Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.
Employment Type : Permanent Full Time & Part Time
Position Classification : Staff Specialist
Hours Per Week : Up to 40
Requisition ID : REQ457500
Applications via eCredential ONLY!
The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is currently offering up to permanent Staff Specialist vacancies in the Psychological Medicine department, with a scheduled commencement in March 2024. Trainees who are expected to complete their requirements of Fellowship of the RANZCP within 4 months of the commencement date are eligible to apply.
This position is required to provide Child and Adolescent Psychiatry specialist services to the Department of Psychological Medicine SCHN - Children’s Hospital Westmead (CHW) and Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick (SCH).
The position of Child &Adolescent Psychiatrist will ensure that;
1. Clinical Services are focused on delivering excellent clinical care to children and supporting their families.
2. Research and teaching is undertaken and focused on the area of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
The Department of Psychological Medicine has a number of clinical teams. The Psychiatrist may be required to work in any of the teams, according to service needs as determined by the Head of Department.
The clinical teams are:
3. Intellectual Disability/Developmental Disability Mental Health Team
4. Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
5. Consultation-Liaison Team
6. Psychosomatic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria Team
7. Eating Disorders Team
Clinical responsibilities for the Psychiatrist within the Department of Psychological Medicine include providing direct patient care, supervising the care provided by junior medical staff, and providing child psychiatric consultation to non-medical team members.
All Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists provide a telepsychiatry consultation service to a rural health service, with the expectation of full time psychiatrists providing 6 hours per week and one or two rural visits per year (up to 6 days in total). The telepsychiatry service provides child and adolescent psychiatry assessments at the request of remote and rural child mental health clinicians. The psychiatrist acts as a consultant to the mental health worker, who remains the case manager. Some case discussion and case planning may also be required.
All psychiatrists have admitting rights and are responsible for managing inpatients in Hall Ward and Saunders Unit (the Mental Health Wards in SCHN) and other SCHN wards. Providing safe, evidence based treatment is a key part of this role.
Provide excellent clinical services to children and their families as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Participate in review and improvement activities, as well as training and education of staff.
Abide by the hospital code of conduct and participate in annual performance reviews for clinical services in accordance with the Staff Specialist (State) Award.
8. Demonstrated recent clinical experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Fellowship of the RANZCP and/or other specialist recognition as provided for in the Staff Specialists (State) Award. Membership of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, RANZCP, or equivalent. .
9. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team
10. Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills including conflict resolution skills.
11. Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement.
12. Availability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on site as required within a reasonable time
13. Experience with a wide range of treatment methods including psychotherapeutic approaches, and the use of psychotropic medications.
14. Adaptability to the needs of the child, their family, and the changing requirements of the position
Applicants must have completed the COVID-19 vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW
ASARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 2 primary doses are required for Category A positions (refer to NSW Policy Directive PD2023_022 ).
In addition, all Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the
seasonal influenza vaccine annually to be considered compliant.
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
The preferred applicant may be considered for the award of a conjoint academic title (levels A to D) in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney at a level commensurate with his/her qualifications and experience. The award of the academic title will also confer membership upon the appointee of the University Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. The academic title will be held for the duration of The Children's Hospital at Westmead appointment. No remuneration is attached to the University appointment. The appointee will be responsible to the University for academic matters and to The Children's Hospital at Westmead for clinical matters.
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Applications Close: Thursday 29th February 2024