Job Description
Staff Specialist or Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatry - Perinatal Mental Health
Support resilience where it matters most.
Become a part of an exciting prospect as Staff Specialist or Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatry – Perinatal Mental Health with the Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Service team.
You will be part of a team who deliver high-quality mental health care to patients of the Cairns.
Make the move.
Make a difference.
Support resilience where it matters most.
Become a part of an exciting opportunity as Staff Specialist or Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatry – Perinatal Mental Health with the Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Service team.
You will be part of a team who deliver high-quality mental health care to patients of the Cairns.
About us:
The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population.
The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.
Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.
This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Cairns and Hinterland Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
Besides the excellent work opportunities, Cairns offers a unique lifestyle suitable to a wide variety of interests.
Cairns is in the heart of the tropical north and is the primary gateway to northern Australia.




Cairns is an ideal base to explore the wider region with front door access to the Great Barrier Reef, rainforests and outback locations.
The Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Service is a public mental health service with a catchment area that extends from Tully in the south to the outermost Torres Strait Island in the north and westward to Croydon.
About your new role:
In your new role you will......
Active participation in MHATOD service strategic and operational planning include recruitment and retention, driving quality improvement activities, and ensuring high level team function and communication.
Delivery of education and training to junior CHHHS MHAODS medical staff, medical students and all mental health clinicians
Provision of clinical leadership within the Cairns and Hinterland Mental Health multidisciplinary teams by taking clinical responsibility for patients through collaborative care planning utilising risk management frameworks.
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive a competitive base salary (total remuneration):
Salary up to $282,912 per annum full time (L18 – L27) Remuneration up to $489,067 per annum full time (L18 – L27)
You will also have access to:
Professional development allowance
Motor vehicle allowance
Professional development leave (3.6 weeks p.a.)
Private practice arrangements
Salary packaging
Annual incremental increases
Career training and development
Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD)evidence as required for your employment in accordance withlegislation/governmentpolicy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Why choose Cairns?
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📌 Staff Specialist Or Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatry - Perinatal Mental Health (Queensland)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Queensland