Age Persons Mental Health Program (APMHP)
Sessional Consultant Psychiatrist- 6months Fixed term until 31/7/17
Melbourne Health is an award winning health care service and is Victoria’s second largest public health service. We provide comprehensive acute, sub-acute, general, specialist medical and mental health services through both inpatient and community based facilities through the following services: The Royal Melbourne Hospital – City Campus, The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus, North Western Mental Health, North West Dialysis Service and Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory.
North Western Mental Health (NWMH) provides a comprehensive, integrated range of services to people with a serious mental illness in North-Western Melbourne. A multi-disciplinary workforce of 1,800 staff provides services through four Area Adult Mental Health Services (North West, Mid West, Inner West and Northern), an Aged Persons’ Mental Health Program and a Youth Mental Health Service – ORYGEN Youth Health. NWMH is a clinical service of Melbourne Health and operates in partnership with Northern Health and Western Health.
APMHP currently has a vacancy for suitably experienced consultant psychiatrist with an interest in Old Age Psychiatry.
The position is based within APMHP which has inpatient units and community teams across the north west of metropolitan Melbourne. The appointee would be required to provide high standards of clinical care and leadership with focus on leadership in a multidisciplinary team and working closely with other disciplinary leads. In addition the position has opportunities for education of medical students and supervision of trainees and medical officers. Participation in the afterhours senior roster is expected.
Qualifications:
The FRANZCP is preferred as formal supervision of trainee psychiatrists is a necessary part of the position. Specialist training and experience in Old Age Psychiatry is preferred. Full registration with the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria is required.
Salary:
As per the Australian Medical Association and Melbourne Health Specialists Agreement.