Consultant Psychiatrist - Eating Disorders Service
Dandenong, VIC, AU, 3175
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About Monash Mental Health Program
The Monash Health Mental Health Program provides inpatient and community-based care to people of any age with a mental illness and those with alcohol or other drugs issues. The Program operates as a number of clinical units including three adult units (Casey, Dandenong and Clayton), an Older Adult Service, a Perinatal and Women’s Mental Health Service, an Early in Life Mental Health Service (comprising infant, child, and adolescent services), Psychology and Specialist Services (PsySS), and Drug & Alcohol service. Within these are a number of sub-specialty units, including the Eating Disorders Unit.
About Wellness and Recovery Centre - Inpatient, Day Program and Outpatient Eating Disorder Service
To ensure Monash Health has a consistent integrated model of care for all clients with eating disorders, irrespective of age or when they present within the lifecycle of the illness, substantial development has occurred within the service over recent years. This includes the Butterfly Intensive Day Program for clients aged between 12-24 years, and an adult outpatient assessment and treatment centre (Wellness and Recovery Centre). Patients requiring hospitalisation are admitted to a medical ward and receive an integrated medical-psychiatric model of care. This range of services ensures that Monash Health offers an integrated continuum of care with the most appropriate care for the need.
About the Role
This is a 0.4 Consultant Psychiatrist role (14hrs per week) in an eating disorders inpatient service consisting of 4 beds based at Dandenong Hospital. The eating disorders service includes outpatients, day program and inpatient service.
What you need:
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Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
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Appropriate health professional tertiary qualifications (FRACP or equivalent)
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Working with Children's Certificate
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Experience in paediatric sleep medicine is desirable but not essential
What we offer:
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Salary packaging
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Onsite discounted staff parking
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Discounted banking (BankVic)
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Onsite Gym
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Access to professional development courses and seminars
For further enquires about this position, please contact Prof. Megan Galbally (Program Director Mental Health) via megan.galbally@monashhealth.org OR Dr Miguel Fernandez (Service Director, Infant Child & Youth Services) via miguel.fernandez@monashhealth.org. Alternatively, you can call (03) 8768 2431.
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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 8th January, 2025.