Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Job description:

2026 Unaccredited Psychiatry Registrar

General Role Statement:

The purpose of this role is to assist Senior Medical Staff in the care of patients within the service. Depending on the rotation, this may include daily review of inpatients, participation in ward rounds and coordination of discharge planning on wards, meetings with family and carers, regular review of patients in community mental health clinics or consultation assessments within the general hospitals, Emergency Departments, or in the community with an integrated community care model (including acute, short-term and longer term intensive or ongoing care models).

Registrars are responsible for completing appropriate ward/community paperwork, discharge summaries/letters and legal paperwork required by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act, plus attendance at Mental Health Tribunal hearings as required.

The position involves both in-hours and regular on-call out of hours duties. It is expected that the registrars abide by NH policies and procedures.

To be successful in this role you will have:

Essential:

• Completed a medical degree and be able to provide evidence of your qualifications.
• For unaccredited registrar applicants, full General Medical Registration status with AHPRA at the commencement of training in Feb 2026.
• For unaccredited registrar applicants, at application time, psychiatry experience as a JMS for a full rotation / term (ie. minimum 10 weeks).
• For SIMG applicants, eligible for Limited Registration with APHRA.
• For SIMG applicants, eligible for the Specialist or SST Pathway with RANZCP
• For SIMG applicants, completed AMC Primary source verification and provide evidence that it is completed.
• For unaccredited registrar applicants, be eligible to work in Australia without employer visa sponsorship.

Accredited Psychiatry Registrar Stage 1 applicants please apply via recruitment #50219

Desirable:

• Trainee applicants will ideally have 2 or more years of general medical / HMO experience at the time the transition to a First Year Registrar position in Feb 2026 (for local trainee applicants).
• For SIMG applicants, at least 24 months of psychiatric experience, which should include a minimum of 6 months psychiatric inpatient unit rotation.
• Academic IELTS (or equivalent) band score ideally greater than 8.

Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours

• General knowledge and skills for the assessment and management of mental health problems.
• Maintain an understanding of individual responsibility for patient safety, quality and risk and contribute to organisational quality and safety initiatives.
• Take reasonable care for own safety and wellbeing and that of anyone else that could be affected by their actions.
• Speak up for the safety and wellbeing of patients, consumers, colleagues and visitors and escalate any concerns that have or could impact safety.
• Accept responsibility for ensuring the implementation of health and safety policies and procedures and cooperate with the NH in any action it considers necessary to maintain a safe working environment which is safe and without risk.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills including the ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to the Northern Health Values in your work - Safe, Kind and Together.

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please contact; Dr Yang Yun - [email protected] Alternatively, please refer to the Position Description.

Applications close 31 May 2025

We offer:

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

· Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive' program

· Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support

· An inclusive and culturally safe space

· State of the art facilities and campus partnerships

· A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs'

· Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

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Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.