• Package up to$539k + allowances from Sep 2026
• Brand-new 5-bed inpatient unit openedSeptember 2026.
• Manageable caseload, light on-call, outstanding work-life balance
• FRANZCP or UK CCST accepted - RANZCP acceleratedpathway means you could be here in 6 months
• Mediterranean climate, 110km of coastline, one hour from Perth by air.

The mental health service based out of Geraldton is recruiting Consultant Psychiatrists to join its expanding mental health service in Western Australia. This is a great chance to be part of a brand-new inpatient unit from day one whilst influencing care across both inpatient and community settings, all whilst enjoying a quality of life and work-life balance you won't get in an Aussie major metro centre. Here the salary is the same in Perth but housing is 50% cheaper.

The service covers both inpatient and community settings, delivering specialist adult psychiatric care within a well-resourced, collaborative MDT. The team already includes a Director of Clinical Services, seven Consultant Psychiatrists, seven Registrars and RMOs, and two interns. You'll be joining a well-established clinical environment with brand new infrastructure supporting it.

• Package up to $514k + allowances from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
• Rising to up to $539k + allowances from September 2026
• Salary packaging benefits available as a public health employee
• Paid professional development leave and CPD budget
• Relocation support available

The new inpatient unit will include:

• 5 beds, including 4 PICU beds
• Co-location with the Community Mental Health Clinic for continuity of care
• Integrated inpatient and community models of care
• Specialist adult psychiatric assessment and treatment
• Strong multidisciplinary teamwork across the full service

Geraldton is a vibrant, fun and rapidly developing coastal city and one of Western Australia's most liveable regional centres. Here, you get genuine community warmth and a chilled pace of life, with far more in the way of amenities and infrastructure than you'd expect for a city of its size. Climate

• Average house price is $580k compared to $1million + in Perth.
• Mediterranean sunshine year-round: summer highs of 28 to 33 C, mild winters of 19 to 21 C with lows around 9 to 11 C
• Over 110km of stunning coastline with amazingbeaches, world-class surf breaks, kite and windsurfing
• Six daily flights to Perth; just one hour in the air
• Multiple primary and secondary schools, including private options
• Multicultural, welcoming community:great for families, couples and individuals
• Parks, cricket, rugby, football, netball, and Olympic-sized swimming pools
• Active arts scene, galleries, cafes, restaurants, and major shopping centres
• Well-resourced healthcare and education infrastructure

• FRANZCP, or specialist training completed in the UK after 2007 :UK CCST satisfies the RANZCP accelerated and expedited specialist pathways (subject to criteria and conditions) OR
• Applicants already assessed by RANZCP SIMG assessment as Substantially Comparable will be highly regarded.
• Significant experience in general adult psychiatry
• Interest or experience in regional or rural healthcare delivery
• Commitment to multidisciplinary teamwork and collaborative practice
• Telehealth capability and solid IT skills
• Willingness to undertake outreach activities
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

Spinner Medical Recruitment acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Australia and the Torres Strait. We respect all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their customs and their beliefs. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Spinner Medical in Queensland seeks a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist to lead specialist care for older people across diverse settings. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to promote recovery, safety and quality of life, while contributing to governance and education.

The role offers a very attractive public sector package with relocation and visa support, excellent leave entitlements, and a secure, long-term appointment within a supportive culture.

Spinner Medical Recruitment is seeking Consultant Psychiatrists for Geraldton, WA, to join a brand-new inpatient unit from day one and influence care across inpatient and community settings, offering a quality of life and work-life balance not found in larger metro centres.

The role covers inpatient and community care with a well-resourced MDT, a salary package rising to AU$539k+ allowances from September 2026, and relocation support for eligible candidates.

• Outstanding lifestyle opportunity.
• Full Relocation and permanent residency support
• In this mental health service and broader health service, your contributionand hard work will be valued.

