Staff Specialist - Psychiatry - ED Assessment Unit - ESMHS
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Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ566755
Make a Meaningful Impact – Clinically, Academically, and Organisationally
We seek an innovative Staff Specialist Psychiatrist to join the Emergency Department Assessment Unit (EDAU) at the Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH), Randwick as part of the ESMHS. This is an exciting opportunity to lead specialist psychiatric care within a dedicated, short-stay assessment environment, optimised to support patients experiencing acute psychosocial crises due to psychiatric conditions, substance use, or drug toxidromes. This permanent role includes protected time (approximately 0.1 FTE per fortnight) dedicated to research and service development, negotiated directly with the Clinical Director for Mental Health.
About The Role
You will be based primarily within the EDAU, a six-bed specialist unit co-located with the POWH Emergency Department. The unit provides an optimal environment for brief admissions (up to 24 hours), timely and culturally safe psychiatric assessments, and interventions to manage acute behavioural disturbances. The multidisciplinary team includes emergency physicians, clinical toxicologists, psychiatric nursing, allied health clinicians and substance-use specialists working closely with community services to ensure comprehensive patient care.
Your Clinical Duties Will Encompass
* Expert psychiatric evaluation and collaborative management within the EDAU, integrating closely with emergency medicine, toxicology, and drug & alcohol services.
* Active leadership and clinical participation as a senior medical member of the Emergency psychiatry team at POWH
* Active participation in multidisciplinary team discussions for assessment, risk management, and complex care planning.
* Liaison with community mental health services, ensuring continuity of care and optimising discharge outcomes.
Research and Model of Care Development
As an essential part of this role, you will actively contribute to developing, refining, and evaluating the Emergency Psychiatry model of care. Emergency psychiatric care is a complex, multi-dimensional practice area where the psychiatrist acts at the critical interface between acute hospital services and community resources. You will be responsible for integrating psychiatric expertise directly into the emergency care setting alongside other medical, nursing and allied health team members of the newly established emergency psychiatry team at POWH ED to develop timely interventions and better-coordinated care pathways. Your involvement will focus on systematically assessing care effectiveness, identifying best practices, and innovating new approaches through collaborative research and clinical governance initiatives.
Your Contributions May Include
* Leading innovative projects focused on optimising acute psychiatric care models within emergency settings.
* Evaluating clinical interventions to improve patient outcomes, reduce restrictive practices, and support safer emergency psychiatric care.
* Contributing to the academic profile of the unit through scholarly activity and collaboration with local research institutes and universities.
What We Offer
* A supportive, innovative, and academically enriched working environment.
* Close partnerships with the University of New South Wales, local medical research institutes, and clinical research networks.
* Opportunities to impact systemic improvements in emergency mental health care significantly.
Eligibility Criteria
* Current specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
* Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent.
Application Details
For more information or to discuss the role further, please contact Dr Adith Mohan, Clinical Director, Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service at adith.mohan@health.nsw.gov.au
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional people, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
The specialist will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the department/service.
The primary location of this position may be varied as agreed with the Director of Clinical Services and as approved by MDAAC to other facilities in SESLHD.
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Information For Applicants
* Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
* This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2024_015. Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence.
* SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
All applications must include a demonstration of your ability to meet each of the selection criteria in order to progress through the recruitment process.
* Registration or eligible for registration with Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA). Candidate to provide AHPRA Registration Number on application.
* Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and/or equivalent specialist recognition as provided for by the Health Insurance Act 1973 and the relevant Award/Determination, and demonstrated subspecialty training in Psychiatry.
* Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position.
* Proven capacity and/or experience in the provision of effective high quality service in the specialty, demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality improvement activities relevant to the specialty.
* Demonstrated commitment to teaching with experience in teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students and other staff of the hospital.
* Demonstrate the skills and attitudes appropriate as a senior Medical Practitioner including modelling a high standard of professional behaviour to junior medical staff.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites. Demonstrated commitment to provision of a high standard of clinical care in the public sector setting.
* Demonstrated experience in and commitment to research relevant to the role and needs of the Department.
Please complete the attached documentation and ensure they are uploaded with your application.
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For role related queries or questions contact Adith Mohan adith.mohan@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 19 June 2025
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