MedCareersWA Ref. No. 493447

South Metropolitan Health Service, every employee contributes to delivering safe, high-quality care to our community. Guided by our vision of Excellent health care, every time, we place research, innovation and continuous improvement at the centre of everything we do. We are building a culture of shared learning and leadership that reflects our commitment to being Collectively One, Locally Led. Through tailored development programs, leadership opportunities and contemporary ways of working, our people are empowered to grow, thrive and make a meaningful difference across every site and portfolio.

Position Profile and Role

We are currently seeking Consultant Psychiatrists/Psychiatrist with expertise in addiction/Specialists in addiction/Physicians with expertise in addiction to join our team at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Cockburn Health.

Operating across both inpatient and outpatient settings, you will provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering expert care to patients with complex, co-occurring psychiatric, substance use (AOD) disorders and behavioural addictions, while actively promoting patient safety and a high quality of care.

You will provide leadership, orientation, training, supervision and education, where relevant, for doctors in training, Health Service Medical Practitioners and other health workers.  Working in collaboration with the Head of Service and Consultant Psychiatrist, other peer Consultants, you will actively work to achieve national, state and SMHS performance standards and targets. You will work within the defined scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the SMHS Area Medical Credentialing Committee.

This recruitment process offers permanent, fixed-term and sessional opportunities, with hours and FTE open to discussion. Fixed-term contracts come with the possibility of extensions and/or permanency.

We currently have 1.0 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) available to be filled immediately.

Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Dr Daniela Vecchio, Head of Service at 08 6152 6850.  

About us

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.

Cockburn Health is a contemporary 75 bed Mental Health Hospital which opened on 5th August 2024. This is a modern and welcoming facility where you will experience being part of a compassionate and supportive team    

Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is an 863-bed tertiary and quaternary hospital providing a broad range of specialised healthcare services. These include the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, dedicated mental health facilities, maternity, paediatric and neonatal care, as well as the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers highly specialised treatments such as heart and lung transplantation and hyperbaric medicine.

South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) Mental Health delivers comprehensive public mental health care through a network of community mental health services, hospitals and community health centres. Across Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Mental Health (FSFH Mental Health) and Peel and Rockingham Kwinana Mental Health (PaRK Mental Health), specialist services are provided across the South Metropolitan region, supporting consumers with accessible, collaborative and high-quality mental health care.   SMHS Mental Health will soon open a new state-of-the-art facility at Fremantle Hospital designed to offer expanded and modern mental health services for our community. The three-storey space will provide an additional 40 mental health beds and a 24-hour Mental Health Crisis Centre, ensuring compassionate and innovative care for those who need it most.

Application and assessment support

If you have any access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and assessment process, please contact Dr Daniela Vecchio, Head of Service at 08 6152 6850. 

If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.

How to apply

Applicants MUST apply online via MedCareersWA - Reference Number 493447

Please note: Please ensure you have a valid email address. This is required to apply online. It will also be used for communication with applicants.

You’ve heard from us, now we’d like to hear from you.

Your application should include:

1. A copy of your current CV
2. A statement addressing the Essential Criteria in the JDF in no more than 2-3 pages
3. The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role. Please note referees may be contacted as part of the initial assessment process.

These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.
 
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact medcareerswa@health.wa.gov.au.

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia.

WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.  Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within SMHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.
 
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. 
  
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED