Consultant Psychiatrist

Key Highlights

Specialist Acute Psychiatry Opportunity: Join a dedicated team providing high-quality psychiatric care to voluntary acute patients within a modern and well-supported mental health service. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a specialist inpatient unit, working with a multidisciplinary team to deliver person-centred, recovery-focused care.

Diverse Clinical Exposure: Work within a newly refurbished 14-bed acute voluntary inpatient unit, supporting adults aged 18 to 65 who require inpatient psychiatric care. The role includes opportunities for involvement in tertiary-level consultation-liaison psychiatry, with potential adjunct academic positions available.

Professional Development & Leadership: Provide clinical leadership within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team, mentoring junior doctors, psychiatry trainees, and allied health professionals. Play a key role in advancing evidence-based practice and contributing to the ongoing development of inpatient mental health services.

About the Health Service

This health service is a leader in adult inpatient and community-based mental health care, offering a comprehensive network of inpatient and outpatient services. With a strong focus on patient-centred recovery, it provides structured, evidence-based care tailored to the needs of individuals experiencing acute mental health conditions.

The service is well-integrated with community mental health teams, state-wide crisis services, and specialist programs, ensuring continuity of care across different levels of mental health support.

Position Details

As a Consultant Psychiatrist - Acute Inpatient Unit, you will:

• Provide expert psychiatric assessment and treatment to voluntary acute patients in a specialist inpatient setting.
• Work closely with junior doctors, psychiatry trainees, and allied health professionals, providing clinical supervision and mentorship.
• Lead and contribute to service development, training programs, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with community mental health teams, primary care providers, and other specialist services to support integrated, recovery-focused care.
• Ensure compliance with national, state, and health service performance standards while working within credentialed clinical practice guidelines.

This is a full-time, permanent or fixed-term opportunity, with competitive remuneration and opportunities for career progression in acute inpatient psychiatry.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary Package: Total remuneration between $352,448 - $448,210 per annum.
• Additional Benefits:
  • Generous relocation support for interstate and international applicants.
  • Salary packaging options to optimise take-home pay.
  • Flexible working arrangements promoting a healthy work-life balance.
  • Professional development funding and structured career progression pathways.
  • Access to employee wellness programs and peer support networks.

Requirements

• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent, with specialist recognition in Psychiatry.
• Eligibility for specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA).

About Us

At Paragon Medics, we prioritise your career growth and well-being. We connect medical professionals with meaningful opportunities that align with their expertise and aspirations.

For a confidential discussion, contact Kiran at +61 2 7259 9969 or apply now!