Psychiatrist - Adult Mental Health

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Position Title – Consultant Psychiatrist

Monash Health seeks expressions of interest from excellent medical practitioners for its adult mental health services. Monash Health has a consultant led service delivery model, where the consultant is available upfront to lead patient care in every setting of care, supervise juniors and be available for timely escalation of care.

About the Mental Health Program (MHP) at Monash Health

Monash Health is the largest public health service in Victoria, employing over 18,000 people across a range of specialities.

Monash Health MHP is the largest in Victoria, serving nearly 25% of the Victorian population. The MHP runs the largest psychiatric training program in Victoria with nearly 100 trainee registrars and 20 prevocational trainees. Clinical diversity is a hall mark of the services provided by the MHP – with services such as neuropsychiatry, antenatal and perinatal, psycho-oncology, acute and community psychiatry to old age psychiatry – services across the life span. 

About The Role

• Consultant Psychiatrist – various: 1.2 EFT (part time)

The roles are based within Adult Psychiatry unit at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Monash Health, providing clinical and medical leadership to a multidisciplinary team of clinicians working with patients and the peer support workforce.

In these positions, the Consultant Psychiatrist will work closely with the patients and their families, managers/team leaders, clinicians, registrars/HMOs/Interns and the peer support workforce to ensure the provision of safe and effective care as well as assist with the efficient management of the relevant units. The Consultant Psychiatrist will also play an integral role in supporting medical, clinical and peer support staff and managing patient journeys in order to optimise timeliness of care and meeting organisational expectations of care (please refer to Monash Health’s iCARE values and Strategic Plan). All positions are supported by relevant junior medical staffing.

About You

You are a recent or an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist or a Senior Registrar awaiting Fellowship.

You Are Also

• committed to a leadership & mentoring role
• dedicated to safe best practice & quality care
• committed to delivering patient centred care & a patient advocacy
• enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively
• excited to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence
• keenly interested in teaching medical students and registrars

What You Need

• Relevant Qualification  - Fellowship of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or equivalent
• Advanced Training Certificate in CL or equivalent for CL positions
• Demonstrated experience
• Current AHPRA registration
• Participation in CPD
• Valid WWC certificate
• Valid Driving licence – senior medical staff are required to travel between Monash Health sites should the need arise
• Australian working rights

What We Offer

• access to Monash Health in-house learning portals
• avenues to further develop your leadership skills
• mentorship
• support to attend relevant forums & conferences
• a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake further training and studies, including a PhD in psychiatric subspecialties in collaboration with Monash University Department of Psychiatry

In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite staff car parking and gym, and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

For further information, you can contact Dr Vaidy Swaminathan (Unit Director - Clayton Adult Psychiatry) on (03) 9594 7795.

Position description can be found here

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.

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. 

Applications close July 11th, 2025