Are you a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist based in Australia or outside of Australia who is looking for a change of pace, a job with more clinical autonomy, with a workforce culture that genuinely supports a work-life balance, and this is structured into your contract?

This Queensland city offers an enviable lifestyle that appeals strongly to UK-trained doctors. Benefits include:

• Prosperous regional city with a first class hospital and health service.
• Only 1hr 30 minutes to major metropolitan.
• One of Queensland's, leading private schools, has lots of child care options.
• Affordable housing, lots of outdoor recreational facilities, clubs and sports.

This is an opportunity to enjoy a stable, well remunerated consultant career without compromising quality of life or professional enjoyment.

In this role you will lead specialist care for older people across a range of care settings, supporting their recovery, wellbeing and quality of life. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, patients, carers, families and other stakeholders.

Your work will include:

• Assessing and treating older patients, with a focus on recovery, safety and good outcomes.
• Leading decisions with the multidisciplinary team, patients, carers and health partners so that care is coordinated.
• Taking part in clinical governance, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
• Supervising and teaching junior clinicians, and contributing to research and education.

This role offers a very attractive public sector specialist package, based on the new Queensland Health Wage agreements, published in November 2025.

• Competitive Public sector salary package of up to $557k (from July 2027) + oncalls etc.
• Relocation assistance & support with visas
• Excellent leave entitlements including 3.6 professional development leave.
• A secure, long-term appointment

Psychiatrists with interests in Older Age psychiatry:

• FRANZCPor soon to qualify or
• UK-trained Consultants holding CCT, MRCPsych/FRCPsych to qualify for RANZCP accelerated and/or ESP pathways.
• Or, any SIMg psychiatrist already assessed by RANZCP
• Strong clinical and technical capability, with the knowledge and skill set required to deliver high-quality specialist old age psychiatrycare.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and provide leadership within multidisciplinary teams.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills and is able to engage effectively with colleagues and other health professionals.
• Genuine commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and best-practice clinical governance.
• An active interest in education and research, including a strong personal commitment to ongoing professional development and continuing medical education.

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.

• Location: Bundaberg, SubtropicalQueensland.
• Package: Up to $573k plus oncall, recall, penalty shift allowances.
• Job: Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Age Psychiatry.

The service provides care in a beautiful region of Queensland and has developed sophisticated models of care which are consistent with both national Australian standards and which are also responsive to the needs of this community. Emphasis is put on collaborative, multidisciplinary care and a culture of best practice which is inclusive of families and carers , with a strong focus on relapse prevention. The mental health service also provides inpatient services which are supported by a 20 bed community care unit, a 10 bed step up step down sub-acute unit. Additional community mhs are provided throughout the region.

• Provide comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment and treatment of older adults with complex mental health conditions in a range of settings including acute inpatient and community mental health.
• Supervise, assess, and teach undergrad and postgrad junior doctors, as well as registrars and advanced trainees.
• Use a patient centred and team based model of care.
• Participate in service development, utilisation and effectiveness.
• Participate in clinical governance initiatives.
• Ensure your own professional development is maintained whilst act as an advocate for the ongoing professional development of juniorcolleagues.

• Amazing and affordable housing options - beach side living available as well as hinterland rain forest oasis properties.
• Beaches.
• Sensational marine and coastal environments.
• Busy and reliable airport - 1hr flight to Brisbane for international and domestic transfers.
• Good schooling , including private schools.
• Fantastic all year round warm subtropical climate.
• All year round outdoor sporting facilities.

• Base salary.
• Plus 50% private practice allowances.
• Professional development allowance $23k.
• MV allowance $23k - $28k depending on years of experience.
• Employer paid superannuation 12.75%

• FRANZCP or equivalent. Advanced cert of old psychiatrist or specialist quals in old age psychiatrywould be highly regarded.
• Demonstrated experience in older persons psychiatry across a range of settings such as hospital, community and telehealth.
• A collaborative approach to your work .
• Ability to provide leadership in a multidisciplinary team context and to collaborate as a team member.
• First class communication skills.
• Experience in quality improvement, risk management, peer review and audit activities.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in undergrad and postgraduate teaching.

