1st Year Registrar | Mental Health

Job Description:

1st Year Registrar

• Applications should be submitted to the PMCV and St Vincents by the closing date Friday 31 May 2025

• Work for one of Australias leading hospital groups

• Full time fixed term February 2026 until February 2027

About the Company

St Vincents Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincents Health Australia and a leading teaching research and tertiary health service which employs more than 7000 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services subacute care medical diagnostics rehabilitation allied health mental health palliative care correctional health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australias leading Catholic notforprofit healthcare providers.

About Department

St Vincents 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 statewide services and support services.

About the Role

Applications are invited for six 1st year psychiatry registrar positions with StVincents Mental Health. These are fulltime accredited training positions.

Training rotations available include: general adult inpatient and community psychiatry child and adolescent mental health Koori consultationliaison psychooncology 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 StVincents Mental Health. St Vincents 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 HM25 ($129048.40 pro rata per annum) salary sacrifice available

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

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

• The selection process for 1st Year Psychiatry Registrar positions is conducted by the Victorian Psychiatry Training Committee RANZCP. This is done by way of shortlisting applicants selection interviews and consultation with referees followed by a College match meeting (to match candidate and hospital preferences).

• Applications should be submitted to the PMCV and St Vincents by the closing date Friday 31 May 2025

• St Vincents Mental Health will accept the same Referee Form provided to the RANZCP during the recruitment process. Three referee forms are required prior to shortlisting for a job interview.

Applications should be submitted to St Vincents by the closing date Friday 31 May.

Three referee forms are required prior to shortlisting for a job interview.

Please direct all queries to JMS MH Services () and cc Dr Susan Breen ()

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents 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.

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