Job Description
Psychiatry Registrar – Psychiatry of Old Age Advanced Certificate Trainee
'Creating exceptional health care together.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Psychiatry Registrar - Psychiatry of Old Age Advanced Certificate Trainee
Employment Type: Temporary
Classification: Registrar 1 - 4
Salary:$125,473 - $155,223 (pa)
Location: Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
Section: Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Service (MHJADS)
Closing Date: 11 October ****
What can we offer you:
City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live inCanberra
Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital
Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe advantages tax concessions
Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates
Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the role:
Applications are sought for the **** clinical year commencing in February **** to join the ACT RANZCP Training program to enrol in RANZCP Certificate training in Psychiatry of Old Age.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care.
It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding regions.
More information can be found on the CHS website.
Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at:



ACTPS Medical Practitioners Enterprise Agreement ***********
To be eligible to apply for this position applicants must be PGY4+ by February ****.
Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) of Canberra Health Services (CHS) delivers health services directly and through partnerships with community organisations, spanning prevention, treatment, recovery, maintenance and harm minimisation.
Consumer and carer participation is embedded in service planning and delivery, with MHJHADS working closely with consumers, carers, and government and non‐government providers to achieve optimal client outcomes.
Services are delivered across multiple settings, including hospital inpatient and outpatient services, community health centres, detention centres and other community-based locations, including people's homes.
Prior to commencement, the successful candidates will be required to:
Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check
Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy
For more information regarding the position see the Position Description.
Because of the small size of the ACT RANZCP training program,



applications for a Psychiatry Registrar position with Canberra Health Services (CHS) and applications to join the ACT RANZCP training program are considered concurrently.
Applying for a position with Canberra Health Services
Applications must be submitted via CHS e-recruitment system.
Applications must include:
A current resume
A pitch of no more than two pages outlining your skills, knowledge, experience, and suitability for the role.
When preparing your pitch, address the 'key selection criteria' and where possible, include clear and relevant examples from your clinical and other experiences.
You are required to clearly outline in your application:
Your RANZCP training trajectory/RANZCP training record
Your outstanding mandatory RANCZP training requirements
Referee requirements
Three referee reports are required and must be submitted with your application.
Referee details must be included in the initial application or resume.
At least one referee must be your current direct supervisor.
One referee must be the current RANZCP Director of Training (DoT) or the Director of Advanced Training (DOAT) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry if you are currently enrolled in RANZCP Child and Adolescent Advanced Certificate training.
The reference template can be found here
ACT RANZCP Training Contact:
Dr. Varun Kumar – Director of Advanced Training (DOAT) in Psychiatry of Old Age
Dr. Dharshanie Gunaratne – Director of Training (DoT)
CHS Contact:******

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