Unit Clinical Director - Psychiatry Northern Sydney, NSW
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join a specialist Mental Health Intensive Care Unit in Northern Sydney.
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join a specialist Mental Health Intensive Care Unit in Northern Sydney.
This is a senior clinical leadership position offering the opportunity to lead a specialist psychiatric intensive care service, oversee clinical governance and provide leadership to the medical workforce.
What's on Offer
Permanent full-time Staff Specialist position
Up to 40 hours per week
Senior clinical leadership opportunity within a specialist psychiatric intensive care service
Lead a multidisciplinary team caring for patients with complex and high-risk presentations
Responsibility for clinical governance, quality and safety
Leadership of senior and junior medical staff
Opportunities for teaching, research and quality improvement
Supportive multidisciplinary environment
Access to the professional and lifestyle benefits of metropolitan Sydney
The Role
As Unit Clinical Director, you will provide specialist psychiatric care while leading the clinical governance, development and delivery of a Mental Health Intensive Care Unit.
The service provides intensive assessment and management for consumers experiencing acute and high levels of clinical risk, complex diagnostic and management needs, or severe acute symptoms requiring a specialist inpatient environment.
Key responsibilities include:
Providing specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment




Providing clinical leadership across the Mental Health Intensive Care Unit
Leading and maintaining high-quality, protected and recovery-oriented mental health services
Holding delegated responsibility for clinical governance within the unit
Leading and managing the senior and junior medical workforceSupporting performance management and professional development of medical staff
Working collaboratively with senior leadership across mental health services
Providing clinical consultation across the broader health district
Supporting multidisciplinary care, recovery-oriented practice and care coordination
Contributing to teaching and training of medical students, graduates, psychiatry trainees and other healthcare professionals
Participating in research, evaluation and quality improvement initiatives
What We're Looking For
MBBS or equivalent and current registration or eligibility for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
FRANZCP or recognition as a Specialist Psychiatrist by the Medical Board of Australia
Overseas-trained psychiatrists with an appropriate specialist pathway may also be considered
Applicants expecting to obtain FRANZCP within three months may be considered
Demonstrated senior clinical experience in acute psychiatry
Experience across general hospital,



community and inpatient psychiatry settings
Experience working within the NSW Mental Health Act ****
Proven leadership and management experience within multidisciplinary clinical teams
Strong communication skills and experience working with senior and junior medical colleagues, GPs, consumers and carers
Understanding of recovery-oriented and care coordination models
Demonstrated commitment to clinical governance and quality improvement
Experience or willingness to participate in clinical research
Experience teaching medical, nursing and allied health staff and psychiatry trainees
Commitment to state and national mental health priorities
Current NSW Driver Licence
Why This Role
This is an opportunity for an experienced psychiatrist to take on a significant clinical leadership position within a specialist psychiatric intensive care setting.
You will have the opportunity to shape service quality and safety, lead a multidisciplinary clinical team and influence the ongoing development of specialist mental health services. The role combines senior clinical practice with medical workforce leadership, governance, education and service improvement.
Based in Northern Sydney, the position also offers access to the lifestyle, amenities and professional opportunities of metropolitan Sydney while working within a specialist mental health service.
About Paragon Medics
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📌 Unit Clinical Director - Psychiatry (New South Wales)
🏢 Paragon Medics Pty
📍 New South Wales