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Job Description
Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Psychiatrist to join our Seven Hills team!
The position available is:
- Closedterm parttime until 30 June 2026 (between 30 and 38 hours per fortnight depending on availability)
- Working days between Monday and Friday
- Based at Seven Hills and working across Western Sydney
- Attractive salary Super TaxFree Salary Packaging
About the Opportunity
The Community Liaison Psychiatrist is an innovative program responsible for delivering psychiatry services for the Primary Care Psychiatry Liaison Service (PCPLS) in Western Sydney. The service works to help build the capacity of General Practitioners and Practice staff to better manage mental health issues in their patients.
In this role you will utilise Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers as part of the Primary Care Psychiatry Liaison Service multidisciplinary team to provide clinical and nonclinical psychosocial supports and service connections to people with lived experience of a mental health issue.
Key responsibilities include:
- Provide appropriate highquality recoveryoriented clinical care to patients of GP practices that are part of thePrimary Care Psychiatry Liaison Service
- Provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team that includes GPs Practice Staff allied health professionals Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers.
- Provide consultancy education and coaching support to GPs and GP Practice staff to improve their capacity and competency in identifying and managing clinical mental health and other supports for patients their families and carers.
For more information and full list of key responsibilities of the Community Liaison Psychiatrist role please read thePosition Description.
The Benefits
- Attractive salary package
- Motor vehicle allowance
- TaxFree Salary Packagingavailable up to $15900
- Generous leave provisions including17.5 leave loading 2 additional days of personal leaveextra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year paid parental leave
- Exclusive personalFleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier
- Familyfriendly and flexible working conditions
- Comprehensive infrastructure including a laptop mobile phone and other resources for work purposes
- Opportunities for professional development and training such asMental Health First Aid and ASIST
- Access to our free confidentialemployee assistance program
- Inclusive initiatives such as our Rainbow Network and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander staff
- Employee discounts at 400 popular retailers (Woolworths Expedia Myer Kmart etc)
Selection Criteria
Essential:
- Mandatory specialist qualifications in psychiatryand registration with AHPRA.
- Commitment to and experience in delivering recoveryoriented clinical supports as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in providing clinical mental health advice education and coaching to medical practitioners and allied health professionals.
- A good understanding of and commitment to peerbased approaches to mental health support.
- An understanding of approaches to professional capacity building in a health setting.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to balance competing priorities work effectively in a busy and demanding environment and achieve set deadlines.
- An interest in clinical research or service development evaluation.
- Highly developed interpersonal negotiation and influencing skills and experience in dealing with people at all levels.
- Highly developed oral written communication and record keeping skills and the ability to provide clear and concise written and verbal advice/information.
- Maintain a current Australian Drivers Licence.
For further information please contact Hussein Kahil Manager. E: (please do not email applications).
All appointments with Flourish Australias Mental Health Services are subject to a National Criminal History Check a WWCC previous employment reference checks satisfactory Australian residency status and other background checks. All successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence they are fully vaccinated against COVID19 (including booster) prior to commencement inline with Flourish Australias Vaccination Policy and will be required to declare any private or secondary employment prior to commencement in line with Flourish Australias Private or Secondary Employment Policy.
Who we are
Flourish Australia is one of Australias most experienced community mental health organisations. Our purpose is to support people to flourish believe in their futures and become contributing members of the community.
Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each persons experience will be different and their needs as an individual are unique. Together we set goals connect individuals with the right people support services and opportunities to meet their needs.
Our positions are opento all suitably qualified applicants. We have a strong commitment to the participation of people with lived experience of mental health issues in our workforce.We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities LGBTQ communities and mature age candidates.
How to Apply
To apply for this position please complete all the questions asked. You will then be required to attach a copy of your resume on the following page. We encourage you to have your resume uptodate and available before you commence the application.
Interviews to be held on a rolling basis. Apply today!
Employment Type
Part-Time
