This comprehensive mental health service in Cairns, Queensland is seeking a Consultant Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist to help deliver high-quality mental health care to patients across the general hospital setting.
Community highlights
- Rich public sector or private school options.
- Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.
- Warm winters!
- Very short commute to work available.
- Enjoy rainforest hinterland or beaches.
- Walking, sailing, fishing, cricket, football - all your outdoor pursuits.
- Affordable housing.
- Great community vibes.
- Direct flights to Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Osaka, Tokyo, Bali, Hong Kong, Singapore and NZ.
Job
You'll play a key role in providing consultation-liaison psychiatric care across the service, working closely with medical and surgical teams to support patients with co-occurring physical and mental illness. The mhs multidisciplinary teams are composed of professionals with diverse skills and backgrounds, working together to offer a comprehensive range of patient centred mental health services.
The service settings include:
- Consultation Liaison Services
- A 10-bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
- A 12-bed Adult Step Up Step Down Unit (sub-acute)
- Older Persons Psychiatry
- A 38-bed Acute Adult Mental Health Unit
- A 20-bed Community Care Unit
- Acute Care Teams, including teleservice and an emergency team
- Adult and Child & Youth Mental Health Community Care Teams
- Specialised therapeutic Services
- Mobile Intensive Rehabilitation
- Forensic Mental Health Services
- Perinatal
- Rural & Remote
The job scope includes but is not limited to:
- Upholding the service values and acting professionally at all times.
- Ensure the highest quality of service.
- Provide clinical governance for consultation-liaison psychiatry services.
- Deliver psychiatric assessment and management for patients in the emergency department, medical and surgical wards.
- Provide specialist advice and support to non-psychiatric clinical teams managing patients with complex physical and mental health needs.
- Provide clinical leadership within mdts and oversee collaborative care planning.
- Participate in strategic and operational planning, including quality improvement initiatives.
- Deliver education and training to junior staff, medical students, and mental health clinicians on consultation-liaison psychiatry.
- Engage with patients, carers, non-mental health clinicians, and service providers to promote consultation-liaison psychiatry and maintain open communication about patient care.
- Maintain professional development.
Selection criteria
- FRANZCP or eligibility for RANZCP substantial comparability or ESP, with experience in consultation-liaison psychiatry.
- Extensive experience in delivering psychiatric care within a general hospital setting.
- Strong clinical and professional skills, including communication, time management, and conflict resolution.
- Expertise in managing patients with complex comorbid physical and mental health needs.
- Leadership skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in fostering partnerships with non-mental health practitioners and external service providers.
- Teaching experience for junior medical staff and other clinicians.
- Knowledge of the Queensland Mental Health Act and the ability to work in a cross-cultural environment.
- Strong clinical documentation and patient care management skills.
- A desire to participate in your professional development.
- Class C motor vehicle license is essential.
- Willingness to participate in an on-call roster.
For more information please email alasdair@spinnermedical.com or message +447414531583.
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