Unaccredited Registrar - VIC St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne - Fitzroy Campus | St Vincents Health Job

Job Description:

• Fitzroy location
• Work for one of Australia’s leading hospital groups
• Full-time fixed term – Feb 26- Feb 27

About the Company

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincent’s Health Australia and a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service which employs more than 7,500 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, correctional health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.

About Department

St Vincent’s is proud of its International reputation for delivery of Mental Health Services and the use of the ‘Strengths Model’ and its principles and includes a 44 bed adult acute inpatient , Continuing Care Teams; a Crisis Assessment Team, a PARC and Community Care Unit as well as state-wide services and support services.

About the Role

Applications are invited for a psychiatry registrar position (unaccredited)

Training rotations available include:  general adult inpatient and community psychiatry, child and adolescent mental health, Koori, consultation-liaison, psycho-oncology, psychogeriatrics, dual diagnosis, perinatal psychiatry, and psychiatry in the private setting.  For further information please refer to the SVMH Psychiatry Training Program attachment.

There is an extensive academic and educational program available to trainees at St Vincent’s Mental Health.  St Vincent’s has a particular commitment to providing a comprehensive training program which includes quality experience in psychotherapy (supported by our Head of Psychotherapy Training), and an active examination preparation program.  In addition to RANZCP Supervision, a senior psychiatrist supports our inpatient registrars with a reflective practice group.

The classification for these positions will be dependent on stage of training as per EBA

Duties

• Assess, formulate and develop treatment plan for patients admitted to the inpatient unit or community under the supervision of the consultant psychiatrist.

• Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team on the delivery of the treatment plan.

• Respect the leadership role and the varied other roles and responsibilities with a team.

• Engage in work which is recovery oriented, focused on maximizing decision making capacity and social participation.

• Comply with relevant legal requirements and organizational policies regarding health records and timely and accurate patient documentation and statistical data.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor Medicine, Bachelor Surgery or equivalent
• Registration with the AHPRA or eligibility for general registration
• Registration as a medication prescriber
• Commitment to the Values and Health Care Philosophy of SVHM

Benefits

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay
• Supportive and welcoming Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness
• Access to SVHM Staff Health Centre

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application alongside 2 referees. For all enquires please contact Dr Breen.

Contact: Dr Susan Breen

[email protected]

Acting Co-Director of Postgraduate Training

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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