Advance your career by joining one of the most diverse public sector organisations in WA.
About the role
The Consultant Psychiatrist is a prison medical officer in accordance with the Prisons Act **** responsible for the psychiatric assessment, treatment, physical welfare and medical and psychiatric care for allocated patients within WA correctional facilities and:
Supports the operational management, development and delivery of integrated best practice prison mental health services.
Provides clinical expertise to the Director Health Services, and Director Medical Services related to mental health services.
Recommends evidence-based improvements, clinical standards, considering best practice to achieve improved mental health outcomes and efficiencies as appropriate.
Provides clinical input to mental health care operations and mental health needs analysis delivered by health operations.
Reviews and recommends medical standards, clinical standards (including drug regimens) and evidence based clinical improvements.
Leads and governs to deliver evidence-based high-quality prison-based specialist mental health care.
Provides high level clinical and strategic leadership to prison mental health services, maintaining an expert awareness of industry research, trends,



issues and developments in relation to mental health.
Benefits and Opportunities
An annual professional development allowance of $32,360 paid fortnightly, together with 2 weeks paid professional development leave.
Flexible working arrangements.
Career pathway opportunities.
Health and wellbeing programs including Fitness passport providing a wide range of gym, pool, and fitness centre discounts available for employees and their families.
Relocation assistance/allowance is available for successful applicants relocating from Interstate or Current Zealand (if eligible).
Why join the team?
When you join the Department of Justice, you become part of a people-focused organisation, working hard to make our community a fairer and safer place to live.
We offer many different employment opportunities in locations around Western Australia.
You will have a chance to make a real difference to your local communities and to the lives of those you work with.
Want to find out more about this role?
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Applications must be received before
Friday, 31 July **** at 04:30pm.

📌 Consultant Psychiatrist (Perth)
🏢 Department of Justice WA
📍 Perth