Registrar | Transcultural Psychiatry
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Job Description
Job Description:
STP Registrar position Victorian Transcultural Mental Health/Foundation House (The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture)/St Vincents Mental Health
Brunswick location
Participation in after-hours/on-call psychiatry registrar roster
Applications are invited for an advanced psychiatry registrar with a specific interest in working with consumers and carers from diverse backgrounds as well as in the psychology of trauma. This is an accredited training position jointly held by Victorian Transcultural Mental Health and The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture and supported by St Vincents Mental Health funded under the Federal Governments Specialist Training Program.
About the Role
This position involves assessment and treatment of a wide range of mental health issues affecting the diverse communities at Foundation House. The registrar will be expected to provide psychological interventions for presentations related to trauma (under supervision) as well as general psychiatric care in an outpatient setting at Foundation House. The registrar will also assist with educational service development and consultation services offered by VTMH.
In addition to clinical supervision from on-site consultant psychiatrists and joining a multidisciplinary cross-cultural health team the position is supported by an extensive academic and educational program offered by St Vincents Mental Health.
There is an expectation that the successful applicant contribute to the on-call roster at St Vincents Mental Health.
Classifications for this position will range from HM26 - HM30 ($136413.16 - $177622.12 pro rata per annum) salary sacrifice and excluding super
Your Contribution
Bachelor Medicine Bachelor Surgery or equivalent
Current unrestricted registration with AHPRA or eligibility for general registration
Registration as a medication prescriber
Current National criminal history check or willing to obtain one
What We Can Offer You
Salary Packaging Increase your take home pay!
Culture of Continuous Improvement
Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
Located in Fitzroy with CBD and Gertrude St at our doorstep
Available Trams for our Fitzroy Campus
Fitzroy Main building only 500m from Parliament Station
SVHM Cultural Diversity programs offering staff support and education
Talk to me application - facilitate better conversations with patients and residents of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Confidential solutions-focused employee counselling
About the Mental Health Department at St Vincents Hospital
St. Vincents Mental Health (SVMH) emphasizes strengths and recovery opportunities for individuals experiencing mental health issues and illness. In doing so we acknowledge cultural diversity and recognize the role of psychosocial vulnerability and trauma but aim to foster a spirit of resilience which sees the individual driving their recovery professionally supported by their treating team. St Vincents mental health includes an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara.
St Vincents trainees have access to a wealth of specialist experiences including dual diagnosis aboriginal mental health psychiatry of trauma psychotherapy perinatal psychiatry psycho-oncology consultation liaison psychiatry psychiatry of old age and forensic psychiatry. Trainees are rotated to Austin and Eastern Health or to a new private rotation at Gertrude Street Clinic for their child and adolescent mental health experience.
Working at St Vincents
St Vincents Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides an extensive range of adult clinical services across our Fitzroy Kew and Truganina sites.
We warmly encourage applications from talented people of all backgrounds including those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with disability neurodiverse individuals LGBTQIA and people of all ages cultures and identities. Our mission is to create an environment that reflects and supports the rich diversity of the community we serve.
Together we celebrate our values of Compassion Justice Integrity and Excellence making SVHM a unique safe and welcoming place to work.
Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks including relevant immunisations.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter for your application.
Please ensure your two referees are listed on the bottom of your CV.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
Further information please contact:
Dr Justin Kuay
Consultant Psychiatrist VTMH
Closing Date:
11 July 2025 11:59pmReconciliation 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.
For further information visit https:// or get in contact at
View Reconciliation Action Plan
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Employment Type
Full-Time
