Forensic Psychiatry - Dartmouth, NS

at  Nova Scotia Health Authority

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University is recruiting for a substantive full-time psychiatrist for Nova Scotia Health’s (NSH) Central Zone, East Coast Forensic Hospital (ECFH) in Dartmouth Nova Scotia. The Forensic Section is also an academic hospital affiliated with the Dalhousie Department of Psychiatry. The Department of Psychiatry is a mid-sized clinical academic department within the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Faculty work as members of multidisciplinary teams within the Nova Scotia Health Mental Health and Addiction Program to provide general psychiatric services to patients primarily in the Central Zone and specialty services to patients across the province.
ECFH is the largest psychiatric hospital in the Atlantic region. There are 60 inpatient rehabilitation beds, 24 beds for Forensic Assessment and Correction Treatment (FACT unit), two bungalows on the premises, and a community program. The full-time equivalent positions for the section are about 7 forensic psychiatrists.
The Model of Care within the service is being developed with exciting opportunities to join a dynamic, multidisciplinary, and modern care delivery based on evidence while monitoring and keeping track of key performance indicators and measured-based care leading to research opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Applicants are required to be certified in Psychiatry by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) or equivalent in another jurisdiction. Forensic subspecialty training is preferred. Eligibility to sit for the FRCPC exams will be considered. Level of experience in Forensic Psychiatry will also be considered.
• Licensed (or eligible for licensure) in the province of Nova Scotia.
• Reporting to the ECFH Clinical Director and Head, Section of Forensic & Correction Psychiatry
  For information on licensure in Nova Scotia please consult the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia website at www.cpsns.ns.ca

EDUCATIONAL DUTIES:

Didactic teaching at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education level as determined in discussion with the director of education, Department of Psychiatry.