Medical Specialists (Healthcare & Medical)
Government - State (Government & Defence)
Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS - Albany Hospital
Western Australia - Country Health Service
This is a recruitment pool offering Permanent full time/part-time – up to 80 hours per fortnight appointments.
About the Role and Mental Health Department
The Great Southern Mental Health service is well established and involved Child and Adolescent, general Adult and Older Adult services in the community, Consultant Liaison service to the general hospital wards and a 16-bed adult inpatient unit. The CAMHS team includes an existing psychiatrist, registrar, psychologist, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, and Aboriginal mental health workers. The CAMHS team is based in the community clinic in Albany, with outreach to other towns in the region. They see the full range of conditions in the 0-18 age range and work closely with the local paediatric team and other local youth services as well as adult mental health services to ensure a smooth transition of care. There is also well-established links with the local Rural Clinical School and Universities for research and teaching opportunities. The team is committed to service improvement and is always looking for ways to maximise early access to assessment and treatment and to services such as Family Based Therapy which give young people in the region the best chance at success.
CAMHS is co-located with the other mental health services in the region. There are currently a total of 5 psychiatrists and 7 registrars which provides a strong local and supportive peer group. Caseloads and on-call requirements are extremely manageable.
You will be responsible for:
Provision of clinical assessment and psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents aged 0-18 in the community mental health setting. Liaising and conferring regularly with general practitioners, paediatricians, and other health care professionals. Supervising and training medical students and junior doctors, including a training registrar Initiating or participating in research projects relevant to the mental health service. Participating in the on-call roster for the mental health team and the ECT roster. Application Instructions
Applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online viaMedCareersWA Ref 492555 . This email address will be used for communication with applicants.If you experience difficulties while applying online, please
For further information related to this position, please contact Dr Kelly Ridley, Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Director GS-MHS on (08) 9892 2440 .
Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia
Department of Health
WA Health is now governed by the Health Services Act 2016 (external site).
The new legislation represents a significant reform in health, and is designed to modernise the way our health services are structured, governed and delivered; to promote better health, better care and better value to all Western Australians.
The legislation established the Department of Health as 'System Manager' for WA Health, providing stewardship, guidance and support to our health services using a collection of binding Policy Frameworks (external site) in 18 key areas of health service delivery, to ensure they provide consistent, efficient and effective services into the future.
The Department of Health reports to the Minister for Health, the Hon John Day MLA (external site) and Minister for Mental Health, the Hon Andrea Mitchell MLA (external site).
Structure
The Department of Health is led by Director General Dr D.J. Russell-Weisz, and supported by a deputy and five assistant-Directors General, working in key areas of health, including:
public health
clinical services and research
purchasing and system performance
system policy and planning
governance and system support.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
Department of Health
Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Health Service
WA Country Health Service
Health Support Services
Health Service Boards
Policy Frameworks
Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia
Department of Health
WA Health is now governed by the Health Services Act 2016 (external site).
The new legislation represents a significant reform in health, and is designed to modernise the way our health services are structured, governed and delivered; to promote better health, better care and better value to all Western Australians.
The legislation established the Department of Health as 'System Manager' for WA Health, providing stewardship, guidance and support to our health services using a collection of binding Policy Frameworks (external site) in 18 key areas of health service delivery, to ensure they provide consistent, efficient and effective services into the future.
The Department of Health reports to the Minister for Health, the Hon John Day MLA (external site) and Minister for Mental Health, the Hon Andrea Mitchell MLA (external site).
Structure
The Department of Health is led by Director General Dr D.J. Russell-Weisz, and supported by a deputy and five assistant-Directors General, working in key areas of health, including:
public health
clinical services and research
purchasing and system performance
system policy and planning
governance and system support.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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