Consultant Psychiatrist Acute Inpatient Service
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Job Summary
Job Description:
Acute Inpatient Service Consultant Psychiatrist
- Acute Inpatient Service
- Part-time on-going part-time strongly considered
- Fitzroy location
About St Vincents
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 6500 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 Australias leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.
About the Role
The Consultant Psychiatrist is accountable for the delivery of clinical services to the consumers of the AIS and SVMH through providing high quality clinical services contributing to service evaluation and research and displaying a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development in psychiatry.
The Consultant Psychiatrist AIS provides clinical leadership to the AIS in partnership with the Director AIS Director of Nursing Mental Health and Nurse Unit Managers
Duties
- Promotion and liaison with the relevant community services NDIS providers private psychiatrists and general practitioners.
- Ensuring that there is regular and effective communication with staff from the community and services of SVMH NDIS providers private psychiatrists and general practitioners.
- Working collaboratively with nursing staff and other mental health clinicians to ensure the optimum management of consumers recovery-oriented needs.
- Assessing and managing consumers of the service according to the current best standards using the best available evidence and meeting the requirements of relevant law ethics and community needs.
- Keeping high standard clinical records.
- Assessing formulating and implementing treatment via a recovery-oriented framework for consumers.
Skills and Experience
- Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery or equivalent
- Fellowship of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
- Registration with AHPRA
Applicants must apply online at and should include Curriculum Vitae and the names and contact details of three referees as part of their application.
The successful candidate will be required to fulfil all St Vincents Hospital Melbourne Credentialing requirements before commencing in the position. All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police.
Further information from:
Dr Dominika Baetens
Clinical Program Director
St Vincents Mental Health
Or
Executive Assistant to CPD: Madeline Wallace
Please note that this job posting will close at 11.59 pm the day before the listed closing date
Closing Date:
18 December 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.
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Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Post Residency Experience
- Hospital Experience
- Transportation Management Systems
- Behavioral Health
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
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- Leadership Experience
- Mental Health Counseling
- PTSD Care
- Addiction Counseling
