At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert mental health care and lead a multidisciplinary team.
- Company: Join West Moreton Health, a diverse and evolving health service in Queensland.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, professional development, and wellbeing support.
- Other info: Flexible work options and a lifestyle blending rural charm with city convenience.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact in a rapidly growing community.
- Qualifications: Must be a registered psychiatrist with extensive mental health expertise.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
West Moreton Health is one of Queensland's most diverse and rapidly evolving health services, delivering health care to over 300,000 people across Ipswich, Boonah, Gatton, Laidley, and Esk.
We provide preventative and primary healthcare services, ambulatory services, acute care, sub-acute care, oral health, mental health and other specialised services, including prison and youth detention health services, and alcohol and other drugs services to the region.
At West Moreton Health, our employees apply our shared to every aspect of their work.
This helps make sure our workplaces are effective, inclusive and empower our employees to reach our goals.
As a Child Safe Organisation, at West Moreton Health
- We prioritise children and young people being seen, heard, and safe in every interaction.
- We create inclusive environments where the voices and needs of children and young people are valued and respected.
- We believe safeguarding is shared responsibility, upheld by every member of our organisation.
Come and join a connected team of over 6,000 professionals delivering compassionate, community-based care across the West Moreton region.
What we're looking for
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following
- Demonstrated extensive knowledge, expertise and skill in the assessment and clinical management of people with mental illness in a specialised mental health setting.
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal, communication, consultation and negotiation skills including the ability to provide high level clinical leadership, advice and direction within a multidisciplinary team and to relevant stakeholders.
- Demonstrated commitment to leading mental health recovery model of care, evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement to enhance service delivery outcomes.
- Demonstrated expert knowledge of national and State Mental Health directions and legislation relevant to the provision of specialist mental health services.
- Demonstrated experience in the provision of effective training to junior medical staff.
- Mandatory Requirements
- Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiary or equivlant prostgraduate specialist qualification.
- Current registration to practice as a specialist in psychiatry with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), Medical Board of Australia.
- Why choose us
- Purposeful work that makes a meaningful impact in one of Queensland's fastest-growing regions.
- Professional development including mentorship, paid study leave, simulation training and research opportunities.
- Career pathways with support to step into senior roles and leadership.
- Wellbeing supports including peer networks, flexible work options, EAP and dedicated mental health programs.
- Competitive benefits including salary packaging and up to 12.75% super.
- A lifestyle you'll love in a region that blends rural charm, natural beauty and city convenience.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.
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