In partnership with Children’s Health Queensland, Healthcare Australia is recruiting for an exclusive medical leadership opportunity based in Brisbane, QLD. We are seeking an exceptional Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Medical Director. In this role, you will hold clinical and strategic accountability for seven specialist campus-based services.

Lead Queensland's most complex child mental health service.

"This role was built for the psychiatrist who leads from the front."

One of the most challenging roles in child psychiatry... and the most rewarding. A once-in-a-career opportunity to lead at the highest level, within one of the largest child and youth mental health services in the southern hemisphere.

The opportunity:
Children's Health Queensland is seeking an exceptional senior Child and Adolescent psychiatrist to step into one of the most significant medical leadership roles in the country. As Medical Director, Campus CYMHS, you will hold clinical and strategic accountability for 7 specialist campus-based services.

This is a role for a leader who thrives in complexity, earns credibility through presence, and finds genuine purpose in the challenge. Significant reform is already underway; your task is to unify a talented multidisciplinary team behind that shared vision and drive it forward.

Remuneration & benefits:

- CM6 Clinical Director Allowance
- 12.75% superannuation
- 17.5% leave loading
- Salary packaging
- Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave
- Long service leave from 7 years
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development support
- Annual pay increases
- Relocation support

Services under your leadership:

- Child Mental Health Inpatient Unit – 9 beds, birth to 13 years
- Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit – 11 beds, ages 14 to 18
- Jacaranda Place – 12-bed subacute service plus day program, statewide




- Day Program South – intensive day treatment for ages 5 to 18
- Acute Response Team – 24/7 emergency mental health triage
- Consultation Liaison Service – hospital-embedded mental health support
- Queensland Children’s Gender Service – specialist outpatient and telehealth service, statewide

What you will do:

- Provide overall clinical leadership and accountability for all campus-based CYMHS services across CHQ HHS
- Partner closely with the Program Manager, Campus CYMHS to build a high-functioning, evidence-informed service
- Provide senior leadership on sensitive, high-profile and potentially media-facing matters, ensuring timely and professional responses in partnership with executive leadership and communications teams
- Lead, develop and manage 14 direct reports, including senior consultant medical staff
- Champion patient safety, quality improvement and innovation, with a focus on measurable service outcomes
- Ensure robust training and supervision pathways for junior medical staff in line with RANZCP and CHQ requirements
- Contribute to research, service redesign and statewide mental health policy alongside the Medical Director, CYMHS
- Maintain an active clinical practice and provide respected, hands-on care alongside leadership responsibilities

About you:

You are a highly regarded senior Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with a background in complex inpatient settings.



You bring a strong track record of leading meaningful change at a tertiary service level and are energised by high-stakes environments.

You are equally confident in clinical settings, executive discussions and situations involving external scrutiny. You know how to lead upward, across teams and outward to stakeholders with credibility and composure. Most importantly, you are the kind of leader people want to follow: present, engaged and invested in the success of others.

What success looks like:

Credibility Through Experience
You earn respect through your expertise, relationships and understanding of the work, not simply through your title. You stay connected to the day-to-day realities of the business and lead with authenticity.

Bringing People Together
You have a natural ability to unite people around a common goal, align diverse perspectives and maintain momentum through change.

Calm and Clear Leadership
You remain composed under pressure, providing stability when challenges arise and clarity when the path forward is uncertain.

Solution-Focused Mindset
You enjoy tackling complex challenges and are energised by finding practical solutions. You take pride in turning difficult situations into opportunities for improvement and positive outcomes.

Pay: $480,000.00 – $550,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Maternity leave
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Salary packaging

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Brisbane QLD: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Education:

- Doctoral Degree (Required)

Experience:

- Child and Youth Psychiatry: 10 years (Required)

Licence/Certification:

- AHPRA Specialist Registration (Required)

Work Location: In person

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