- Research, teaching and professional growth opportunities
- Contribute to a high-performing team
- Family-oriented lifestyle in a vibrant coastal regional city in sub-tropical North Queensland
Where you’ll be working
Join a leading tertiary mental health service that provides a full spectrum of inpatient, community, and outreach services across a 150,000 km² catchment area.
Working alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team, this 0.9FTE Consultant Psychiatrist position is focused on providing expert psychiatric care across hospital, community, and outreach settings, leading quality improvement, research, teaching, and supervision within Adult Mental Health Services.
This role provides opportunities to practice across diverse settings while contributing to quality improvement, research, teaching, and leadership initiatives.
Where you’ll be living
You will be living in a vibrant, tropical city in Northern Queensland that sees over 300 days of sunshine a year. You’ll have easy access to breathtaking attractions like Magnetic Island, the Whitsundays and the iconic Great Barrier Reef. Rich with lush rainforests and World Heritage listed national parks, this once quiet coastal town has merged into a modern metropolis. With leading education providers, cutting-edge health facilities, affordable housing, and a global bustling port, this coastal city offers a relaxed, community-oriented lifestyle and the perfect balance between urban and coastal living. You’ll only be a 4-hour drive away from Cairns and less than a 2-hour flight away from Brisbane.
Salary information
Consultant Psychiatrists can expect a QLD Health salary package of up to $400,000+ p.a depending on seniority.
Requirements
Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP), or equivalent. Psychiatrists eligible for the fast-track registration pathway are encouraged to apply.
About us
Elective Recruitment is a person-centred recruitment consultancy. Your career progression is just as significant to us as your well-being and work-life balance.
We are not just another recruitment company; we do things our way and we consult. We have a very clear vision: create great careers, better lifestyles, and add value - and we won’t stop until this is achieved.
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📌 Consultant Psychiatrist
🏢 Elective Recruitment
📍 Townsville