At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team providing specialist adult psychiatric care in a brand-new inpatient unit.
- Company: Expanding mental health service in beautiful Geraldton, WA.
- Benefits: Earn up to $539k + allowances, with relocation support and professional development leave.
- Other info: Experience Mediterranean climate and vibrant community life in Geraldton.
- Why this job: Enjoy a balanced lifestyle while making a real difference in mental health.
- Qualifications: FRANZCP or UK CCST required; experience in general adult psychiatry preferred.
- Opportunity highlights
- Package up to $514k + allowances (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026), rising to $539k + allowances from Sep 2026
- Brand-new 5-bed inpatient unit opening September 2026.
- Manageable caseload, light on‑call, outstanding work–life balance
- FRANZCP or UK CCST accepted — RANZCP expedited pathway means you could be here in 6 months
- Mediterranean climate, 110km of coastline, one hour from Perth by air
- Role information
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, while enjoying a quality of life and work‑life balance you won't get in an Aussie major metro centre.
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.
- Remuneration
- 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 service
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
- Living in Geraldton
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 and lifestyle
- 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 amazing beaches, world‑class surf breaks, kite and windsurfing
- Six daily flights to Perth; just one hour in the air
- Family and community
- 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
- Selection criteria
- 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)
- 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
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