Consultant Psychiatrist - Aged Persons Mental Health
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
Monash Health is a great place to work
To learn more about our organisation visit monashhealth.org.
Are you currently part of the team at Monash Health? Use your network login to access the Monash Health Careers portal and discover all the job opportunities open to you, to support growing your career within the organisation.
To see first-hand what our colleagues think about working here, take a look at the following short videos: monashhealth.org/careers.
Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
About Monash Doctors
To help grow your career, there are more than 1,900 Junior and 1,700 Senior Doctors at Monash Health in over 200 medical specialties. We offer unparallel opportunities in Victoria's largest & most clinically diverse teaching health service.
About the Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
The Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (OAMHWS) at Monash Health includes Acute Aged Psychiatry Inpatient Units and Community Mental Health Teams comprised of Aged Psychiatry Assessment Teams, a Residential Support Program (for mainstream nursing home residents), a Psychogeriatric Nursing Home InReach Team and an Intensive Community Treatment team. The Service currently employs 13 Consultant Psychiatrists across its two key sectors (based at the Kingston Centre and Dandenong Hospital/ Endeavour Hills) and there is an active research and training program. There are opportunities for involvement in registrar teaching and examination preparation. There are excellent opportunities for participation in a wide variety of research opportunities commensurate with interest and experience. The Service has close links with the Monash University Department of Psychiatry. Applications should include an updated Curriculum Vitae and names of three professional referees. Applicants must be a Fellow of RANZCP or equivalent and must be registrable in Victoria.
About the Role
Monash Health is seeking a 1.0 EFT Consultant Psychiatrist with an interest in joining its Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (OAMHWS), Mental Health Program. The Mental Health Program is one of the largest providers of clinical mental health services in Victoria. The successful candidate will work in a multidisciplinary team setting to provide the clinical leadership and vision needed to develop a strong recovery-oriented practice in the care of older adults living with mental illness, including behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Patients are referred from a variety of sources including the OAMHWS triage service, medical and surgical wards, residential care services, and emergency departments. Monash Health is committed to providing high quality of care to its patients in the program and this position would meet demands in the rapidly growing south-east region of Melbourne. There is excellent peer support and professional development opportunities, and Monash Health encourages service leadership through a dual governance model. Monash Health recognises the importance of the Consultant Psychiatrist in service planning and development.
What you need
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Appropriate health professional tertiary qualifications
• Fellowship of the RANZCP or equivalent
In return we offer:
• Salary packaging
• Onsite discounted staff parking
• Discounted banking (BankVic)
• Onsite Gym
• Access to professional development courses and seminars
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
Position description can be found here.
For more details, please contact Dr Chris Plakiotis, Head of Unit, OAMHWS, via email at:
Christos.Plakiotis@monashhealth.org
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.