Employment Type Permanent – Part Time / Full Time
Position Classification: Staff Specialist – Blue Mountains Mental Health Unit & Community Teams
Hours Per Week: upto 1.4FTE
Requisition ID: REQ577221

How to apply

Your application is to be submitted through E-Credential ONLY. To apply please click this link,

https://myclinicalprofile.com.au/OpenPositionLogin.aspx?UniqueId=668f74af-870c-4723-b6cc-9af6d6e46e82

Applications close on 08 June 2025 and must be received by midnight of the closing date.

Please refer to the Application Guide for instructions on how to create a Clinician Profile and a list of mandatory requirements for all Senior Medical & Dental Officer applications. If you are experiencing any difficulties, please first refer to the User Guide attached to this advertisement. Alternatively, you can contact Senior Medical Workforce Unit on 4734 2281. For all enquiries relating to the position and its function, you must contact the designated contact person.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified medical practitioners for the above position in Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. The position supports both the Mental Health Unit located at the Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital and community mental health teams across the Mountains and Lithgow. Applicants who expect to be eligible for Fellowship within 5 months and who have no more than one College-administered assessment to complete may be considered; if successful, the applicant will not be subsequently eligible to commence their appointment until after the relevant qualifications and requirements are formally completed. Successful applicants also participate in a District-wide after-hours roster.

This permanent position provides timely and need-adapted care to consumers and families presenting to acute mental health inpatient settings, a community mental health setting. The role also supports general hospital and Emergency Department presentations. Successful applicants will contribute to team expertise across a range of therapeutic modalities and participate in key clinical decisions. Quality & safety activities and scholarship that benefits our community and the Service may be considered as part of the Staff Specialist’s non-clinical duties.

Successful applicants may subsequently be eligible to apply for the Site Coordinator of Training role.

Selection Criteria

1. Possess or be eligible for: registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZP) or equivalent as provided for in the Health Services Act 1997, current NSW driver’s licence. Demonstrated commitment to Continuing Professional Development and reflective practice.
2. Demonstrated expertise and experience in providing effective, high quality mental health services in a psychiatry setting; demonstrated commitment to person-centred, recovery oriented, family inclusive, trauma informed and need adapted principles of care
3. Demonstrated ability to support and work in collaboratively interprofessional contexts that include lived-experience professionals; sound knowledge of psychiatry encompassing biological, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual domains. Expertise and experience relevant to the position.
4. Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication ability including capacity to communicate clearly, inclusively and respectfully. Word processing skills necessary to complete expert documentation.
5. Demonstrated skill and commitment to the teaching and supervision of medical staff, non-medical colleagues and students consistent with contemporary best practice; commitment to interprofessional learning.
6. Qualities, attitudes and articulated values consistent with a senior medical practitioner providing mental health care to consumers across the age span and their social networks; and evidence of high ethical and professional standards.
7. Experience in or capacity for supporting quality improvement and clinical governance activities; and demonstrated commitment to high quality care provision in the public sector.
8. Familiarity with and support of basic, clinical and applied research activities relevant to the needs of the Mental Health Service and its staff and the ability to draw on values and research concepts in the appraisal of evidence, guidelines and quality improvement activities.

To see a full position description, please click here

NSW Health Registered Medical Recruitment Agencies applying on behalf of a candidate (locally or overseas) must forward a current Curriculum Vitae via email to [email protected] and include the Requisition ID and Agency Name as the subject.

All medical recruitment agencies will require the below:

1. Registration: NSW Health Register of Medical Locum Agencies Information for Medical Locum Agencies - Recruitment of Locum Medical Officers

2. Registration: Talent Acquisition Scheme - SCM0012 Talent with Buy NSW

Log in with your supplier account. If you don’t have one yet, you can sign up now.

Start an application to join the scheme. You’ll need to answer questions and upload required documents.

Submit your application.

3. An agreement with NBMLHD for permanent placement of Medical Staff Specialist – contact [email protected]

Need more information?

Dr Kristof Mikes-Liu, Medical Director Mental Health

E: [email protected] T: (02) 4734 4347 M: 0422 007 404

Application information

All selection criteria must be addressed in your application. Applications close on 08 June 2025 and must be received by midnight of the closing date. All applications are to be applied through eCredential.