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- Location: Rockhampton, Queensland.
- Package: Up to $515k plus oncall and other allowances.
- Oncall: 1 in 13/14.
- Leading remuneration package of up to $515k plus on-call and other allowances.
- Well connected, modern city on Queensland coastline.
- Vibrant and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team, skilled junior medical officer (25 FTE) cohort.
This mental health service includes community services at various hospitals and clinics across the region.
The service employs 17.5 FTE Consultants, 25 FTE Junior Medical Officers (JMO), and 2 Nurse Practitioners, providing care across sub-specialties which also include CL, Forensics, Addiction Psychiatry, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
The service is continuing to expand to meet project growth across the region.
This Queensland mental health service provides specialist mental health, substance and alcohol related care to a catchment population of approx 250k. It is accredited by the college for training through to FRANZCP including accreditation for advanced training and has a close relationship with the University of Queensland School of Medicine with access to its library, database and research hubs as well as medical school training completed locally.
There are excellent incentives on offer in respect to continuing professional development provided by both Queensland Health and the college. The service and clinical director really do encourage opportunities for research and academic progression and for staff to progress in their specialty interests. Consultants in General Adult psychiatry are encouraged to rotate through inpatient, acute and community services to enhance the clinical experience and their areas of interest, with research and teaching also actively supported and encouraged.
Specifically the mental health service is made up of the following:
2 FTE C&A psychiatrists.
1 FTE Old Age Psychiatrist
1 FTE Addiction Psychiatry
2 FTE Forensic Psychiatry
10 FTE General Adult Psychiatrists
and 1 Senior Registrar, 16 Registrars, 3 PHO, 1 Senior House Officer and 2 Interns. There are also 2 Nurse Practitioners.
Community highlights
- A modern city on Australia’s eastern coastline.
- Ideal location for families, couples or singles.
- Excellent airport connectivity w. rAustralia.
- Private schooling.
- Rich choice of housing options - live close to the beach, riverside or hinterland.
- Multinational hospital and mental health service community.
- Great sporting, recreational and social facilities.
Job scope
- Provide expert, high quality, culturally safe specialist psychiatry services in adult and addiction psychiatry in both inpatient and community settings.
- Provide leadership in respect to clinical governance activities.
- Implement and undertake teaching and educational activities.
- Implement and monitor quality standards, OH&S policy.
- Develop and put in place systems and strategies to ensure effective governance.
- Ensure you liaise effectively with other colleagues and departments as well as external stakeholders.
- Participate in the on-call roster as required.
Selection criteria
- FRANZCP or trained overseas in either NZ, UK, Ireland, South Africa, USA or Canada.
- If trained in UK there is a good chance you are eligible for the faster, cheaper and easier ESP pathway!
- Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment.
- First class verbal and written communication skills.
For more information such as how on-call is structured etc. or about this location in Queensland, other jobs, our services and a free, friendly check on your eligibility to work in Australia, please call Alasdair Spinner on +44 7414 531 583 or alasdair@spinnermedical.com
Whatever your reasons are for exploring a move - for a better work/life balance, for your family, for a professional challenge, discovering a new lifestyle or wanting to play beach cricket with the kids - Spinner Medical Recruitment has the go to knowledge to help you.
Contact Alasdair for a friendly non-obligatory chat about this job, working in Australia, this location, the process and so on.
+447414531583
alasdair@spinnermedical.com
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