STP Registrar Position- VAHS/St Vincent's Mental Health

JR116910 – STP VAHS-Counselling Service

• Work for one of Australia’s leading hospital groups
• Full time fixed term February 2022 – February 2023

About the Company

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincent’s Health Australia and a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service which employs more than 7,000 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, correctional health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.

About Department

St Vincent’s is proud of its International reputation for delivery of Mental Health Services and the use of the ‘Strengths Model’ and its principles and includes a 44 bed adult acute inpatient , Continuing Care Teams; a Crisis Assessment Team, a PARC and Community Care Unit as well as state-wide services and support services.

About the Role

Applications are invited for an advanced psychiatry registrar with a specific interest in Indigenous Mental Health. This is an accredited training position jointly held by the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service and St Vincent’s Mental Health, funded under the Federal Government’s Specialist Training Program.

The position is based in the community at the Family Counselling Service of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, and involves assessment, investigation and treatment of a wide range of mental health issues.

In addition to clinical supervision from on-site consultant psychiatrists and joining a multidisciplinary cross-cultural health team, the position is supported by an extensive academic and educational program offered by St Vincent’s Mental Health.

There is an expectation that the successful applicant contribute to the on-call roster at St Vincent’s Mental Health.

The classification for this position will be HM28 – HM30 ($140,093.20 - $164,538.40pa).

Duties

• Assess, formulate and develop treatment plans for patients treated at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (Family Counselling Service) under the supervision of the consultant psychiatrist, and for patients admitted to St Vincent’s Mental Health.
• Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team including Aboriginal Health Workers on the formulation and delivery of the treatment plan.
• Develop and display an awareness and sensitivity to cultural, social and historical factors which may contribute to presentations. Integration of this awareness and sensitivity into the treatment plan.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor Medicine, Bachelor Surgery or equivalent
• Registration with the AHPRA or eligibility for general registration
• Registration as a medication prescriber
• Commitment to the Values and Health Care Philosophy of SVHM

Benefits

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay
• Supportive and welcoming Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness
• Access to SVHM Staff Health Centre

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application and provide three referee reports.

Further information please contact:

Dr Sue Subasinghe

Director Postgraduate Training Program

Ph: 03 9231 4329

Email: sue.subasinghe@svha.org.au

Dr Kah-Seong Loke

Consultant Psychiatrist

VAHS Family Counselling Service

Email: kah-seong.loke@svha.org.au

At SVHM we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. If you would like further information, contact our Indigenous Recruitment Coordinator through our careers page.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Check and if required a NDIS Check.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.