Consultant in Adult Psychiatry

Job Description

Perth is an exceptional city with world-class amenities, private schools, beaches and infrastructure. It also has 2 excellent universities - Curtin and UWA. It is a safe, affluent and resilient city. Perth has direct flights to London, Singapore, Bali, Middle East etc. There are new major hospitals and investment in the WA Health system is visible for all to see with new, contemporary world-class facilities and a new pay award just announced in September 2024. Additional benefits: World leading public sector senior medical practitioner remuneration package - up to $497k pa, including $30k professional development allowance. Live in a modern, vibrant and cosmopolitan city. Support with permanent residency, full relocation and temporary accommodation provided. Services One is the largest, providing 128 mental health beds across youth, adult, rehabilitation, and older adult settings. The group includes a tertiary hospital offering an advanced Emergency Department and comprehensive mental health services, including a Mental Health Emergency Centre and a recently established 12-bed Mental Health Unit. An additional service located 11km from Perth's CBD, this specialises in mental health, aged care, obstetrics, and rehabilitation. The Mental Health Division operates three community services in Bentley, City East, and Midland, focusing on adult and older adult care. A service in the Eastern suburbs, delivering both inpatient and outpatient mental health services, with a focus on adults and older adults in the suburban regions. The service includes 33 adult inpatient beds, including a high-dependency unit and a robust outpatient service through an ATT CTT, providing comprehensive care through a multidisciplinary approach. Your application will be assessed in the following areas: Clinical judgement & skills Leadership, teamwork and collaboration Teaching Clinical governance and audit This service in metropolitan Perth has set important goals for this Consultant Psychiatrist post. These include improving patient flow - length of stay, rate of community follow up, lowering the rate of re-admissions, discharge summary completions; ensuring appropriate and safe mental health assessments and treatments are undertaken; working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework; educating - supervise advanced trainees and teach, support and mentor all relevant staff and promoting professional development for yourself and colleagues. If you are not FRANZCP, you must meet the following minimum RANZCP criteria: Specialist training ideally completed in either Ireland, UK, Canada, USA, NZ or South Africa. In your training, have completed a minimum 6 month formal post in CAMHS to satisfy RANZCP assessment. Have MRCPsych or equivalent. For more information about this job or anything related to psychiatry recruitment in Australia please get in touch with me Alasdair Spinner at Spinner Medical Recruitment. m: +44 7414 531 583 e: We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Australia and the Torres Strait. We acknowledge them as the first inhabitants of Australia and the traditional custodians of the lands. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present. #J-18808-Ljbffr