Registrar - Mental Health

at  St John of God Health Care

Your Role
You will expand skills, knowledge, and confidence working as a Registrar under the guidance of a consultant psychiatrist within designated clinical teams. You have the opportunity to work with some of Perth’s leading clinicians under either 12 or 24 month contract.
St John of God Healthcare has recently been named as one of the top performing healthcare providers in Western Australia by the AMA Hospital Health Check report excelling in areas of morale, culture, terms, rosters and workloads, and access to leave.

The position

• Manage patient care under the direction of consultant psychiatrist; boundaries of clinical responsibility must be defined at the commencement of each term or unit attachment and will depend on previous clinical experience.
• Provide clinical supervision and teaching to junior staff.
• Contributes to all aspects of clinical care of patients who are admitted to the mental health unit; commit to a team approach in the delivery of care, working closely with nursing staff, allied health professionals, members of pastoral care services, and other clinicians both onsite and offsite.
• Lead or supervise documentation (minimum daily) of all relevant details of the patients’ care while in hospital; admission history and examination, results of investigations, care plan, interdisciplinary consultation advice, follow-up plans.
• To see newly admitted patients within 1 hour of the client coming to the ward. To ensure that the 8-page initial assessment (MR 902) is available for every patient on admission. This may have been completed by the Community Mental Health Service, in ED, or on admission to the ward. A provisional diagnosis should be given, initial management plan and level of observations documented, and medications should be charted.
• Registrars must ensure that the Treatment, Support and Discharge (TSD) plan is completed for every client admitted to their team (MR 907 and MR 907A). This is a live document which must be discussed with the patient on admission, through the course of the patient’s stay in hospital, and prior to discharge. The patient and their Personal Support Persons when available have also to sign the document at the time of discharge. Registrars must complete the Mental Health Tribunal report for involuntary clients under the guidance of the consultant psychiatrist at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled hearing. The report needs to be sent to the Tribunal and given to the patient, their personal support person, the Mental Health Advocate representing them, and their legal representative, if they have one.
• Registrars must supervise the work of the RMOs working for their team, and take responsibility for the physical health issues of patients under their care. They are to ensure that the Physical Examination form (MR 903) has been signed and dated by either the RMO or themselves, after a physical examination has been conducted, or, after evidence of a comprehensive physical examination in ED or elsewhere has been sighted.
• Co-ordinate multidisciplinary management of patient, including consultation requests for Allied Health or other medical specialties and nurse case managers.
• At times, counsel patients and family members regarding clinical findings, prognosis and care plans.
• Prescribe drugs for inpatients, write owing prescriptions and authority prescriptions in a timely manner.
• Contribute to discharge planning of each patient; arrange dispense of discharge medications with pharmacist.

You will have registration or be eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA), with at last 3 years’ experience within a clinical setting.
You will have a proven interest in Psychiatry and be able to demonstrate clinical and procedural experience commensurate with clinical responsibilities of Registrar.
Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

What we can offer:

• Salary: $117,083 to $160,639 per annum, plus 11.5% superannuation
• Generous salary packaging options
• Up to $15,900 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, or other everyday living expenses
• Up to $2650 on meal entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue hire
• Access to novated leasing to use pre-tax dollars for a car and expenses
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Fixed-term Fulltime
• 3 weeks Professional Development Leave per annum
• Purchase up to 2 weeks of additional annual leave.
• Paid Parental leave 14 weeks full pay/28 week’s half pay.
• All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the essential requirements of the role

For enquiries about this position, applicants should contact Amanda Morrison, Department Secretary, ph: (08) 94625154
Applications will be reviewed throughout the advertising period and interviews conducted regularly – so apply today.
Job closes: 9 August 2024.
St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse

Please refer the Job description for details