Location: Great Southern Region, Albany, Western Australia
Type: Permanent Full-Time/Part-Time (up to 80 hours per fortnight)
Salary:
- MP Year 1-9: $377,557 - $479,490 per annum*
- Base Salary: $306,690 - $398,110 per annum
- Professional Development Allowance: $31,926 per annum
- Employer Contributed Superannuation: 11.5% (Effective July 2024)
Role Overview:
- Provide clinical assessment and psychiatric treatment for older adults (65+ years) or those with mental illnesses related to aging.
- Work with a well-established Older Adult Mental Health Team, including training registrars, nursing, and allied health staff.
- Collaborate with general practitioners and other healthcare professionals.
- Supervise and train medical students and junior doctors, including training registrars.
- Participate in research projects relevant to mental health services.
- Join the on-call roster for the mental health team and the ECT roster.
About the Team:
- Based in Albany with outreach services across the region and a regular visiting clinic in Katanning.
- Collaborate with the local geriatrics team on memory services.
- Involvement in innovative projects like the sexuality in dementia project and the role of a dementia navigator.
- Opportunities for service improvement, research, and teaching with local Rural Clinical School and Universities.
- Co-located with a 16-bed adult inpatient unit and community mental health services.
Ideal Candidate:
- Specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia in psychiatry.
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or approved equivalent.
- Extensive clinical experience in older adult mental health.
About the Great Southern Region:
- Home to about 54,000 people, with 35,000 in Albany.
- Known for award-winning wineries, beautiful beaches, and outdoor activities.
- Thriving local arts and sports scene.
- Welcoming and well-established medical community.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary package with 11.5% employer superannuation contributions.
- Generous professional development expenses allowance.
- Leave entitlements: 4 weeks annual leave + 1 additional week, 3 weeks professional development leave (PDL), and additional PDL for overseas leave*.
- Work visa sponsorship, including permanent residency*.
- Discounts across some private health funds.
For further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Anna at [email protected].
