Consultant Psychiatrist - Gender Clinic

Government of South Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 27,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time

Flexible working arrangements

Relocation assistance

Job summary

SA Health’s Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) invites a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Gender Clinic in the Division of Mental Health on a part-time fixed-term contract to 6 June 2027. Based in Modbury, you will work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver gender-affirming psychiatric care for adults.

Key responsibilities include assessments, leadership within the team, and collaboration with internal/external providers to ensure coordinated, person-centred care.

Qualifications

• Experience in adult general psychiatry, including assessment of complex presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to work within multidisciplinary team environments.
• Commitment to developing expertise in gender-affirming care within a psychiatric context.
• Alignment with culturally safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments to inform gender-affirming care pathways.
• Provide clinical leadership and consultation to the multidisciplinary team.
• Collaborate with internal services and external providers for coordinated, person-centred care.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the Gender Clinic model within the service.

Skills

Adult psychiatry

Gender clinic

Multidisciplinary team

Clinical leadership

Education

FRANZCP fellowship

Job description

SA Health
Job reference: 952474
Location: 5092 - MODBURY
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – MODBURY SA 5092
• Temporary Part-Time – 7.5 hours per week, 4 January 2027 to 6 June 2027

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Consultant Psychiatrist in the Gender Clinic within the Division of Mental Health.

Adelaide's Northern suburbs are home to a growing and diverse community, and the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is committed to delivering specialist mental health care that reflects that diversity. NALHN Mental Health Services is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Gender Clinic — a part-time, fixed-term contract role through to 6 June 2027.

Your Role at the Gender Clinic

Working within a multidisciplinary mental health team, you will provide specialist psychiatric assessment and consultation to adults presenting with gender-related concerns, complex comorbid mental health conditions, and intersecting vulnerabilities. Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting comprehensive psychiatric assessments to inform gender-affirming care pathways
• Providing clinical leadership and consultation to the broader multidisciplinary team at Salisbury Adult Service
• Collaborating with internal services and external providers to ensure coordinated, person-centred care
• Contributing to the ongoing development of the Gender Clinic model within the NALHN Mental Health Service framework

What You'll Bring

• Experience in adult general psychiatry, including assessment of complex presentations
• Demonstrated ability to work within and contribute to multidisciplinary team environments
• An understanding of, or commitment to developing expertise in, gender-affirming care within a psychiatric context
• Alignment with SA Health's commitment to culturally safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed practice

About You:

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

About Adelaide:

Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award‑winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high‑quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

With over 7,000 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home‑based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north‑eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi‑day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub‑acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in‑hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

• From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
• Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
• Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
• NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
• SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
• We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part‑time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s):

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 952474

Enquiries:

Jess Whyte

Medical Management Facilitator, Division of Mental Health

Role Description and Further Information:

Flexibility Statement

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part‑time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.