Address- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network Older PersonsMental Health Lyell McEwin Hospital
- Total Indicative Remuneration: $364,134 - $617,205 (Subject to Private Practice Agreements) p.a. MD2 - Ongoing Full-Time
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care for more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide and boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. NALHN provides a full range of high-quality medical, surgical, maternity, diagnostic, emergency and support services. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged.
With a workforce of almost 6,500 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability.
Our core values of respect, integrity and accountability underpin our commitment to provide excellence in care, innovation, creativity, leadership and equity in service provision and health outcomes to the Northern area communities.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Across SA Health there are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and career at any of our metropolitan or regional sites.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
About You:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Consultant Psychiatrist within Older Persons Community Mental Health.
As a Consultant Psychiatrist in the Older PersonsMental Health Service (OPMHS) at Lyell McEwin Hospital, you'd be responsible for providing specialized care to elderly individuals with Mental Health concerns in an inpatient setting. This role involves conducting comprehensive assessments, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop personalized treatment plans, and overseeing the management of complex psychiatric conditions in older adults. It's crucial to recognize that positions within OPMHS are supported on a rotational basis to ensure the service's and staff's needs are met effectively, allowing for a dynamic and responsive approach to patient care.
The consultant is responsible for managing the care of patients in collaboration with the responsible Resident Medical Officers, Registrars, Fellow Consultants, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals. Providing specialist medical services to consumers.
Contribute to the effectiveness of multi-disciplinary services through:
- Provision of direct Clinical Services
- Proven ability to empathically work with consumers suffering from a Mental Health disorder and their families/carers and liaise effectively with other agencies.
- Participation in research programs
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Job Ref: 869196
Enquiries
Jessica Whyte
Acting Medical Management Facilitator
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Application Closing Date
28 JUNE 2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
Role Description
869196 - Consultant Psychiatrist - MD2 - Role Description.pdf
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