An opportunity exists for an experienced Director Clinical Services Mental Health to join the South West Region Mental Health team based in Bunbury, Western Australia.
Situated on a peninsula, Bunbury is a cosmopolitan city that can offer you an amazing work/life balance, as well as the classic Australian lifestyle for you and your family.
The Benefits
- Attractive remuneration package up to AUD$452,806 p.a. (subject to level of experience)
- First class quality of life, without stresses and demands of city living and city costs
- Beautiful coastal city only 90 minutes’ drive to Perth
- 1hr drive to world famous Margaret River Wine Region
The Role
You will have a primary responsibility for clinical governance and leadership in relation to clinical service delivery. You will provide line management for medical staff and work with budget holders to ensure appropriate allocation of staff to sites and services. In partnership with the Mental Health management team, you will ensure strategic development, coordination, integration, monitoring and evaluation of the WACHS – SW Mental Health service. The preferred clinical component of the position will be 0.5FTE, but this can be negotiated.
Requirements
Applicants should be registered (or eligible for registration) as a specialist with the Medical Board of Australia and be a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or equivalent as an overseas trained specialist who has completed their training in either the UK, Ireland, Canada, USA or New Zealand.
- Minimum of 3 years Consultant/Specialist level work experience.
- A minimum of 6 months in a formal training post in Child and Adolescent psychiatry in your basic or advanced training (if not FRANZCP).
- Post graduate qualifications in health service management desirable, as is experience working in a rural or remote environment.
The Location
Bunbury and the South West Region of Australia offer professional people an exceptional mix of lifestyle and residential opportunities. A seaside city that offers protected beach bays minutes from local bars and restaurants, boutique shops and alluring coffee houses and cafés dotting street art corners and hidden alleyways. One minute you can be walking down the main street, and in the next hit the water where wild bottlenose dolphins can be spotted close to shore.
The nearby Ferguson Valley or Margaret River region is an absolute must for lovers of wine. Cape Mentelle, Vasse Felix and Leeuwin Estate are just some of the exceptional vineyards there.
The Indian Ocean provides a sanctuary for the famous dolphins and its beaches are a haven for those seeking to get away from it all. For those who want to watch their children play in the sand, or those who just want to unwind, to surf, walk or simply be close to the sea; Bunbury offers the classic Aussie lifestyle.