Unit Clinical Director - Psychiatry

Paragon Medics Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time position

Senior leadership role

Teaching, research and quality-improv.

Job summary

Paragon Medics Pty is recruiting a Unit Clinical Director for a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit in Northern Sydney. You will provide specialist psychiatric care while leading clinical governance and delivering high‑quality mental health services in a multidisciplinary environment.

The role combines senior clinical practice with medical workforce leadership, governance, education and research activities, with opportunities to teach trainees and contribute to quality improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Must have MBBS or equivalent with current registration or eligibility in Australia.
• FRANZCP or recognition as Specialist Psychiatrist by the Medical Board of Australia or eligible.
• Overseas-trained psychiatrists with appropriate pathway may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
• Provide clinical leadership across the Mental Health Intensive Care Unit.
• Lead high-quality, safe, recovery-oriented mental health services.
• Oversee clinical governance within the unit.
• Lead and manage medical staff and support performance development.
• Collaborate with senior leadership across mental health services.
• Contribute to teaching, research and quality improvement.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Quality improvement

Teaching/education

Education

MBBS or equivalent

FRANZCP or Specialist Psychiatrist registration

Job description

Unit Clinical Director - Psychiatry Northern Sydney, NSW

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join a specialist Mental Health Intensive Care Unit in Northern Sydney.

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join a specialist Mental Health Intensive Care Unit in Northern Sydney.

This is a senior clinical leadership position offering the opportunity to lead a specialist psychiatric intensive care service, oversee clinical governance and provide leadership to the medical workforce.

What's on Offer

• Permanent full-time Staff Specialist position
• Up to 40 hours per week
• Senior clinical leadership opportunity within a specialist psychiatric intensive care service
• Lead a multidisciplinary team caring for patients with complex and high-risk presentations
• Responsibility for clinical governance, quality and safety
• Leadership of senior and junior medical staff
• Opportunities for teaching, research and quality improvement
• Supportive multidisciplinary environment
• Access to the professional and lifestyle benefits of metropolitan Sydney

The Role

As Unit Clinical Director, you will provide specialist psychiatric care while leading the clinical governance, development and delivery of a Mental Health Intensive Care Unit.

The service provides intensive assessment and management for consumers experiencing acute and high levels of clinical risk, complex diagnostic and management needs, or severe acute symptoms requiring a specialist inpatient environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment
• Providing clinical leadership across the Mental Health Intensive Care Unit
• Leading and maintaining high-quality, safe and recovery-oriented mental health services
• Holding delegated responsibility for clinical governance within the unit
• Leading and managing the senior and junior medical workforceSupporting performance management and professional development of medical staff
• Working collaboratively with senior leadership across mental health services
• Providing clinical consultation across the broader health district
• Supporting multidisciplinary care, recovery-oriented practice and care coordination
• Contributing to teaching and training of medical students, graduates, psychiatry trainees and other healthcare professionals
• Participating in research, evaluation and quality improvement initiatives

What We’re Looking For

• MBBS or equivalent and current registration or eligibility for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
• FRANZCP or recognition as a Specialist Psychiatrist by the Medical Board of Australia
• Overseas-trained psychiatrists with an appropriate specialist pathway may also be considered
• Applicants expecting to obtain FRANZCP within three months may be considered
• Demonstrated senior clinical experience in acute psychiatry
• Experience across general hospital, community and inpatient psychiatry settings
• Experience working within the NSW Mental Health Act 2007
• Proven leadership and management experience within multidisciplinary clinical teams
• Strong communication skills and experience working with senior and junior medical colleagues, GPs, consumers and carers
• Understanding of recovery-oriented and care coordination models
• Demonstrated commitment to clinical governance and quality improvement
• Experience or willingness to participate in clinical research
• Experience teaching medical, nursing and allied health staff and psychiatry trainees
• Commitment to state and national mental health priorities
• Current NSW Driver Licence

Why This Role

This is an opportunity for an experienced psychiatrist to take on a significant clinical leadership position within a specialist psychiatric intensive care environment.

You will have the opportunity to shape service quality and safety, lead a multidisciplinary clinical team and influence the ongoing development of specialist mental health services. The role combines senior clinical practice with medical workforce leadership, governance, education and service improvement.

Based in Northern Sydney, the position also offers access to the lifestyle, amenities and professional opportunities of metropolitan Sydney while working within a specialist mental health service.

About Paragon Medics

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