Employment Type: Permanent Part Time Position Classification: Staff Specialist Hours Per Week: 16 Requisition ID: REQ701749

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Staff Specialist Psychiatrist to join the Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI) at the Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH), Randwick as part of the ESMHS. This is an exciting opportunity to: provide subspecialist consultation in neuropsychiatry; contribute to research and knowledge translation; contribute to development, delivery and evaluation of programs offered by NPI. The NPI provides a unique academic and clinical environment for ongoing development.

About the Role

You will be based at the Neuropsychiatric Institute at Prince of Wales. This is a permanent part-time staff specialist position (0.4 FTE). The service is a tertiary referral service providing assessments to people with neuropsychiatric conditions including neurocognitive disorders, drug-induced movement disorders, Tic disorders, functional neurological disorders and other neuropsychiatric conditions. The NPI has an attachment with the Comprehensive Epilepsy Service at POWH and provides assessment and treatment of patients with epilepsy and neuropsychiatric complications or assessment needs. The NPI has academic and research relationships with UNSW, Mindgardens and the Black Dog Institute. In addition to patient consultation, part of your role will include the provision of neuropsychiatry consultation-liaison services, capacity building, research and knowledge translation. The neuropsychiatrists within the unit have clinical leadership roles with psychiatry trainees, neuropsychologists, administration officer, and affiliated allied health forming the service.

Your Clinical Duties





- Neuropsychiatry consultation-liaison services to the comprehensive epilepsy service, consultation liaison psychiatry services, inpatient mental health units.
- Training and workforce development including education, training and supervision to psychiatry trainees and broader service.
- Multidisciplinary case conference assessments and outreach (including telehealth).
- Comprehensive neuropsychiatric assessments engaging patients and their family/carers in an outpatient setting.
- Research and knowledge translation - A significant part of the role includes ongoing leadership and contribution to research and translational projects in enhancing clinical practice for patients with neuropsychiatric conditions.

What We Offer

- A supportive, creative, and academically enriched working environment.
- Close partnerships with the University of New South Wales, local medical research institutes, and clinical research networks.
- Opportunities to collaborate and cross-sector capacity building.
- A unique academically and clinically stimulating working environment in subspecialty neuropsychiatry.

Core Values

Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

Information for Applicants





- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2026_004.
- Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence.
- SES LHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support ( ) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.

Requirements (Selection Criteria)

- Registration or eligible for registration with Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA). Candidate to provide AHPRA Registration Number on application.
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) and/or equivalent specialist recognition as provided for by the Health Insurance Act 1973 and the relevant Award/Determination, and demonstrated subspecialty training in Psychiatry.
- Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position.
- Proven capacity and/or experience in the provision of effective high quality service in the specialty, demonstrated through successful clinical prac

📌 Psychiatry - Neuropsychiatric Institute - Staff Specialist ESMHS (Australia)
🏢 South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
📍 Australia