* Bendigo, VIC
* Summary
Join a team of motivated professionals passionate about caring for their community.
o Increasing demand for health services in a fast-growing regional city
o State-of-the-art hospital within a health service focused on providing high-quality care
o Supportive working environment and salary packaging with additional benefits
The Position
You will provide diagnostic assessment of, and treatment planning for, patients within the Child Adolescent Mental Health Psychiatric Service. As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will provide clinical supervision to medical officers and the group of motivated registrars working with you. Working in close partnership with the manager of the mental health team you will ensure the functioning of the team is optimal. The service is well structured and provides a supportive environment that balances reasonable work responsibilities with support for professional development, and opportunities to lead service improvement.
The Hospital
The health service is a 700-bed service that provides services in emergency, maternity, women’s health, medical imaging, pathology, rehabilitation, community services, hospice/palliative care, cardiology, and psychiatry. The mental health service provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment area in Victoria and supports patients to pursue their own well-being by respecting their wishes as much as possible.
The Location
Enjoy a work-life balance in a location where living is effortless. Situated about 150 kilometers north-west of Melbourne, Bendigo is based around key transport corridors and is one of Victoria’s fastest-growing regional cities. The city has many gardens and bushwalking tracks along with a variety of shops, galleries, and cafes for you to enjoy. Dedicated to nurturing education there are excellent primary and secondary schools, a TAFE, and a University at your doorstep.
Essential Criteria
Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or eligibility for substantially comparable assessment with RANZCP.
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