Specialist Medical Practitioner - Psychiatrist (526424)

The Department of Health is seeking interest from suitably qualified applicants for a Staff Specialist – Psychiatrist vacancies for Statewide Mental Health Services (SMHS), Adult Mental Health Services.

Tasmania has a lot to offer as a destination to work, live and play, with a natural environment and quality of life unique to a small capital city. In Hobart you are never more than ten minutes way from a beach, national parks or an award-winning restaurant, with a café culture to match any other Australian city. Whether you see yourself navigating your way around our island, hiking or mountain-biking our world class trails, immersing yourself in our arts scene or are just after a different pace of life, there is something in Tasmania for everybody.

If you have a family, there are some excellent local primary and secondary schools, with the University of Tasmania on our doorstep.

We offer:

• Attractive salary including salary packaging.
• Flexible work/life balance
• A multi-disciplinary work environment
• Professional Development

The role:

As part of a multidisciplinary mental health service delivering high quality mental health care and, in accordance with Mental Health Service principles, National Mental Health Standards, the Psychiatrist:

• Provides comprehensive general inpatient and community psychiatric services in Tasmania.
• Acts as a consultant to mental health professionals and health service providers, including general practitioners and other agencies, regarding the assessment and management of individuals with mental health disorders.
• Undertakes supervisory responsibilities with Registrars/Career Medical Officers, Resident Medical Officers and other medical staff as required/appropriate.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Mental Health Services:

State-wide Mental Health Services (SMHS) is a leader and innovator for a unique corner of the health care industry. We provide a comprehensive suite of mental health services in adult, alcohol and drug, forensic, older persons, child and youth and correctional primary.

The SMHS Adult Mental Health Service South reforms have provided opportunities in services such as The Acute Care Team, Police, Ambulance and Clinical Early Response (PACER) and Hospital in the Home Teams. In partnership with the University of Tasmania, the Service has also established the Tasmanian Centre for Mental Health Service Innovation which is dedicated to helping enhance and improve mental health service offerings for children, young people, and adults across Tasmania. The Centre is being co-directed by Professor David Castle and Professor Brett McDermott and its activities will focus on workforce development, training and education, research and development, and policy and advocacy.

All our services work closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our consumers, our workforce, and the Tasmanian community.

Available roles for Staff Specialist – Psychiatrists in SMHS Adult Mental Health Service South, include the provision of services in:

• Community-based Mental Health Services, including the Acute Care Stream (ACS), the Continuing Care Stream (CCS), Mental Health Hospital in the Home (MHHiTH) and a community inpatient facility (Peacock House).
• The acute general adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit (MHIU) at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH).
• The general adult Consultation-Liaison (CL) psychiatric service in the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) and associated facilities, including the Emergency Department (ED) and the Mental Health Short Stay Unit (MHSSU).
• Rehabilitation and extended care facilities: Millbrook Rise Centre (MRC) a 27 beds inpatient facility at New Norfolk and Tolosa Street, which has 6 rehabilitation beds in the community.
• Step-up and step-down facilities in the community.

Details of Appointment 

Permanent full time, day worker position (with on-call) working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible. 

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary

Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1- Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 3 $216,300 - $310,389 per annum + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging 

Please note that access to the Senior Specialist Medical Practition