About 1 month ago, from Spinner Medical Recruitment.
This is a wonderful opportunity to live and work in Albany, Western Australia and be part of a mental health service committed to advancing innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address mental health issues in the older age population in the region.
The Older Adult Mental Health Team includes a training registrar, nurses, and a talented multidisciplinary team.
This team is based in Albany but provides outreach services across the region and has a regular visiting clinic in the town of Katanning.
The psychiatrist also works with the local geriatrics team to run the memory service.
The Older Adult Team has been successful in obtaining funding for innovative projects novel in dementia.
The team and the service welcome ideas for service improvement or research which can benefit clinicians and patients.
The service also has well-established links with the local Rural Clinical School and Universities for research and teaching opportunities.
The Older Adult team is co-located with the other local mental health service, including a 16-bed adult inpatient unit and adult and child Community Mental Health Services.
There are a total of five consultant psychiatrists and seven training registrars, one resident medical officer, and two interns providing the medical needs for patients and providing a strong local and supportive peer group.
Case loads and on-call requirements are extremely manageable.
Opportunity HighlightsMonday–Friday 40hrs a week.Great work-life balance.
Oncall managed by registrar.Supportive and motivated multidisciplinary team.1 main health facility is widely supported by a network of smaller Multi-Purpose Service sites.Remuneration up to $477k + oncall (depending on experience).Community InformationAlbany is a city immersed in a pristine environment - forests, beaches, the sea, vineyards, etc.Great housing options, including beach homes, historic houses, etc.Hosts 8 private schools.Albany has its own airport and is 4hrs drive to Perth.Beautiful aquatic centre which includes a 50m pool & spa.Great for kids - BMX, skate parks, MTB trails, cricket ovals, rugby, football, netball, hockey parks, bushland, and beaches.4x4 trails and sensational camping spots.Selection CriteriaFRANZCP or equivalent qualifications gained in either NZ, UK (CCT not CESR), Ireland, Canada, USA, South Africa.Subspecialty qualifications or broad experience in older age psychiatry.Willingness to participate in internal teaching initiatives.Register via this website or email ******.
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