At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert psychiatric care and leadership for older adults with complex mental health needs.
- Company: Join Metro North Mental Health, a leader in healthcare and research.
- Benefits: Flexible work arrangements, competitive salary, and generous superannuation contributions.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with a focus on professional development and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of older people while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: Specialist psychiatric experience and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
Join Metro North Mental Health as a Senior Medical Officer / Staff Specialist within the Older Persons Mental Health Service and provide expert psychiatric care to older adults experiencing complex mental health conditions. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver comprehensive assessment, treatment and ongoing management for consumers across inpatient, community and extended treatment settings, supporting individuals aged 65 years and over with severe and complex mental health needs.
This role offers an exceptional opportunity to combine specialist clinical practice with leadership, education and service development. You will provide clinical leadership, supervise and mentor junior medical staff and trainees, contribute to quality improvement and research initiatives, and help shape contemporary mental health services that improve outcomes for older people, their families and carers.
About you
- Provide specialist psychiatric assessment, treatment and ongoing management for older consumers with complex mental health conditions.
- Deliver clinical leadership within multidisciplinary mental health teams to support safe, effective and person-centred care.
- Provide supervision, education and mentoring to registrars, junior medical officers, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
- Support quality improvement, clinical governance, research and service evaluation activities that enhance mental health outcomes.
- Participate in after-hours on-call and ECT rosters while ensuring compliance with the Mental Health Act 2016 and contemporary clinical practice standards.
Benefits when working for us
- Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas.
- Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
- Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging.
Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first.
Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.
Senior Medical Officer/Staff Specialist – Older Persons Mental Health Service in Brisbane employer: Metro North Hospital & Health Service
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Contact Details:
Metro North Hospital & Health Service Recruitment Team
