CRVCID ******/MedCareersWA Ref.
No. ******
Consultant Psychiatrist - Youth
A vacancy of up to 1.0 FTE
is currently available on a sessional schedule.
We welcome
applications for both full-time or part time arrangements.
The
position can be offered as a permanent appointment or a 5-year
fixed-term contract, with possibility of extension and/or
permanency.
This is where jobs become careers,
passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place.
Are you
ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health
care where it's needed?
Then South Metropolitan Health Service is
the perfect place to start!
Join Fiona Stanley Hospital as a
Consultant Psychiatristto lead a collaborative,
interdisciplinary team in delivering clinical mental health
services to youth patients.
The Consultant will champion a culture
of commitment, accountability, respect, and excellence, while
directly shaping the care outcomes for youth patients.
In this role, you will:
Lead the delivery of
personalised, safe and timely care.
Actively address clinical
risks and delays in patient care for individual patients.
Educate and supervise junior medical staff and other health
workers.
Work with the Head of Specialty and other consultants to
manage both planned and unplanned patient demand, achieve
national performance outcomes and meet the National Safety and
Quality Health Services Standards and National Standards for
Mental Health Services.
Please see the attached Job
Description Form for full role details and selection
criteria.
Fiona Stanley Hospital
(FSH)is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of
health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a
comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit,
maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult
Burns Service.
FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart
and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.
SMHS delivers quality, protected and
effective hospital and health services within a catchment area




stretching more than **** square kilometres across the southern
half of Perth.
Our vision is Excellent health care,
every time.
You can read more about SMHS in our Strategic
Plan here.
Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes
recruitment and employment!
SMHS encourages Aboriginal people,
people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or
LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us.
Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and
family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider
bringing your expertise to our workforce.
Want to know more?
We encourage you to contactDr Daniela Vecchio, Head of
Service and Consultant Psychiatristat08
*********.
If you are ready to partner
with us see the application instructions below and apply through
MedCareersWA here.
Note: Please ensure you have a
valid email address.
This is required to apply online.
It will also
be used for communication with applicants.
Applicants MUST apply
online via MedCareersWA - Reference Number ******.
Your application should
include:
A copy of your current CV
A statement addressing the selection criteria in no more
than 2-3 pages
The names and contact details of two (2) current referees
who can attest to your suitability for this role.
These documents should be complete and
ready to attach prior to applying online.
Please ensure you allow
enough time to complete the online application process as you will
be required to answer various questions and attach your
documentation.
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please
contact ******.
Eligibility
Are you eligible?
To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid




working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian
citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work
indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).
WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all
forms of discrimination in the provision of our service.
We are
committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA
Health's Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve
equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act **** applies to
this position.
Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
WA Health engages staff in
positions of trust and responsibility.
WA Health policies require
applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity
checking as part of the appointment process.
As well as undertaking
a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be
required to undertake a working with children check (if required
for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment.
We may ask
referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of
ethical behaviour.
Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With
Children (WWC) Check.
For further information please refer to the
WWC website at:
Whilst this selection process will
initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to
fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service.
In
addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate
the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may
also be selected from this process.
Both of these options remain
valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the
authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.
Lodgement is system generated.
Any submissions on, or
after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

📌 Consultant - Psychiatrist (Western Australia)
🏢 Department of Health (WA Health)
📍 Western Australia