At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide high-quality psychiatry services and lead a multidisciplinary team.
- Company: Monash Health, Victoria’s largest health service with a commitment to excellence.
- Benefits: Professional development, supportive team, salary packaging, and career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team dedicated to innovation and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in mental health care while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: AHPRA registration, RANZCP fellowship, and strong commitment to quality care.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage.
About Monash Doctors: To help grow your career, there are more than 1,900 Junior and 1,700 Senior Doctors at Monash Health in over 200 medical specialties. We offer unparalleled opportunities in Victoria's largest and most clinically diverse teaching health service.
About the Department / Program: The Casey Adult Mental Health Service (Casey AMHS) provides individualised, consumer-centred care for adults aged 18 – 65 years living in the City of Casey and the Shire of Cardinia, aiming to improve mental health and wellbeing. Casey AMHS comprises the entire spectrum of care with Emergency Psychiatric Services, Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team, PACER, Hospital in the Home team, Inpatient Psychiatric Units (Ward D mental health and E) based at Casey Hospital, CCT (Continuing Care Team) based at Pakenham and Cranbourne, Acute and Extended PARCS, State-wide Transition Support Unit and the Adult Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Initiative. Teams at the Casey AMHS are multidisciplinary in nature.
The consultant psychiatrist will provide medical leadership at the team level and support & assist the Head of Unit, Casey AMHS in the provision of high-quality psychiatry services, consistent with the Monash Health values.
About the Role: To support and assist the Head of Unit, Casey AMHS, Mental Health Program, Monash Health in the provision of high-quality psychiatry services, consistent with Monash Health values. The medical model of care at Monash Health is “consultant led”.
- Provide clinical leadership through active involvement in patient care.
- Be available to medical colleagues for consultation and liaison as appropriate regarding patient care.
- Be immediately available for urgent consultation and assistance in the management of clinically deteriorating patients.
- Support academic, research, education, training & supervision (both undergraduate and postgraduate) roles in the Casey Adult Mental Health Service.
- Support the Adult Psychiatry Unit’s outreach services within Monash Health.
- Contribute to the professional and corporate life of Monash Health by participation in appropriate committees and fora.
- Contribute to ongoing service improvement and clinical and workforce innovation to ensure Monash Health provides high-quality accessible Psychiatry Services within allocated resources and meets the needs of Monash Health patients.
About You: To be successful in this healthcare role, you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience, and attributes:
- Strong commitment to providing high-quality psychiatry services.
- Working well within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Active participation in Continuous Professional Development and personal development and learning.
- Prior experience in ECT and credentialing is desirable. If not available, must attend Monash Health training as soon as practical after appointment.
Mandatory requirements of the role:
- Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Appropriate health professional tertiary qualifications.
- Fellowship of the RANZCP or equivalent.
- Working with Children's Check.
Why you will love working with us: Ours is a connected team with strong shared values and an unwavering commitment to excellence. We are a highly skilled, collaborative, and welcoming team where the only limit in your career is you. Upon your appointment, we will provide you with:
- A supportive and cohesive team, working within a larger consumer relations team.
- Professional development courses, seminars and mentoring.
- Opportunities for you to use your experience in the role to inform and drive initiatives within the broader units and programs.
- Salary packaging.
Psychiatrist, Adult Mental Health in Melbourne employer: Ranzcp
Monash Health is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and supportive work environment for psychiatrists in the heart of Victoria. With access to extensive professional development opportunities, a collaborative multidisciplinary team, and a commitment to high-quality patient care, employees can thrive both personally and professionally. The Casey Adult Mental Health Service fosters innovation and continuous improvement, ensuring that your career growth is limited only by your ambition.
