MedCareersWA Job No. 493049
We are currently recruiting
for dedicated Consultant Psychiatrists. We offer a variety of
flexible employment arrangements to suit different career needs,
including: Sessional, Casual, Permanent Full-Time or Part-Time,
Fixed-Term Full-Time or Part-Time appointments, with the
possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.
This is where jobs become careers,
passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you
ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health
care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service
(SMHS) is the perfect place to start!
The Rockingham Peel Group
(RkPG) provides mental health services to adults and older adults
across the Kwinana, Rockingham, Mandurah, Pinjarra and Waroona
communities. Known collectively known as Peel Rockingham Kwinana
Mental Health Service (PaRK MHS), this organisation is dedicated to
delivering safe, high-quality care within a supportive work
environment and culture.
PaRK Mental Health Service offers a
broad suite of services tailored to meet diverse mental health care
needs, including both inpatient (including ECT program) and
community-based care. Speciality services available include
emergency department liaison, consultation liaison, day therapy,
hospital in the home, early episode psychosis, assertive community
treatment, perinatal, GP liaison, drug and alcohol services,
aboriginal mental health services, community step up and step down
accommodation, amongst others. A range of therapeutic
programs are available to support recovery including CBT, DBT,
rehabilitation services and peer support. We take pride in our
strong links with community partners and the wider community to
provide coordinated and holistic care.
About the Role
The Consultant Psychiatrist at PaRK
MHS is responsible for the mental health assessment, treatment, and
management of patients with mental health illness. This includes
the provision of service to patients' families and carers. You will
work within a collaborative multidisciplinary team (MDT)
environment and work closely with other other agencies to promote
close community partnerships.
In this role, you will lead the MDT
in delivering specialist mental health services to patients. You
will promote patient safety and quality of care. You will provide
leadership, orientation, training, supervision, and ongoing
education, where relevant, for Doctors in Training, medical
officers, and other health workers. You will also collaborate
closely with the Director/Head of Department and fellow Consultants
to achieve national, state and South Metropolitan Health Service
performance standards and targets.
For more comprehensive
information, including full position details and essential
selection criteria, please refer to the attached Job Description
Form (JDF).
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.
Want to know more?
We encourage you to contact Renee Forbes on 08 6557 4807 or email
Renee.Forbes@health.wa.gov.au.
If you are ready to partner
with us see the application instructions below:
Applicants MUST apply online via
MedCareersWA.
(Please note: Applicants must
have a current, valid email address in order to apply online. This
email address will be used for communication with applicants.
Emailed applications will not be accepted.)
Your application should
include:
- A copy of your current CV
- A statement addressing the selection
criteria (as outlined in the attached JDF) in
no more than 2-3 pages
- The names and contact details of two (2) current
referees who can attest to your suitability for this
role.
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
Are you eligible?
To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid
working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian
citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work
indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).
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.
Other
Conditions
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
South Metropolitan Health Service
will only accept applications that are lodged with the express
permission of the applicant and containing all necessary
information, including personal contact details. We will not accept
unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitmentagencies and/or
search firms and we will not pay fees to any such organisation
unlessarranged with the provider prior to advertising a
vacancy.
This is an “open-ended” recruitment
pool, and as such the following should be noted:
- The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for
applications, and will assess on a regular basis.
- Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which
appointments may be made when similar vacancies
occur.
- Appointments may be made from this pool until
31/08/2026.
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.
