Job Description

Opportunity highlights

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- Package up to $514k + allowances (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026), rising to $539k + allowances from Sep 2026
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- Brand-new 5-bed inpatient unit opening September 2026.
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- Manageable caseload, light on‐call, outstanding work–life balance
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- FRANZCP or UK CCST accepted — RANZCP expedited pathway means you could be here in 6 months
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- Mediterranean climate, 110km of coastline, one hour from Perth by air
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Role information

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The mental health service based out of Geraldton is recruiting Consultant Psychiatrists to join its expanding mental health service in Western Australia. This is a great chance to be part of a brand-new inpatient unit from day one, while enjoying a quality of life and work‐life balance you won't get in an Aussie major metro centre.

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The service covers both inpatient and community settings, delivering specialist adult psychiatric care within a well‐resourced, collaborative MDT. The team already includes a Director of Clinical Services, seven Consultant Psychiatrists, seven Registrars and RMOs, and two interns. You'll be joining a well‐established clinical workplace with brand new infrastructure supporting it.

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Remuneration

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- Package up to $514k + allowances from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
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- Rising to up to $539k + allowances from September 2026
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- Salary packaging benefits available as a public health employee
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- Paid professional development leave and CPD budget
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- Relocation support available
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The service

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The new inpatient unit will include:

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- 5 beds, including 4 PICU beds
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- Co-location with the Community Mental Health Clinic for continuity of care
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- Integrated inpatient and community models of care
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- Specialist adult psychiatric assessment and treatment
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- Strong multidisciplinary teamwork across the full service
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Living in Geraldton

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Geraldton is a vibrant, fun and rapidly developing coastal city and one of Western Australia's most liveable regional centres. Here, you get genuine community warmth and a chilled pace of life, with far more in the way of amenities and infrastructure than you'd expect for a city of its size.

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Climate and lifestyle

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- Mediterranean sunshine year-round: summer highs of 28 to 33°C, mild winters of 19 to 21°C with lows around 9 to 11°C
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- Over 110km of stunning coastline with amazing beaches, world‐class surf breaks, kite and windsurfing
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- Six daily flights to Perth; just one hour in the air
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Family and community

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- Multiple primary and secondary schools, including private options
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- Multicultural, welcoming community: great for families, couples and individuals
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- Parks, cricket, rugby, football, netball, and Olympic‐sized swimming pools
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- Active arts scene, galleries, cafes, restaurants, and major shopping centres
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- Well‐resourced healthcare and education infrastructure
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Selection criteria

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- FRANZCP, or specialist training completed in the UK after 2007: UK CCST satisfies the RANZCP accelerated and expedited specialist pathways (subject to criteria and conditions)
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- Applicants already assessed by RANZCP SIMG assessment as Substantially Comparable will be highly regarded.
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- Significant experience in general adult psychiatry
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- Interest or experience in regional or rural healthcare delivery
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- Commitment to multidisciplinary teamwork and collaborative practice
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- Telehealth capability and solid IT skills
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- Willingness to undertake outreach activities
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- Commitment to ongoing professional development
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📌 Adult Psychiatrist (Geraldton)
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