AddressEmployment Type: Permanent Part-Time (24hrs per week)
Classification: Specialist 1-5/Senior Specialist
Salary: $188,151 – $254,198 (Plus 11.5% Super and allowances)
Location: The Canberra Hospital
Section: Mental Health, Justice Health & Alcohol & Drug Services – Eating Disorder Program
Closing Date: 21 April 2024
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City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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Flexible working conditions.
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11.5% Superannuation.
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VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.
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Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website: CHS website
Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS
Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides support to youth and adults via inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, justice health facilities and other community settings, including people’s homes. MHJHADS aims to be socially inclusive and operate within a recovery-focussed and/or harm minimisation approach.
The Eating Disorder Program (EDP) is governed by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), as a specialist program working with people across all ages to assess and manage Eating Disorders.
We are seeking a dynamic forward-thinking Psychiatrist to work with our Eating Disorders Program. They will, primarily be based at our new Eating Disorder Residential Unit however, there will be opportunities to work within other areas of the EDP and broader Mental health Service. The successful applicant will work closely with a General Practitioner (GP), Nurse practitioner and specialist multidisciplinary team to provide care for people with Eating Disorders.
CAMHS are a specialist inpatient and community based mental health assessment and treatment services for children and adolescents experiencing moderate to severe mental illness/disorder with significant functional impairment, associated complex needs and risk. CAMHS also governs a number of specialist teams. Services include;
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CAMHS Hospital Liaison Team
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CAMHS Community teams
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Specialist Youth Mental Health Outreach (SYMHO)
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Adolescent Mental Health Outreach Service (AMOS)
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Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Services (PIMHS)
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Adolescent Intensive Home Treatment Team (AIHTT)
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Eating Disorders Program
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Eating Disorders Residential Treatment Centre
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Child and Adolescent Unit (CAU)
The successful applicant will have specialist experience in Psychiatry with an interest in Eating Disorders. The successful applicant will also be expected to participate in the mandatory administrative, governance and training requirements of medical officers within the Division. Emphasis on recovery focus and person-centred care are essential.
The position holder is expected to operate within the Public Sector Management Act (1994), the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct and the professional requirements specified by the appointee’s Specialist College. The position will be accountable and responsible to the Clinical Director of CAMHS through an Individual Strengths, Engagement and Development Plan.
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Provide direct psychiatric services in a variety of settings.
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Teach and supervise psychiatry trainees and medical students.
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Provide high level clinical leadership to multi-disciplinary teams and in particular: Provide expert psychiatric assessment and management of EDP participants and expert psychiatric opinion and consultation on the clinical work of the MDT
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Participate in the development, implementation and ongoing review of the recovery plans for persons using the service.
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Liaise and collaborate with medical practitioner, consumers, carers, voluntary and government and non-government agencies concerned with patients care.
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Participation in administration and clinical governance activities and the Psychiatrist after-hours oncall roster for CHS.
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Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.
For more information about this role and how to apply, please click here to see the Position Description.
