• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Fractional, fixed term - sabbatical leave cover

About the Role
The Psychiatrist/Addiction Psychiatrist is accountable for the delivery of clinical services to consumers of the Hawthorn and Clarendon CMHS who require specialist integrated mental health and Alcohol and Other Drugs service, in partnership with the primary treating Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Team. Other key aspects of the role are service development and capacity building within the Youth and Adult Area Mental Health Service, in partnership with NEXUS and the SVHM Addiction Medicine Service, to promote integration of expert clinical Alcohol and Other Drug treatment into tertiary mental healthcare

The Psychiatrist will lead service provision and provide both primary assessments and secondary consultations, provide staff education and training, promote capacity building of staff and deliver or supervise delivery of AOD treatment and interventions within an integrated model. Internal and external stakeholder liaison and development of partnerships will be a requirement of the role

Classifications for this position will range from HN18 - HN58 ($166.89 - $216.66/hr).

Your Contribution

• Fellowship of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
• Certificate in Addiction Psychiatry is preferred
• Experience in community mental health is preferred
• Registration with AHPRA
• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain/ Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain (Select which is applicable)

​What we offer

• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Career development & advancement encouraged
• Culture of continuous improvement

About St Vincent's Mental Health Program
St. Vincent's Mental Health and Addiction Medicine Program (MHAM) includes the inner east adult and older adult area mental health and wellbeing service for the inner-city areas of Yarra and Boroondara and the Addiction Medicine Service.

This includes delivering community and acute Tier 5 Mental Health Services to older youth (aged 18 to 25years).

Two community mental health services (CMHS) are located at Hawthorn and East Melbourne (Clarendon CMHS). Community mental health services comprise Continuing Care (CCT), Mobile Support and Treatment (MST), Homeless Outreach (CHOPS), Perinatal Emotional Health (PEH) and Public Housing Tenancy Support (STAY) services.

Working at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

If you would like a copy of the Position Description, please contact [email protected] and include the JRnumber.

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