Consultant Psychiatrist, Traralgon

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region.

About the role Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Psychiatrist role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Medical Services team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive.

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our growing team on a full time (1.0EFT) or part time fixed term basis.

We are seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to provide high-quality psychiatric care as part of the Mental Health Program. This senior medical role delivers clinical leadership, high-level assessment and treatment services, and contributes to teaching, supervision and continuous improvement across the service. The Consultant Psychiatrist plays a vital role in ensuring best-practice, person-centred and culturally sensitive mental health care while supporting reform, prevention and early-intervention initiatives aligned with state-wide priorities.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality acute assessment, diagnosis and treatment for mental health consumers, ensuring documentation is timely, accurate and compliant with legislative requirements.

Deliver clinical care using evidence-based treatment modalities, ensuring services are family-inclusive, culturally sensitive and in line with best-practice models.

Offer primary and secondary consultations to other clinicians, GPs and community services, and contribute to prevention and early-interventions initiatives.

Provide clinical leadership, supervise junior medical staff and support teaching for trainees, medical students and multidisciplinary teams.

Contribute to service governance, clinical reviews, communication processes and committee work to support quality and safety.

Qualifications

Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent.

Registered (or eligible for registration) with AHPRA as a Specialist Psychiatrist.

Demonstrated experience working as a Consultant Psychiatrist with strong capability in planning, delivering and evaluating mental health services.

Excellent collaborative communication skills with the ability to build productive partnerships across multidisciplinary teams and community services.

Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating integrity, respect, empathy, adaptability, and commitment to person-centred care.

Benefits

Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.

Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.

Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.

A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.

Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing.

Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Diversity and Inclusion We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: .

Before Commencement Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Latrobe Regional Health acknowledges the Gunaikurnai and Bunurong peoples as the traditional custodians of the land on which our health services are located. Our commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples is supported by our recognition and respect for their connection to their ancestral lands.

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