Consultant Psychiatrist - Geraldton Hospital

About the role

WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is recruiting a Consultant Psychiatrist for the new Mental Health Inpatient Unit at Geraldton Hospital, which has 15 beds including 4 PICU beds and is co-located with the Community Mental Health Clinic. The unit sits within Midwest Mental Health and Community Alcohol and Drug Services, which offers specialist care across inpatient, community and outreach settings. The role suits a senior consultant who wants to lead change, supervise registrars and resident medical officers and contribute to service improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to establishing and developing the Mental Health Inpatient Unit
• Influence mental health care across inpatient and community settings
• Lead quality improvement, clinical governance and service innovation initiatives
• Supervise and mentor Registrars, Resident Medical Officers and team members
• Participate in research, service evaluation and workforce development

Required profile

• Unrestricted specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia in Psychiatry
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
• Significant experience as a Consultant Psychiatrist in Australian healthcare
• Extensive clinical experience in community and/or inpatient mental health
• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and mentoring capabilities
• Commitment to service improvement, education, research and innovation
• Valid Australian work rights; appointments may be made to citizens, permanent residents or visa holders with the right to work

What we offer

• Remuneration of $424,525-$539,140 per year for full-time consultants, or $817.44-$1,038.13 per session, inclusive of base rate, 12% superannuation and allowances
• Up to four weeks annual leave plus three weeks professional development leave, and five weeks overseas professional development leave after five years
• Regional incentives including district allowance, accommodation subsidies and travel assistance
• Relocation support for interstate and overseas candidates

Applications are made online via the WA Health careers site, with a three-page statement covering the listed criteria, a CV and two referee contacts. The process includes a pre-employment health assessment, criminal records screening and a Working with Children check.