Staff Specialist Psychiatrist – Pathways to Community Living

About the role

The Pathways to Community Living Initiative (PCLI) supports the transition of long-stay mental health patients, or those at risk of long stays, with very complex mental health issues, back into the community and aims to reduce the number and length of long-stay admissions across NSW. This permanent part-time position (0.4 FTE) works within a multidisciplinary team to provide psychiatric consultation, treatment, care planning and clinical oversight of referred patients, using person-centred, recovery-oriented, family/carer-inclusive and trauma-informed care. It also acts as a senior clinician providing leadership within the team.

Key responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric consultation, treatment, care planning and clinical oversight of patients referred to the PCLI team
• Collaborate with other clinicians to influence practice change across the mental health service
• Lead the multidisciplinary team and supervise specialist trainees, junior medical officers and medical students

Required profile

• Specialist registration with AHPRA, or eligibility to obtain it
• Demonstrated knowledge and high standards of clinical practice in adult psychiatry
• Commitment to person-centred, recovery-oriented, family/carer-inclusive and trauma-informed care
• Ability to lead and work collaboratively with interprofessional teams, including lived experience professions
• Leadership skills that foster innovation and improve service quality and patient outcomes
• Ongoing contribution to developing and sharing new knowledge in an academic teaching hospital setting
• Current immunity status complying with the NSW Health occupational assessment and vaccination policy

What we offer

• Salary as per the award under the Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Staff Specialist Agreement 2021
• Salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Clinical and non-clinical education programs and supported postgraduate opportunities
• Career development across the St Vincent's Health Australia network
• Employee Assistance Program and work/life balance

Applicants must upload a current CV and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria. Internal applicants apply through their Workday account.