At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead psychiatric services and develop culturally responsive care models in Central Australia.
- Company: Department of Health, delivering essential health services across Northern Territory.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous leave, professional development, and salary packaging options.
- Other info: Opportunity to work closely with Aboriginal communities and enhance mental health services.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on mental health outcomes in a culturally significant region.
- Qualifications: Specialist Psychiatrist registration and leadership experience in complex clinical settings.
Located in Alice Springs, the Mental Health and Other Drugs Services (MHAOD) team is seeking an accomplished and visionary Clinical Director of Psychiatry to provide strategic clinical leadership across a diverse, multidisciplinary service operating within one of Australia’s most culturally significant and clinically unique regions.
As Clinical Director, you will hold overarching responsibility for the governance, safety, and quality of psychiatric practice across inpatient, community, and specialist services. You will lead service development, strengthen clinical governance frameworks and support a sustainable psychiatric workforce, ensuring the delivery of evidence-based, person-centred and culturally responsive care.
Working in partnership with Aboriginal health leaders and clinicians, and in collaboration with government and community stakeholders, you will play a critical role in shaping models of care that honour cultural knowledge, promote recovery, and respond effectively to the needs of the Central Australian region.
Key responsibilities include:
- Clinical governance and oversight of psychiatric services
- Leadership of service reform and model of care development
- Workforce leadership, supervision and capability building
- Strengthening culturally safe practice in partnership with Aboriginal communities
- Supporting quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
To be successful, you will require:
- Current registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist Psychiatrist
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or equivalent
- Demonstrated high-level leadership experience in complex clinical environments
- Strong communication, negotiation and conflict resolution capability
- A deep understanding of the mental health needs of Aboriginal peoples, and the ability to lead culturally safe, community informed and trauma aware mental health services
- Commitment to working in partnership with Aboriginal communities to improve mental health outcomes
In return, you will enjoy a competitive remuneration package, salary packaging options, 12% superannuation, generous recreational leave, personal and professional development leave and the opportunity to contribute to a region where clinical leadership has an immediate and lasting impact.
Clinical Director in Alice Springs employer: Northern Territory Government
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Contact Details:
Northern Territory Government Recruitment Team
