Psychiatrist - Child And Youth Mental Health Service

Job Description

Fantastic Tertiary Hospital Superb Opportunities for Research, Training and Career Enhancement

Are you looking for a Consultant Opportunity with a Gold Coast location, with teaching and research responsibilities and a team that is truly dynamic in it's leadership and clinical approach?

They are currently seeking a Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to join the team.

You will provide both inpatient and community based services and have extensive teaching and research responsibilities.

Are you the right person for the job?

You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following key attributes. Within the context of the responsibilities described above, the ideal applicant will be someone who can demonstrate the following :

Demonstrated ability to make a comprehensive psychiatric assessment and provide treatment for patients with serious mental illness and mental health problems.

Ability to provide medical leadership in a multidisciplinary team.

Demonstrated knowledge and skills in teaching, evaluation and research.

Demonstrated knowledge of, or the ability to acquire knowledge of the National and State Mental Health policies and skills to assist in the clinical administration of the services, including the determination of needs and the implementation of the above policies.

Excellent clinical variety.

This is a 700 bed teaching hospital located in a metropolitan, coastal location of Queensland serving a population of 500,000 people.

The Mental Health Service consists of inpatient, outpatient, and community teams. There are 124 inpatient beds in total : a 44 bed psychiatric unit with an ICU sub-unit, a 10 bed acute young adult unit, an 8 bed child and youth unit, a 16 bed aged care unit, a 59 bed extended care, rehabilitation and psycho geriatric unit.

Some of the services include adult and child consultation / liaison services, an emergency psychiatric service, 2 adult and 2 child and adolescent community clinics, and a mobile intensive therapy team.

This mental health service is very supportive of the training requirements of overseas trained doctors.

This large city is the fastest growing in Australia and is a thriving, popular international resort. It is well know for its year round warm and sunny weather, its beaches, its lively and diverse nightlife and booming tourist industry.

Registration as a medical practitioner and specialist psychiatrist (FRANZCP) with the Medical Board of Australia.

With over 20 years experience in the medical recruitment business, Sante Recruitment will ensure that your application process is dealt with in a timely manner, adhering to the highest ethical and professional standards.

Please contact us on +61 2 80363182 or apply below.

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