We provide free, expert, personable and friendly guidance through all Australian regulatory processes.

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.

Spinner Medical seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Age Psychiatry to deliver comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment and treatment for older adults across inpatient and community settings. The role includes supervising junior doctors, registrars and trainees, and leading a patient-centred, team-based care approach.

The service emphasises collaboration, multidisciplinary care, and a culture of best practice with families and carers, plus opportunities for professional development and

Spinner Medical is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to lead its adult and older person inpatient mental health service on the Gold Coast. The role combines clinical work (0.4 FTE) with a substantial leadership component, guiding a large multidisciplinary team in a hospital-based setting.

The successful candidate will be FRANZCP or UK CCT (or RANZCP assessed) with strong teaching skills and a collaborative leadership style.

• Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
• Major mhs, well staffed with over 65 FTEConsultants, 75 FTE Registrars and 22 FTE Resident Medical
  Officers
• Package of up to approx. $570k plus oncall allowances. Includes base salary, PPA, managerial allowance, car and CPD allowances as well as superannuation.

Package includes managerial allowance, $22k CPD allowance, and up to $28k car allowance and private practice allowances.

We are working with the GCHHS and are looking for a consultant psychiatrist to take up a permanent post and lead its adult and older person inpatient mental health service for three years, with the option of a further two years of the combined elements. We recrutied the previous incumbent of this post who has now moved on to a more senior job.

The Gold Coast is a coastal city in south-east Queensland with beaches, hinterland, several universities and a sensational family-friendly lifestyle. People who work in the GC choose to live near the beach or on the canals, in the hinterland, Brisbane itself or just across the border in NSW, on the beaches there or NSW hinterland. The residential options are incredible.

The inpatient mental health service has over 180 beds across th Univeresity Hospital in two locations. It cares for adults and older people with severe mood disorders, psychosis, behavioural and psychological symptoms of cognitive impairment, and other complex presentations. Psychiatry, nursing and allied health all work closely together, with le good reliablinks into community mental health services for ongoing care and discharge planning.

This important post combines clinical work with medical leadership. The clinical component is 0.4 FTE and the rest is obviously directed to the leadership components.

As Medical Director, you will:

• Manage the mdcare team day to day and give direct clinical care, including relief cover when needed.
• Provide professional leadership across the department, and supervise and teach registrars, junior doctors, medical students and other clinicians.
• Work in partnership with Service Directors to lead clinical governance and oversee the operational and financial running of the service.
• Review models of care, develop the service strategy, and support research and quality improvement.
• Carry out regular performance appraisal for the consultants in the team and make sure they are credentialed.
• Report to the Clinical Director of Mental Health and Specialist Services, and professionally to the CMO.
• Help ensure the service ensures compliance with Queensland's Mental Health Act.
• Participate in the after-hours on-call roster.

The role sits within a leadership model where clinical and ops leaders work as partners.

This job would be a good fit for a psychiatrist who has supervised and taught, but is now ready to step into service leadership with an established team around them.

• be a FRANZCP or UK CCT or already assessed by RANZCP for the SCP.
• Strong clinical and teaching experience in psychiatry.
• Substantial experience in GAP and/or Older Age psychiatry.
• A collaborative approach to management and leadership.
• First class personable and communication skills.

• International applicants: We welcome expressions of interest from UK-trained psychiatrists and other internationally qualified specialists. Our team can advise on RANZCP comparability assessments, expedited pathways, and AHPRA registration.

For those trained outside of Australia, a RANZCP Comparability Assessment or ESP registration are required. Don't worry! We can walk you through what these mean and offer friendly and expert advice along the way.

This is a rare opportunity to live in the Gold Coast or the Brisbane metropolitan area, with the scope to influence its clinical culture, and shape the psychiatry service.

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.

