Job Description:

• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Friendly and dynamic team
• Work for one of Australia’s leading hospital groups
• Part time Parental Leave position until 7/9/25


About the Role
The Consultant Psychiatrist is accountable for the delivery of clinical services to the consumers of the  Clarendon CMHS under the First Episode Psychosis program and will provide high quality clinical services, contribute to service evaluation and research and display a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development. The role is under the clinical leadership and management of the Director Community Psychiatry and Operational Manager Community Mental Health and works in partnership with the team managers to provide dual clinical and operational governance for the service.  
 

• Promotion and liaison with the relevant community services, NDIS providers, private psychiatrists and general practitioners.
• Ensuring that there is regular and effective communication with staff from the community and services of SVMH, NDIS providers, private psychiatrists and general practitioners.
• Work collaboratively with mental health clinicians, lived and living experience workforce, operational and other staff to ensure the optimum management of consumers’ recovery-oriented needs.
• Assessing and managing consumers of the service according to the current best standards, using the best available evidence and meeting the requirements of relevant law, ethics and community needs.

Classifications for this position will range from HN18 to HN58 in line with experience

Your Contribution
• This section was previously known as “Qualifications, Skills and Experience”

·         Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery or equivalent.

·         Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.

·         Registration with AHPRA.
• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain

What we offer
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Career development & advancement encouraged
• Culture of continuous improvement


About the Mental Health Department

St. Vincent’s Mental Health (SVMH) includes an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara.  The adult mental health service components are:  the Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), the 44 bed Acute Inpatient Service (AIS) located on the St. Vincent’s Hospital site, and two community mental health services (CMHS) at Hawthorn and East Melbourne (Clarendon CMHS). Community mental health services comprises of Intake, Continuing Care (CCT), Mobile Support and Treatment (MST), Homeless Outreach (CHOPS) and Public Housing Tenancy Support (STAY) services. The adult prevention and recovery care (PARC) service provides a short-term, intensive residential service with a recovery focus. A Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry Service is provided to the health service. NEXUS Dual Diagnosis Service, the Body Image and Eating Disorders Assessment and Treatment Service (BETRS) are regional services. State-wide services are the Victorian Dual Disability Service, the Victorian Transcultural Mental Health Unit and Dual Diagnosis Education and Training Unit. The AIS includes 5 beds designated as the Koori State-wide Inpatient Service and linked to the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service. The Community Acute Response Team (CART) encompasses  the Crisis Assessment and Treatment (CAT) service, Psychiatric triage, Extended triage, ED mental health, the Hub and Hospital Outreach Post Suicide Attempt Engagement (HOPE) program.  

All SVMH clinical staff are expected to be familiar, and practice in a manner consistent with the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce.

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:

Contact Details:

Community Director, Sally Chow, [email protected], 0403 130 771

Alternate Contact:

Manager, Clarendon Community Mental Health Services, Will Drapac, [email protected]

Closing Date:

24 August 2024 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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