Consultant Psychiatrist – Townsville
Townsville, QLD | Job ID #21581
About the position
* Provide high‑quality clinical and non‑clinical psychiatric services within the Rehabilitation Mental Health Services Program Area
* Work in a supportive multidisciplinary environment with registrars, RMOs, and a highly skilled MDT delivering care to consumers with complex rehabilitation needs, including forensic, intellectual disability, and substance‑use comorbidities
* Engage in teaching, supervision, research, quality improvement, clinical leadership, and contribute to service planning as part of a major tertiary teaching hospital
Remuneration
* Salary: $8062.00 – $10,221.70 per fortnight + Super
* Professional Development Leave: 3.6 weeks p.a.
* Annual Leave: 5 weeks p.a. with 14% loading
* Superannuation: 12.5% employer contribution
* Other benefits: Salary sacrificing options, on‑call and recall allowances, university‑affiliated teaching and research opportunities
About the hospital
* Public healthcare provider for more than 250,000 people across 21 facilities within a region spanning 150,000 km²
* The Mental Health Service Group operates within a recovery‑oriented, consumer‑centred framework, emphasising multidisciplinary care and culturally safe practice, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
About the location
* Live in a vibrant coastal regional city in tropical North Queensland, offering an enviable lifestyle with outdoor recreation, national attractions, and access to the Great Barrier Reef and surrounding regions
* Enjoy a diverse range of sports, education options, thriving employment sectors, and a rapidly expanding food and café scene along The Strand—voted Queensland’s best beach
* Large tertiary hospital, providing specialist services to a population of over 700,000
Essential requirements
* Fellowship with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), and eligibility for specialist registration with AHPRA
* Ability to obtain and maintain a Scope of Clinical Practice (SoCP)
* Demonstrated substantial and recent experience in psychiatric practice, ideally with exposure to rehabilitation, forensic, or complex mental health cohorts
* Valid Class C driver’s licence
* Compliance with Vaccination Preventable Disease (VPD) requirements
* Demonstrated capability in clinical leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, communication, and high-quality patient‑centred care
Desirable requirements
* Experience or interest in forensic psychiatry
* Accredited RANZCP supervisor or willingness to undertake accreditation
* Experience in research, teaching, and quality improvement activities
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and deliver culturally safe services
* Advanced skills in managing complex consumer cohorts, including those with intellectual disabilities or substance misuse challenges
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