• Remuneration package of up to $554k + on-call allowances, shift allowances etc.
• This mental health service is Queensland's most comprehensive mental health serviceoutside of Brisbane.
• Lifestyle is very popular with health service specialists- excellent schools, beach or riverside living.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Rehabilitation Mental Health Service within one of Australia's largest regional tertiary referral centres. Set in a vibrant coastal city, this role offers a rare blend of interesting clinical challenges, sensational lifestyle opportunities for families, couples and singles alike, as well as a respected launchpad for your long-term career development in Australia.

Applicants with a working knowledge and familiarity with the principles of Forensic Psychiatry will be highly regarded.

This is a great opportunity to contribute your skills and experience to help take this service forward. Broadly, your scope will be to:

• Provide first class clinical care to manage complex rehabilitation patients in a supportive and well resourced university health service. Including those who require secure environments.
• Lead and collaborate in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Lead, supervise and mentor junior medical staff.
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement projects and research (if interested).
• Work as an important and highly valued medical leader in this health service, including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.

This city is popular location for overseas trained specialists.The lifestyle is easy, laid back and focused on good living. The city is a great place to raise kids. Its peaceful and has one of Queenslad's finest private schools. It is so easy to get around as well. The commute is a breeze. In town you can choose to live by the beach with all the cafes, restaurants etc. or instead choose a family homeby the river, near the hospital where many consultant families are based. The city has an excellent university with a first classreputation in science and medicine.

• The mobile rehab team (MIRT) is a recovery orientated MDT service whose goal is to improving the quality of life of patients with complex mental health needs requiring intervention in the community.
• The secure unit(SMHRU) has recently expanded to a25 bed unit. It provides secure residential services to a large region.
• The community care unit (TCCU) has 24 beds forextended care and rehab. It has abrain injury unit (ABIU) with 6 beds. There isan additional rehab unit in a different location. It is residential with a community access and re-integration focus. There are 27 extended care and rehab beds.

• ensuring first class care and support is delivered to patients and their carers and families.
• lead and take part in service development initiatives.
• lead on patient safety and clinical governance.
• ensure medical workforce is managed re rosters, on-calls, leave etc.
• lead from the front in teaching and education.
• managing rehab unit KPIs.
• undertake CME activities.

The new Queensland Health Medical Officers agreement (MOCA 7) guarantees you:

• base salary depending on your experience as a consultant plus
• private practice allowance 50%
• car allowance $22k - $28k plus
• CPD allowance $22k paid with your salary plus
• on-call allowances, overtime allowances and penalty shifts plus
• employer paid pension contributions.
• Long service leave etc.

• FRANZCP or equivalent, assessed as substantially comparable by RANZCP or registration via ESP. To qualify for the accelerated RANZCP or ESP pathway you will need UK CCT - contact me for more information.
• Substantial clinical experience in psychiatric practice, ideally with exposure to rehabilitation, forensic, or dual-disability psychiatry.
• Knowledge of and commitment to quality improvement initiatives.
• Expertise in recovery-oriented practice, complex case management, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Desire to maintain the highest levels of clinical practice.
• Willingness to participate in research activities.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-cultural contexts, including with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Spinner Medical Recruitment acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Australia and the Torres Strait. We acknowledge them as the first inhabitants of the nation of Australia and the traditional custodians of the lands where people now live, learn and work. We respect all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - their customs and their beliefs. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Spinner Medical Recruitment invites applications for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Rehabilitation Mental Health Service in Queensland's largest regional centre. The role is based in a vibrant coastal city and offers challenging clinical work, strong leadership opportunities, and pathways for long-term career development in Australia.

Knowledge of Forensic Psychiatry is highly regarded; you will lead a multidisciplinary team, mentor junior staff, and contribute to governance and quality

Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service seeks a Staff Specialist/Consultant Anaesthetist to provide first-class anaesthetic care across Hervey Bay and Maryborough Hospitals, delivering high-quality services and participating in governance.

