Consultant Psychiatrist

Ranzcp; Canning; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

RANZCP seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist to serve as a prison medical officer under the Prisons Act 1981, responsible for psychiatric assessment, treatment and overall medical care for allocated WA correctional facility patients.

The role supports integrated best-practice prison mental health services, provides clinical input to directors, and leads evidence-based improvements while maintaining high-quality care and strategic leadership in prison mental health.

Qualifications

• Evidence of current medical registration with AHPRA as a Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
• Working with Children Check or ability to obtain one for Banksia Hill Detention Centre position.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessment, treatment and medical care for allocated prisoners.
• Advise on clinical standards and lead improvements in prison mental health services.
• Deliver high quality, evidence-based, prison-based mental health care and strategic clinical leadership.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Psychiatric assessment

Mental health services management

Education

Fellowship of RANZCP

Job description

The Consultant Psychiatrist is a prison medical officer in accordance with the Prisons Act 1981 responsible for the psychiatric assessment, treatment, physical welfare and medical and psychiatric care for allocated patients within WA correctional facilities and:

• Supports the operational management, development and delivery of integrated best practice prison mental health services.
• Provides clinical expertise to the Director Health Services, and Director Medical Services related to mental health services.
• Recommends evidence-based improvements, clinical standards, considering best practice to achieve improved mental health outcomes and efficiencies as appropriate.
• Provides clinical input to mental health care operations and mental health needs analysis delivered by health operations.
• Reviews and recommends medical standards, clinical standards (including drug regimens) and evidence based clinical improvements.
• Leads and governs to deliver evidence-based high-quality prison-based specialist mental health care.
• Provides high level clinical and strategic leadership to prison mental health services, maintaining an expert awareness of industry research, trends, issues and developments in relation to mental health.

Successful applicants must provide evidence prior to commencement of their current Medical registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Consultant Psychiatrist and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.

For applicants applying for the position at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, in accordance with the National Child Safety Principles, people who work directly with children and young people, you must have a current Working with Children Check or be able to successfully apply for one to be eligible for appointment to this position.

To be eligible for appointment to permanent positions in the West Australian Public Sector you must be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status in Australia.