AddressCompany description:
About Barwon Health
With over 8,000 staff and more than 1,200 volunteers we provide services to our local community the G21 region which comprises the residents of the City of Greater Geelong, Colac Otway Shire, Golden Plains Shire, Borough of Queenscliff and Surf Coast Shire. Barwon Health has 1,016 beds across our sites, including 363 residential aged care beds.
- We provide services from University Hospital Geelong, the McKellar Centre in North Geelong, Barwon Health North, Swanston Centre and Mental Health Community Hubs across the region.
- We are one of four public radiation oncology providers in Victoria.
- We have a public private partnership with Epworth Healthcare to help deliver surgery and day oncology
- We are a major teaching hospital so have relationships with Deakin University, University of Melbourne and Monash University.
We have recently opened:
- Youang Surgery Centre
- Mental Health Hub in Emergency Department
- Aged Acute Psychiatry Facility at McKellar
- McKellar Paediatric Rehabilitation Centre
And we look forward to welcoming soon:
- Adrian Costa Clinical Trials Centre: Victoria's first regional clinical trials centre
- Paediatric Emergency Hub in the Emergency Department at UHG
- Barwon Health Women's & Children's Hospital
- Early Parenting Centre at McKellar
- Barwon Health Surfcoast Hospital
- Central Geelong Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Community Hub
To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.
Job description:
- Extend your career with one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia
- Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment
- Lifestyle! A stone throw from the Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road
About the Role
We are seeking 6 first year trainees to join us in 2025. Successful trainees will be immersed in a positive, engaged culture where Registrars are challenged and supported to become exceptional Psychiatrists. We have very high exam success rates, and expect to guide you to completion of RANZCP training in the minimum five years. We provide an extensive variety of core and non-core RANZCP training rotations, all of which are supervised by accredited RANZCP Consultant Psychiatrist Supervisors. We are also passionate about education and research, with a strong connection with Deakin University School of Medicine and the Deakin University Psychiatric Research Unit (IMPACT Strategic Research Centre: https://www.deakin.edu.au/impact)
Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.
If you would like a copy to the Position Description, please send an email to ***********@barwonhealth.org.au, with the job request ID and title. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.
About The Culture
Barwon Health, based in Geelong and one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, is seeking exceptional medical practitioners to join us as Psychiatry Trainees from February 2025.
We welcome applications from doctors wishing to commence psychiatry training. Successful applicants will join a cohort of 31 Psychiatry Registrars at Barwon Health undertaking rotations within Barwon Health, Private Hospitals and Mercy Health in Werribee who are currently completing accredited psychiatry training with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP).
More information about our comprehensive psychiatry program at Barwon Health is available via the Barwon Health Careers in Mental Health website or via the MHDAS Psychiatry Registrar Handbook
Barwon Health staff benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness program
- Salary packaging
- Social club
Diversity and Inclusion
We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of our team members, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Our commitment to diversity strengthens our ability to provide compassionate and equitable care to all individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, abilities and identities.
We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and a workplace that promotes wellbeing, and welcomes applications from those who identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
We actively encourage individuals with disabilities and diverse backgrounds and identities to apply for our positions. Should you require any reasonable adjustments or support during the recruitment process, we are here to assist you every step of the way.
We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government's Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)
We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
