Employment Type - Permanent Part Time

Hours per fortnight - Various oportunities available

Job Category - Medical - Specialist

Req Id - 6955

BARWON DOCTORS Shape your specialist practice. Design your career. Deliver meaningful impact. Join a progressive, recovery-oriented mental health service where your subspecialty expertise is valued, supported, and actively matched to service need.

Multiple service vacancies across inpatient, community, AOD and specialist streams

Strong multidisciplinary and academic environment

Work within a service actively redesigning care with consumers and community

About The Role Barwon Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Services (MHDAS) is one of Victoria’s most innovative and integrated regional services, providing end-to-end care across the lifespan. We provide integrated, recovery-oriented mental health and AOD services to the Barwon region.

Role We are seeking Consultant Psychiatrists to join our service across a range of clinical areas. Unlike traditional roles, we offer flexible alignment to your subspecialty interests, including (subject to availability):

Adult Community Mental Health

Acute Inpatient Services

Aged Psychiatry

Youth and Early Intervention

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) services

This approach enables you to practice at the top of your scope, while contributing to a system undergoing major co-designed reform under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 (Vic).

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, evidence-based psychiatric assessment, treatment and care planning





Deliver clinical leadership within multidisciplinary teams, supporting secure and effective care

Contribute to service development, innovation and system redesign initiatives

Act as a delegate of the Authorised Psychiatrist in line with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 (Vic)

Support and supervise junior medical staff and trainees (where accredited)

Participate in clinical governance, quality improvement and risk management activities

Build strong partnerships with consumers, carers and community services

What We Are Looking For

Fellowship-qualified (FRANZCP) or equivalent

Registered (or eligible) with AHPRA for specialist or general registration

Committed to recovery-oriented, consumer-centred care

Able to contribute to clinical leadership and team capability

Motivated to be part of a service undergoing significant reform and innovation

Position Description Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.

Barwon Health staff benefits

Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction





A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Extensive professional development opportunities

Attractive salary packaging benefits

Living expenses capped at $9,010

Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

Diversity and Inclusion Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Child Safety We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)

Additional Information If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]

All Appointments Are Subject To

Satisfactory Police Record Check

Immunisation Status Clearance

Working with Children Check (if applicable)

Contact person: Roth Trisno | Clinical Director | Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Service (MHDAS)

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (03) 4215 8731

Application closing date: Thursday 13, August 2026

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📌 Consultant Psychiatrist, Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Service (Geelong)
🏢 Barwon Health
📍 Geelong