Medical Director | Senior Staff Specialist or Staff …, City of Gold Coast

About the roleThe Senior Staff Specialist or Staff Specialist role provides clinical specialist psychiatry support to Mental Health and Specialist Services, making a substantial contribution to the development of a culture of medical education and safe, effective patient centered clinical practice.The Medical Director of Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit provides clinical care to patients and clinically manages on a day-to-day basis the associated multidisciplinary patient care team to ensure the delivery of appropriate patient care. In addition, the role provides qualified leadership to the department and training, education and supervision to junior medical staff and other health care members.Requirements for the roleEvidence of vaccination, or be able to be vaccinated against
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis and Hepatitis B.Tuberculosis screening
- to identify if the tuberculosis vaccination may be required.Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed.MBBS or equivalent registrable with the Medical Board of Australia plus FRANZCP or equivalent acceptable to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and registrable as a Psychiatry specialist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).Certified copies of relevant qualification/s and registration must be provided to the appropriate supervisor/manager, prior to the commencement of clinical duties.Advanced Certificate in one of the following is highly desirable
- Rehabilitation, Addictions and/or Forensics.Experience in rehabilitation and recovery is highly desirable.The incumbent will be required to participate in an after-hours and on-call roster for Mental Health and Specialist Services.Senior Staff Specialists or Staff Specialists report operationally to the Medical Director of Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit and professionally to the Chief Medical Officer.The Medical Director reports operationally to the Clinical Director of Mental Health and Specialist Services and professionally to the Chief Medical Officer.Salary informationTemporary full time Medical Director SMHRU (3 years with possibility to extend for a further 2 years)Permanent full time Senior Staff Specialist or Staff SpecialistSenior Staff Specialist: Base salary from $259,072
- $274,678 p.aStaff Specialist: Base salary from $216,643
- $251,642 p.aUp to 12.75% employer superannuation contributionMotor vehicle allowanceProfessional development allowanceGranted private practice rightsOther benefitsOvertime and on-call allowancesProfessional indemnity coverProfessional development leaveAnnual leave loadingSalary packagingEmployee Assistance ProgramWork/life balance, variety and flexibilityHow to ApplyPlease click the Apply button to review the Role Description and submit your application utilising the Medical CV template provided by Thursday, 11 June 2026.Job Ad reference: GC This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rv2ez