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• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Older Persons Mental Health Services 
• Total Indicative Remuneration Package: $367,340 - $621,001 MD02 (pro rata) | Part Time Contract up to 30 Hours Per Week
• Contract Until January 2026

Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Persons Mental Health Services: Make a Lasting Impact

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will play an instrumental role in delivering comprehensive mental health care to our elderly population. Your expertise will be critical in assessing, diagnosing, and developing personalised treatment plans, ensuring our patients receive the highest quality care. Join our dedicated team and make a meaningful impact on the lives of those facing mental health challenges associated with aging.

Senior Medical Practitioners that are close in obtaining their Fellowship are encouraged to apply to this vacancy!

About the role: 

Reporting to the Head of Unit, this role is responsible for providing clinical services of the highest possible standard to Mental Health Service Division patients, both in terms of individual performance and by providing clinical leadership and contribution to a multidisciplinary approach to the delivery of patient care.  This role is based in the Older Persons Mental Health inpatient unit at Flinders Medical Centre, with opportunities to provide support to other parts of the service.  The Consultant Psychiatrist is actively involved in teaching medical students and trainee medical officers and where appropriate modelling clinical decision making to other members of the multidisciplinary team. They participate in clinical audit and quality, continuous improvement, safety and clinical risk management activities and continuous medical education activities.

Duties for the role will include:

• Working harmoniously with all members of the clinical team,
• Being responsive to the expectations and needs of both clinical and non-clinical colleagues,
• Providing clinical supervision to Senior Medical Practitioners, Trainee Medical Officers and Medical Students,
• Ensuring the maintenance of comprehensive clinical records which document significant patient management decisions,
• After hours on call covering Older Persons Mental Health at Flinders Medical Centre and Repat Health Precinct,
• Ensuring effective communication with other care providers to promote continuity of patient care

About you:

• Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent. Appropriate Specialist Qualifications and registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration (Psychiatry); or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award,
• RANZCP Advanced Certificate in Old Age Psychiatry (or equivalent) desirable but not essential,
• Demonstrated high standard of clinical practice in Psychiatry,
• Experience with the supervision and teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff,
• Extensive clinical experience relevant to work in Psychiatry,
• Experience in a broad range of medical fields relevant to the practice of emergency medicine,
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or eligibility for this

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Colleen Price, Personal Assistant, 7117 5700, Colleen.Price2@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Monday 21 July 2025

Attachments:

• 909193 Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Persons Mental Health Services- Role Description
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Applicant Information:

• Note: The Indicative Total Remuneration is inclusive of Award salary, Superannuation, and other monetary benefits.  We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 909193