inpatient and community settings.
You will deliver specialised psychiatric assessment and intervention in high-acuity environments, focusing on crisis response, urgent care, and evidence-based brief interventions. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the innovative Safe Assessment Unit (SAU) within the larger hospital ED, bringing psychiatric expertise directly to the frontline of emergency care.
Working collaboratively within a really talented and motivated multidisciplinary team, you will contribute your specialist knowledge and skills awhile having the opportunity to develop their leadership capabilities in a supportive environment. Beyond clinical excellence, you'll be invited to champion your own interests - such as a quality and safety portfolio or a research project or a pursuit that aligns with your professional interests and the service's goals.
The service is committed to being "a proactive and responsive person-centred service which provides integrated care to each consumer, in the context of their family, support people and community." They therefore strive to work collaboratively with individuals and communities to improve mental health outcomes, promote recovery, and prevent mental illness through innovative, compassionate care.
Selection criteria includes
- FRANZCP or UK trained to satisfy RANZCP accelerated pathway and ESP pathway or psychiatrists already assessed on SIMG specialist assessement as substantially comparable.
- A commitment to their professional development and reflective practice.
- Expertise in providing high quality mental health services in inpatient and community settings.
- Committed to person-centred, recovery oriented, carer and family inclusive, trauma informed care.
- Can lead, inspire and work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary and allied health teams.
- Have first class verbal and written communication skills.
- Can demonstrate experience in quality improvement and clinical governance activities.
- Have demonstrated skills and commitment to teaching and supervision of colleagues and non-medical colleagues.
- Driving licence.
For more information please contact Alasdair Spinner +44 7414531583
alasdair@spinnermedical.com
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