Senior Staff Specialist / Staff Specialist – Forensic Psychiatry Advance your career in forensic psychiatry with Gold Coast Health, one of Australia's leading public health services.
Join a multidisciplinary team committed to delivering world-class mental health care while contributing to specialist forensic services, medical education and service development across one of Queensland's fastest-growing regions.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Staff Specialist or Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatrist with an interest or expertise in forensic psychiatry to provide specialist inpatient and community forensic mental health services while working within a supportive and progressive health service.
About Gold Coast Health Gold Coast Health is one of Australia's largest regional health services, employing more than 10,000 staff and providing comprehensive healthcare to the growing communities of the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales.
The organisation is recognised for its commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, education and research, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across a broad range of specialist services.
About the Role As a Senior Staff Specialist or Staff Specialist (Forensic Psychiatry), you will provide expert forensic psychiatric assessment, treatment and clinical leadership across inpatient and community settings within Mental Health and Specialist Services.
Working Within a Collaborative Multidisciplinary Team, You Will
Deliver specialist forensic psychiatry services across inpatient and community programs
Provide expert clinical assessment, diagnosis and ongoing management of patients
Contribute to the delivery of safe, evidence-based and patient-centred care
Support teaching, supervision and mentoring of junior medical staff and trainees
Participate in service development, quality improvement and clinical governance activities
Contribute to a culture of medical education, research and continuous improvement
Participate in the Mental Health and Specialist Services after-hours and on-call roster
About You
You are a Specialist Psychiatrist with strong clinical skills, a collaborative approach and a commitment to delivering high-quality forensic mental health care.
To Be Successful, You Will Have
MBBS or equivalent qualification eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
Fellowship of the Royal Australian and Recent Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP), or an equivalent qualification recognised by RANZCP
Specialist registration, or eligibility for specialist registration, with AHPRA
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