This role offers a generous remuneration package up to $571k with allowances, 3.6 weeks PD leave, development allowance, salary sacrifice options, and the chance to undertake private practice at St Stephens Private Hospital in Hervey Bay.

Anaesthetist , Mackay Queensland, Australia.

Package: up to $570k plus oncall etc. (New award will be published shortly).

As Consultant Anaesthetist, you'll support the Director of Anaesthesia by delivering high-quality clinical care within the department, contributing to education, and playing an active role in patient safety, audit, research and service planning.

This full-time position offers a rewarding mix of clinical excellence, career development, and a fantastic work-life balance.

The department covers a broad mix of anaesthesia services, including orthopaedics, trauma, general surgery, gynaecology, obstetrics, paediatrics, ENT, dental, ECT and endoscopy. You'll also be involved in the pre assessment clinic, acute pain service, obstetric epidural service, and provide support to trauma and cardiac arrest teams.

As an accredited training department, you'll play a key role in supervising and supporting Principal House Officers, Junior House Officers, Interns, Registrars and Provisional Fellows.

As an accredited training facility, the department provides a dynamic teaching environment. The successful applicant will contribute to the supervision and development of more junior medical colleagues.

• Remuneration package up to $570k,excluding oncall, recall allowances and penalty shift allowances.
• Employer paid benefits including 12.75% superannuation, car allowance and professional development allowance.
• Permanent residency support and full relocation reimbursement.

• Live in a thriving community with excellent schools, healthcare, parks, and modern amenities.
• Enjoy year round access to stunning beaches, national parks, and vibrant local events (music, food, arts festivals).
• Strong airport connectivity for easy domestic and international travel.
• Perfect for families (great private schools), couples, or solo professionals seeking a healthy, active lifestyle.

• Join a contemporary hospital equipped with state of the art facilities and a strong research and innovation focus.
• Collaborate with a supportive and professional multidisciplinary team.
• Opportunities to engage in teaching, research, leadership, and clinical governance initiatives.

• FANZCA or ANZCA SIMG assessment/ESP eligibility - contact me for more information about ESP eligibility.
• Commitment to education, research, and continuous professional development.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Australia and the Torres Strait, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Spinner Medical in Canberra seeks a Consultant in Addictions Psychiatry to work across inpatient and outpatient services within the ACT Health framework. You will lead clinical care, supervise trainees and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality addiction services.

The role emphasizes teaching, research and policy involvement, with opportunities for conjoint academic appointments. Excellent relocation support and a comprehensive benefits package accompany the position.

• Remuneration package of up to $450k.
• Serve a local community of 100,000 and support a catchment population of 300,000.
• Great place to live! Amazing affordable housing options,full city amenities and private schooling.

• Remuneration up to $430k based on years of experience and location allowances.
• Employer support towards permanent residency.
• Exceptional annual professional development allowance of close to $31k.
• Lucrative shift allowances.
• Annual leave, professional development leave etc.
• Full relocation allowance with added Victorian government cash incentives.
• See your hard work and contributions get rewarded and valued by employer and community.

Albury and Wodonga are two cities, side by side, across the Victorian and NSW border. The cities are home to the iconic Murray River and its waterways, Lake Hume, sensational food producers, museums, a rich migrant and Aboriginal Australian history and a rich choice of schooling.

Albury Wodonga Health is a major Australian patient centred health service. Its values are: fairness, justice, teamwork, respect, trust, accountability and compassion.

• Multidisciplinary mental health teams.
• AWH's Mental health service covers 50k square kilometres from Southern New South Wales, to North East Victoria.
• It provides specialist clinical assessment, treatment and on-going care for people of all ages including addictions.
• 10 specialty community based mental health services.
• 95 mental health beds.
• A purpose built 20-bed facility, including provision for high level supervision for 18+ years.
• 24-bed specialist inpatient assessment and treatment service with the addition of a High Dependency Unit.
• 15-bed residential aged care service.
• A four 2-bed, self-contained rehab units with 24-hour clinical support (16 - 24 years old).
• PARC 10 bed, short stay residential accommodation for 16 - 65 years old.
• Rehabilitation service of seven houses with 24 hour support.
• Special service specialising in supporting mental health affected families.

