Director of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

548646 - Director of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Calvary Mater Newcastle

Fixed-Term (5 Years) Part-Time (0.5fte)

• Progress with purpose at one of Australias largest health care providers
• Get ahead with salary packaging benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
• This is a key leadership role responsible for delivering a high-performing safe and effective Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry service.

About the role

As the Director of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry you will be responsible for delivering a high-performing safe and effective departmental service. This role provides strategic and operational leadership overseeing the coordination performance and continuous improvement of the department. The Director ensures that standards of clinical practice are consistently maintained and aligned with best practice while fostering a safe and supportive environment for both patients and staff.

In addition the Director leads and implements change initiatives within the department to achieve agreed clinical operational and organizational outcomes.

Your main duties will include:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure the delivery of a safe high-quality and efficient Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry service.
• Lead support and develop a multidisciplinary team while fostering a positive collaborative and high-performing culture.
• Drive continuous improvement clinical governance and service innovation to achieve best-practice outcomes and organisational objectives.

About you

1. A primary medical degree registrable by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
2. Extensive clinical experience in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry within the public/private hospital field.
3. Demonstrated ability and commitment to seek out improvements to service delivery by designing and delivering effective workplace systems.
4. Demonstrated ability to transform or enhance the culture within an organisation as well as demonstrated communication interpersonal and negotiation skills necessary to lead with vision and inspire the commitment of others.
5. Understanding of the principles of clinical governance to promote quality and safety in health care with experience in and commitment to evidence based best practice

For further information please contact Dr Ralph Gourlay at

Why work for Calvary

At Calvary our staff matter.

With over 130 years experience and 18000 staff and volunteers we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued drawing on your own strengths identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients residents and clients.

Your benefits:

• NFP salary packaging benefits discounted health insurance and gym memberships
• Paid parental leave
• Training development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home Virtual and Residential Aged Care Retirement Living and Hospitals one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you apply for a role with Calvary today.

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Please note the following:

• As part of the application process you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include but is not limited to reference checks work rights criminal history check NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza tuberculosis screening hepatitis diphtheria tetanus varicella (recruiter to delete irrelevant vaccinations)