Consultant - Addiction Medicine / Addiction Psychiatrist Pool

Consultant - Addiction Medicine / Addiction Psychiatrist Pool Salary : MP Year 1-9 $352,448 - $448,210 per annum pro rata or $ - $ per session (inclusive of base salary and applicable allowances) Location : Murdoch / Cockburn Unit / Division : Fiona Stanley Hospital >

Mental Health Division Work Type : Casual, Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time, Sessional Position No : VCID652201 Closing Date : 2025-08-11 4 : 00 PM Attachments :

CRVCID 652201

Hours can be filled as sessional, full time or part time. Hours are negotiable.

This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) is the perfect place to start!

We have an exceptional opportunity for an Addiction Medicine Consultant / Addiction Psychiatrist to work in AOD Consultation Liaison and Addiction Prevention and Treatment Service (AOD Outpatient Clinics) across two of our sites, Fiona Stanley Hospital and Cockburn Health.

You will be part of the first integrated addiction and mental health service in a public hospital in Western Australia.

The successful candidate will also be able to work in the Gaming Disorder Clinic, the first outpatient clinic for patients with gaming disorder in an acute public hospital in Australia.

Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.

Cockburn Health is a new 75 bed, women’s mental health facility focussed on providing non-authorised inpatient services for Women’s Mental Health, Eating Disorders and AOD behavioural and withdrawal management.

SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health services within a catchment area stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southern half of Perth.

Our vision is Excellent health care, every time. You can read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan .

In this role you will lead the multidisciplinary team to provide AOD specialist medical services to patients and promote patient safety and quality of care and provides leadership, orientation, training, supervision and education where relevant for doctors in training, Health Service Medical Practitioners and other health workers. In collaboration with the Service Co-Director / Head of Service and other consultants works to achieve national, state and SMHS performance standards and targets. You will also be required to work within the scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the SMHS Area Medical Credentialing committee.

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family / carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.

If you are ready to partner with us see the application instructions below :

Your application should include :

• A copy of your current CV
• A statement addressing the selection criteria in no more than 2-3 pages
• The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role.

Employee Benefits

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements) :