Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult

at  Elective Recruitment

Requirements

• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP), or equivalent
• Experience in Addiction psychiatry is highly desirabl

• Enjoy a fast-paced, complex and active role where you can make a difference every day
• Work in a unique location with rural and remote challenges and varied clinical experiences
• Join a health service that actively embraces technology, training, teamwork and supports your career ambitions
  The Organisation
  This Health Service serves a population of around 32,000 people, across one regional hospital, two multipurpose health services, three remote hospitals, four primary health clinics and five community health centres. It covers an area of approximately 300,000 square kilometres and services many of the remote communities within North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Over 16 per cent of the local population identify as Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
  You will work in the main referral centre within the Health Service which provides ambulatory, sub-ambulatory, inpatient and specialist outreach patient services. The integrated Mental Health and Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs service provides crisis intervention, psychiatric services, homeless health, outreach and a specialised mental health service for children and young people.

The Job

• The role is a challenging, interesting and diverse one; you will provide specialist psychiatric knowledge and skills and deliver quality mental health care to patients
• You will participate in mental health service strategic planning and provide professional leadership within the mental health service
• You will have the opportunity to train, educate and supervise medical staff and other healthcare professionals
• You will participate in the shared after-hours on-call roster, which includes patients across the age continuum

Rewards

• Excellent salary package up to $583,039
• Allowances may include: Attraction and retention incentive allowance of 35%-50% base annual salary, Regional and rural attraction allowance of 15% base annual salary, Inaccessibility allowance of $34,500 p.a, Motor vehicle allowance
• Rent-free accommodation (up to 17 months) and salary packaging options are available
• Just a two-hour flight from Brisbane
• With a strong sense of history, a friendly, tight-knit community and career and lifestyle opportunities in abundance, this diverse and surprising city is a great place to live, work and play

Requirements

• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP), or equivalent
• Experience in Addiction psychiatry is highly desirable

About us
Elective Recruitment is a person-centred recruitment consultancy. Your career progression is just as important to us as your well-being and work-life balance.
We are not just another recruitment company; we do things our way and we consult. We have a very clear vision: create great careers, better lifestyles, add value - and we won’t stop until this is achieved.