Multiple daily flights to Sydney | Regular services to Melbourne
Regional Psychiatry Without the Compromise
This is a rare opportunity to join a well-established adult inpatient service in one of Victoria’s most liveable and accessible regional centres.
With direct flights, excellent infrastructure, and a thriving community, this location offers easy access without isolation — proving that regional psychiatry does not mean remote practice.
This role suits a Consultant / Specialist Psychiatrist who values:
- High-quality inpatient care
- Strong multidisciplinary collaboration
- Clinical autonomy
- A sustainable, balanced pace of work
Here, you’ll be supported to practise psychiatry the way it should be practised — with time to think, lead, and make a meaningful impact .
The unit includes:
- 24-bed specialist adult inpatient assessment and treatment unit
- Dedicated High Dependency Unit
- Experienced and stable multidisciplinary team
- Strong integration with community mental health services for continuity of care
You Will Work Alongside Skilled
- Mental health nurses
- Social workers
- Occupational therapists
- Case managers
Allowing you to focus on assessment, treatment planning, leadership,
and supervision rather than administrative overload.
The Role
- Consultant responsibility for adult inpatient care
- Clinical leadership within a supportive senior medical team
- Supervision and mentoring of junior medical staff
- Participation in a shared on-call roster
- Contribution to service development and quality improvement initiatives
What’s on Offer
- Competitive public sector salary package up to $430,000
- Generous allowances and salary packaging benefits
- Relocation assistance and accommodation support
- Flexible working arrangements (full-time or part-time)
- Strong executive and clinical leadership backing
- Expedited recruitment process with fast-tracked interviews and decision-making
Lifestyle Without Sacrifice
- Short commute times
- Affordable housing
- Easy access to Melbourne and Canberra
- The Murray River, cycling trails, food, wine, and outdoor living at your doorstep
- Genuine work–life balance — not just promised, but delivered
Eligibility
Applicants Must Meet One Of The Following
- FRANZCP
- Eligible for specialist registration in Australia
- IMG eligible for the Expedited Specialist Pathway
- Assessed as Substantially Comparable by RANZCP
- UK or Irish-trained Psychiatrist holding CCT / CCST, eligible for streamlined specialist recognition in Australia