- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
- Total Indicative Remuneration: $366,283 - $822,189 p.a. – MD2
- Temporary Full-Time, up to 9 May 2027
About the Role:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Northern Mental Health team. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals requiring specialist psychiatric care across hospital and community settings.
As a Consultant Psychiatrist - Consultation Liaison, you will play a central role in delivering expert assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning. Your clinical leadership and compassionate approach will support patients through complex mental health presentations, while enhancing the quality of care delivered across the broader health network.
Key Responsibilities:
- provide specialist psychiatric care and consultation across acute, subacute and community settings
- lead multidisciplinary care planning to ensure coordinated and evidence-based treatment
- drive continuous quality improvement and maintain the highest standards of clinical safety
- mentor and support trainee medical officers, junior doctors and students
- collaborate with medical teams to optimise patient outcomes and integrated care pathways
- contribute to education programs and professional development activities
We encourage applications from candidates in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Applicants nearing completion of Fellowship or the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (or equivalent) will be considered and are encouraged to apply.
To be eligible for this position, you must hold a 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; or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award.
The Total Indicative Remuneration figure is calculated taking into account base salary, leave loading and superannuation as well as managerial allowances, professional development or any other allowances where appropriate.
About You:
In this role you will bring a strong commitment to clinical excellence and patient‑centred care, supported by:
- a high standard of clinical practice
- professional integrity and sound clinical judgement
- the ability to work empathically with consumers experiencing mental illness, as well as their families and carers
- effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with staff at all levels
- strong teamwork capabilities and the ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary environment
- proven capacity to prioritise workload and adapt to changing service needs
- a commitment to ongoing service improvement, professional development, and quality enhancement
You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.
Seize this opportunity to join a passionate, forward‑thinking mental health team. Apply now and bring your expertise to a service shaping the future of psychiatric care in South Australia.
About Adelaide:
Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
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.
Check(s):
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
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: 932215
Enquiries:
Jess Whyte
Medical Management Facilitator
Phone: (08) 7485 4397
E-mail: jessica.whyte@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
24 April 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
932215 - Consultant Psychiatrist - Consultation Liaison - MD2 - role description.pdf
For more information about Mental Health Medical at NALHN visit our Mental Health Medical page.
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