• Provide clinical services and leadership for child, adolescent services.
• Provide inpatient and communityservices as required.
• Provide leadership to a MDT
• Participate and contribute to clinical teaching initiatives.
• Help teach University of Melbourne students.
• Provide high level advice to clinical director and executive.
• Contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

• 3 hr drive to Melbourne.
• Busy domestic airport with direct flights to Melbourne and Sydney for international transfers.
• Excellent private schools.
• Sensational housing options - at half the cost of Melbourne and Sydney.
• Summer recreation - water sports on lakes: jetski, sailing, power boating etc; trekking, MTB etc. cricket clubs: 9 Clubs, 50 Junior Teams, 29 Senior Teams, ovals, rugby, football, hockey facilities, olympic swimming pools etc.
• Winter recreation - all the above and easy access to the Australian ski-fields and resorts.
• Amenities: cinemas, theatres, shopping, great cafes and restaurants.
• Churches, mosques and other places of worship, with diverse community demographics.

• FRANZCP or training completed in UK to satisfy RANZCP accelerated orESP pathway requirements.
• Excellent teamwork, collaborative and communication capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, providing leadership, encouragement and inspiration.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, and research.
• Willingness and ability to undertake continuous quality improvement projects.A commitment to ethical medical practice.
• Willingness to be on an on call roster.

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.

Position: Consultant in Addictions Psychiatry
Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Package: Up to $530k All relocation, medical college fees, registration and visa application fees reimbursed, up to $55k.

• All relocation, medical college fees, registration and visa application fees reimbursed, up to $55k.
• Psychiatry allowance of $75k.
• 17.4% oncall allowance.
• 12.5% superannuation
• 4 weeks professional development leave and 5 weeks annual leave.

• Canberra is the seat of Australia's national government.
• It hosts all of the foreign embassies and has a suite of governmental institutions at both state and federal levels.
• The city is a modern, prosperous and multicultural community with a population of 500k people.
• The Australian National Art Gallery is there and there are 6 universities in the city.
• Rich choice of private schooling.
• Compared to Sydney and Melbourne the housing in Canberra is more affordable.
• Naturally, as the seat of government in a large country, the airport is busy with excellent connections internationally as well as domestically.
• Extensive employment opportunities for partner/spouse in academia, health service, defence, IT, service and business etc.
• Sydney is a 3 hr drive or 1hr flight.
• Outstanding sporting opportunities at grass roots and senior amateur level as well as professional clubs in rugby league, union, cricket etc.

The Canberra Health mental health service delivers specilaist mental health including alcohol and drug services to children, adolescents, adults and older people across the Australian Capital Territory. Care is provided across inpatient units, community centres, forensic facilities and in the home, spanning inpatient psychiatric care, community outreach and harm minimisation programs.

The alcohil and drug service providesinfo, advice, referral, assessment and treatment to ACT residents who are concerned about their own or a family member's alcohol, tobacco or other drug use.

The service includes:

• Consultation and Liaison
• Opioid Treatment Services
• Counselling and Treatment Services
• Youth Drug and Alcohol Program
• Police Court Drug Diversion Services
• Withdrawal Service
• Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List

You will work across inpatient, consultation liaison and outpatient services and take part in the administrative, governance and training requirements that apply to medical officers in the mhs.

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited:

• Assessing, diagnosing and treating people with alcohol and other drug dependence.
• Training juniors, registrars and medical students
• Advising private medical practitioners and other health professionals on medical issues related to alcohol and other drug use
• Taking part in research and quality assurance activities
• Providing leadership and supporting high standards of service
• Contributing to policy development with the Director and sitting on high-level committees when required
• Taking part in after-hours and on-call duties as rostered

You will provide first class psychiatric care as well as supervise and teach psychiatry trainees and medical students, whilst taking a lead clinical role across multidisciplinary teams. Further, you will define recovery plans, work closely with corrections, courts, GPs, community agencies and other stakeholders whilst contributing to service development projects and initiatives.

