Description
Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is seeking an experienced Staff Specialist to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health team at Concord Centre for Mental Health.
Are you interested in relocating to the premier city of Sydney, Australia with its beautiful beaches and home to icons like the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House? You will work only 12 km from the centre of Sydney and its vibrant cultural life, with nearby beaches and mountains.
The Walker Unit is an innovative purpose-built inpatient mental health unit providing longer admissions for young people aged 12-18 years who have not been able to discharged from acute wards. It is the only Unit of its type in NSW and admits from NSW and ACT. It allows a comprehensive assessment and medium term admission (average six months) to provide multidisciplinary and evidence-based treatments. Staffing includes clinical psychology, social work, occupational therapy, art therapist, family therapists, nursing and peer workers. The multidisciplinary team works closely with a small team of consumer peer workers and the Department of Education school on-site. The young people typically have treatment-resistant psychosis, major affective disorders and disorganised attachment.
The work is intellectually challenging and the team supportive. You will have the opportunity to teach medical students and trainees in psychiatry and to develop research in an area of interest
The primary purpose of the role of Staff Specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is to provide high quality diagnostic and consultative specialty services in Psychiatry, and to participate in teaching, research, quality improvement and administrative activities within the Mental Health Service and Hospital as required.
The Staff Specialist will provide clinical management and treatment of patients at the Walker Unit and Rivendell Unit. They will ensure a high standard of professional performance and encouragement of an academic environment which supports education, research and professional development.
Child protection is the core responsibility of all who work in the child and adolescent mental health service. All staff are required to have detailed knowledge of and comply with policies and procedures relating to Child Protection and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. All clinicians are responsible for ensuring that identified issues are documented, escalated and action occurs as appropriate.
Requirements
Registered, or eligible for registration, with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and Fellowship of the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and/or other equivalent specialist recognition as provided for in the NSW Staff Specialists (State) Award, and completion (or approaching completion) of the Certificate in Advanced Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (RANZCP) or equivalent.
