Psychiatry Registrar

• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Full time and part time positions – Parental Leave Cover February 2025 until February 2026
• Challenging and rewarding work environment

About the Role
Applications are invited for accredited Psychiatry Registrar training positions, covering Parental Leave.

Over the course of training, we offer opportunities to rotate to general adult inpatient and community psychiatry, child and adolescent mental health, the social and emotional well being unit (associated with the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service) consultation-liaison psychiatry (including consultation-liaison psychiatry in psycho-oncology), psychiatry of old age, dual diagnosis, dual disability, and psychiatry in the private setting.  There is also the potential opportunity to rotate to forensic mental health. In addition, we support positions in the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, Perinatal Mental Health, Psychotherapy and Victorian Transcultural Mental Health Unit and Foundation House (the Victorian Foundation survivors of torture).  

St Vincent’s supports sub-specialty training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Psychiatry of Old Age,  Psychotherapy and Addiction Psychiatry.

We encourage our trainees to be actively involved in their training and day to day work and to become engaged in quality improvement projects and change, happening in our service.  Junior registrars are supported by senior registrars in both inpatient and community settings.

There is an extensive academic and educational program available to trainees at St Vincent’s Mental Health. We are committed  commitment to providing a comprehensive training program, which inncludes quality experience in psychotherapy (supported by our Head of Psychotherapy Training), access to research opportunities, and an active examination preparation program.  In addition to RANZCP Supervision, senior psychiatrists provide a reflective practice group to the First Year Registrars. This supports a safe space to explore your experience as you step into training but sits outside of direct assessment related supervision.

Duties:

• Listen to and actively involve consumers in all aspects of assessment and treatment,  engaging with them from a supported decision making frame
• Closely liaise with carers and families – families and carers should be recognised, respected and supported as partners in providing support and care to consumers
• Assess, formulate and develop treatment plans for patients admitted to the inpatient unit or community under the supervision of the consultant psychiatrist
• Support screening for and accessing treatment in relation to physical health comorbidities
• Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team on the delivery of the treatment plan
• Respect the leadership role and the varied other roles and responsibilities with a team
• Engage in work which is recovery oriented, focused on maximizing decision making capacity and social participation.
• Comply with relevant legal requirements and organizational policies regarding health records and timely and accurate patient documentation and statistical data.

Classifications for this position will range from HM25 - HM30 ($125,900.84 - $173,290.00 per annum).

Your Contribution 

• Bachelor Medicine, Bachelor Surgery or equivalent
• Registration with the AHPRA or eligibility for general registration
• Registration as a medication prescriber
• Commitment to the Values and Health Care Philosophy of SVHM

What we Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About The Mental Health Department 
St Vincent’s is proud of its International reputation for delivery of Mental Health Services and the use of the ‘Strengths Model’ and its principles and includes a 44 bed adult acute inpatient , Continuing Care Teams; a Crisis Assessment Team, Homeless team, a PARC and Community Care Unit as well as state-wide services and support services.

Working at St Vincent’s 
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application
Please attach your Curriculum Vitae and cover letter addressed to Dr Dominika Baetens to your application.

Please direct all enquiries to Joanne Kakos, joanne.kakos@svha.org or, Dr Dominika Baetens, dominika.baetens@svha.org.au , or Sr Susan Breen, susan.breen@svha.org.au

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve. 

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Closing Date:

15 February 2025 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan