Parent Infant Early Childhood Mental Health (PIEC-MH) Staff Specialist Psychiatrist subspecialty Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Level 1 | open to Perinatal and Infant subspecialty | Permanent Part-time 16 hours per week| Tresillian Nepean and Wollstonecraft Reference Number: Tresillian 24/2026A Employment Status: Permanent Part-time 16 hours per week Monday to Friday Vaccination Category: CAT A Enterprise Agreement: NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Staff Specialist Agreement 2021

Location:
Tresillian Nepean (1B Barber Avenue, Kingswood) and Tresillian Wollstonecraft (25 Shirley Road, Wollstonecraft).

The PIEC-MH psychiatrist will provide mental health assessment and treatment of parent-infant/child dyads and families within Tresillian (metro and regional) who are seeking support for emotional distress. They will be expected to provide high quality biopsychosocial cultural assessments of families, parents, their infants and children, provide care and treatment, and support the family’s ongoing recovery. The role will provide clinical leadership and guidance within a multidisciplinary team environment, and encourage open, collegial and supportive communication to ensure the needs of families are met. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to and support the ongoing development and evolution of the PIEC-MH model of care in collaboration with the Clinical Leadership Team and the Executive. Supervision, training and support of psychiatry trainees, particularly child and adolescent advanced trainees, within the stipulations set by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), will be a priority. Contributions and insights regarding clinical governance issues,



research possibilities, utilisation of digital resources in clinical care and teaching will be welcomed and encouraged.

About us

The Royal Society for the Welfare of Mothers and Babies, trading as Tresillian, is a not-for-profit organisation which was formed in 1918 to coordinate early child and maternal health care services in New South Wales (NSW). Tresillian is now the largest early child and family health and parenting service in Australia, operating from more than 25 centres across NSW, the ACT and Tasmania. Tresillian is a Certified Child Safe Leader and is dedicated to creating a workplace environment where children’s rights are recognised and championed. Tresillian operates throughout NSW, the ACT and Tasmania, providing early parenting services including health and parenting assessments; parenting advice; education; and support to families via a range of service delivery models including centre-based day programs, home visiting, telehealth, helpline, internet, virtual residential and face to face residential services. In addition, Tresillian provides education, training, and consultancy across a range of sectors including within the health care service and higher education. For further information on Tresillian, please visit our website https://www.tresillian.org.au





Selection Criteria – Applicants must address the Selection Criteria:

- 1. Registered as a Medical Practitioner under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) with no conditions.
- 2. Fellowship of the Australian and Current Zealand College of Psychiatry (RANZCP) or current specialist qualifications as recognised by the Health Insurance Commission.
- 3. Advanced training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, with demonstrated interest and expertise in the 0-5 population.
- 4. Clinical experience in perinatal, infant and early childhood psychiatry including assessment of and intervention with families with infants and children 0-5, prescribing during pregnancy and lactation, and assessment and appropriate interventions with families with infants and young children, including the emerging attachment relationship.
- 5. Demonstrated commitment to maternal, child and family health services and an understanding of principles of early intervention, prevention and health promotion.
- 6. Experience of working or demonstrated ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
- 7. Demonstrated commitment to continuing self-education; and experience of teaching including university affiliations and clinical supervision of staff.
- 8. Demonstrated ability to adapt clinical practice in accordance with contemporary evidence based best practice including the use of telehealth and use of digital adjuncts; and continuous quality improvement principles as well as experience and willingness to participate in and/or lead research activities & evaluation of outcomes.

What We Offer

- 1) Generous salary packaging up to $15,900 per FBT year and M

📌 Parent Infant Early Childhood Mental Health (Sydney)
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