The mental health service in Canberra has established research links with ANU, the University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University, and you may be considered for a conjoint academic appointment, subject to conditions. There's an excellent medical library and established postgraduate teaching programs.

• FRANZCP and aa Certificate of Advanced Training in Addiction Psychiatry ORFellowship of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine (FAChAM) through the Australasian College of Physicians;or an overseas equivalent specialist addiction qualificationideally gained in the UK (to satisfy RANZCP Accelerated pathway or the ESP pathway requirements).
• Substantial experience in addictions psychiatry or addictions medicine settings.
• First class communication skills.
• Willingness to participate in teaching and training initiatives.
• Extensive experience in MDT settings.

For more information please contact Alasdair Spinner

We provide free, friendly and expert support through the recruitment, college assessment, medical registration and visa application processes.

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.

Spinner Medical in Victoria, Warrnambool is seeking a psychiatrist to lead adolescent and young adult mental health services. You will deliver clinical assessments and treatments for 18-25 year olds, participate in MDT activities, and contribute to service development across community hubs.

The role emphasises recovery-oriented care, collaboration with psychologists, social workers, nurses, and OT, and active participation in teaching and supervision.

• 38 hour week, 76 hour per fortnight.
• Package up to $450k - new wage agreement for Victoria coming online.
• Full working visa and Permanent Residency support.

• Beautiful coastal community inVictoria.
• Package up to $450k.
• Comfortable workload.
• Excellent schooling options.
• Full permanent residency support - get your and your family'sPR within 12 months.
• Talented and supportive clinical director and health service executive.
• Fantastic professional development opportunities.
• Exceptional employment terms and conditions.

This mental health service is headed up by a progressive and dynamic clinical director. It provides innovative and patient-centred care with a commitment to recovery-orientated practices, holistic care with forward thinking and contemporary models which deliver compassionate , high quality servies.

There are 4 community based hubs in this mental health service. The service HQ houses a aged person mental health service, child and adolescent and primary mental health service for the catchment. All the bed-based services are located here at HQ where there is a 15 bed unit which includes 4 high dependency beds, a 5 bed extended care inpatient unit, a 13 bed PARC .

The mental health community hubs are made up of psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses and OT. Clinicians from HQ visit and work from the regional hubs on a daily basis. The teams also support high prevalence presentations in the primary care sector and support the capacity of GPs. The community based mental health services include an adult mhs continuing care, access mental health team, old age MHS, CAMHS, autism spectrum disorder assessment and coordination, a perinatal program and an early intervention and dual diagnosis team.

You will play an important role in the provision of mental health clinical services young adults aged 18 - 25 years old.

Participation in initiatives aimed at early intervention, aboriginal health as well as remote and rural service delivery will form part of your primary responsibilities.

As a member and leader of the mdt you will offer primary clinical assessment and treatment, provide secondary consultation, guidance and advice to colleagues and other professionals, deliver and develop best clinical practice standards, participate in ECT and oncall roster, participate in the education of more junior colleagues (under and post grad) and other interested stakeholders.

• FRANZCP or equivalent qualification.
• Applicants trained in the UK (CCT)will be highly regarded to satisfy accelerated pathways.
• Proven expertise in adult psychiatric care, adept in both medical and psychiatric assessments and treatment.
• Experience in specifically ages 18-25 will be highly regarded.
• Well developed team skills with evidenced ability to work well within multi-disciplinary settings.
• Ability to manage clinical responsibilities in diverse service settings.
• Strong commitment to teaching and providing supervision within the service.
• Flexibility to work across multiple sites.
• Willingess to work on oncall roster.

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.