An opportunity exists for an experienced Clinical Director (Psychiatrist) to join the Wide Bay Mental Health & Specialised Services at the Hervey Bay and Maryborough Hospitals. The Wide Bay area is arguably one of the most beautiful regions of Queensland.
The Wide Bay Mental Health & Specialised Services provide inpatient services through the Bundaberg and Maryborough Mental Health Inpatient Units and are supported by a 20 bed Community Care Unit and a 10 bed Step Up Step Down sub-acute unit. Community Mental Health Services are provided through the Bundaberg, Maryborough and Hervey Bay Community Mental Health Centres, Childers Hospital, and Gayndah Community Mental Health Centre, Gayndah. The Hospital in the Home mental health program at Hervey Bay provides high level care in a community setting for those that would otherwise require inpatient treatment.
Your contribution to delivering a first class mental health service will include:
- Undertake comprehensive psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment that ensures best practice clinical interventions are provided by the service to consumers
- Provide expert psychiatry services, including new and review consumer assessments, outpatient sessions and clinical rounds and participate in after-hours on call and weekend roster
- Provide multidisciplinary care coordination, with focus on rehabilitation of persons with mental illness at the Hervey Bay and Maryborough facilities.
- Development of formal links with primary care providers, particularly general practitioners, to promote continuity of treatment, shared management and provide ongoing education about psychiatric disorders and the provision of professional support
- Ensure and provide supervision, training and training of registrars, junior medical staff and other health care team members
- Supervise day-to-day activities of allocated junior medical staff
- Ensure ongoing supervision of registrars in training as per the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists standards and ensure ongoing accreditation of the service for college trainees
You will be rewarded with a highly competitive remuneration package up to AU440k (plus oncall and overtime allowances), a sensational subtropical lifestyle perfect for families, singles or couples alike.
To be considered for this position you must have:
- FRANZCP.
- Drivers licence C class.
- Extensive clinical experience with a broad knowledge and skill set in Psychiatry.
- Leadership and management experience of a mental health service.
- Strong communication skills to operate effectively in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Commitment to principals of quality improvement, patient safety and clinical governance.
For more location information about this exciting role please contact Alasdair Spinner at al@headmedical.com