Permanent full-time Staff Specialist Psychiatry role in regional New South Wales; senior psychiatric practice within a public mental health service; multidisciplinary leadership; supervision of doctors in training, residents and medical students; teaching and clinical education; quality improvement; 40-hour working week; salary packaging
Take on a permanent senior psychiatry role within a regional public mental health service in New South Wales. This is an opportunity to combine clinical practice with multidisciplinary leadership, medical education and quality improvement.
Location
New South Wales – regional.
The opportunity
This permanent, full-time Staff Specialist position sits within a public mental health service providing hospital-based psychiatric care. You’ll practise as a senior medical practitioner while working closely with a multidisciplinary team and supporting the development of trainees, residents and medical students.
What you’ll be doing
• Providing senior medical expertise in psychiatry.
• Working constructively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Leading and supervising doctors in training, residents and medical students.
• Contributing to teaching and clinical education.
• Supporting quality improvement across the service.
• Demonstrating strong communication, professional conduct and collaborative leadership.
What you’ll bring
• Medical registration, or eligibility for registration, in Australia.
• An unrestricted or 19AB-exempt provider number.
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent recognised specialist qualifications.
• Appropriate experience to practise as a senior medical practitioner in psychiatry.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and multidisciplinary working skills.
• An interest in quality improvement and medical education.
• Applicants expecting to receive Fellowship within six months may be considered, although commencement cannot occur until all relevant qualifications and requirements have been completed.
Why consider this role
• Permanent, full-time employment.
• A 40-hour working week.
• Salary and conditions in accordance with the relevant Staff Specialist Award.
• Salary packaging.
• Opportunities to contribute to supervision, teaching and service improvement.
Moving to Australia
For UK doctors and other overseas-trained psychiatrists considering doctor jobs in Australia, specialist recognition, medical registration and provider-number requirements will need to be assessed individually. The vacancy accepts candidates who are registered or eligible to register in Australia, but this does not guarantee registration, migration eligibility or visa support.
Contact shannon@blugibbon.com.au or +44 7700 142 9145 for more details on the role.
