About the job A rare short-term locum opportunity is available at Avive Clinic Melbourne, a new purpose-built 32-bed private mental health hospital at Alphington in Melbourne’s north. The hospital provides voluntary inpatient care, private psychiatrist consulting and outpatient day programs for adults experiencing depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma-related conditions and other complex mental health presentations, supported by a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, GP, mental health nurses and allied health professionals. It also provides TMS. Locum period: 19 December 2026 – 10 January 2027
• Hours: Flexible (a few hours per day, selected days or across the full period)
• Remuneration: Negotiable
• Working alongside consultant psychiatrists and a multidisciplinary team, you will provide medical support to patients participating in inpatient mental health treatment programs. Clinical focus
• General medical reviews and physical health oversight
• Medication reviews and clinical documentation
• Collaborative care alongside consultant psychiatrists
• Integrated care for patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns About you
• Current AHPRA registration
• FRACGP or equivalent vocational registration
• Interest or experience in mental health

What we offer
• Versatile and well-supported role
• Dedicated onsite nursing, allied health and psychiatric teams




• Modern purpose-built facilities
• Complimentary parking and meals
• Opportunity for ongoing casual, sessional or permanent work for the right candidate Enquiries Monique Nicolaou General Manager Avive Victoria E: [email protected] About Avive Health Avive Health is more than a hospital group. We are an integrated mental health ecosystem with psychiatrists at the centre, bringing together purpose-built private hospitals, structured day programs, private practice consulting suites, advanced assisted therapies (including TMS, robotic TMS and ketamine-assisted treatment), dedicated veteran and first responder pathways, national telehealth (Avive Clinic Online), and a growing focus on research, education and innovation, including RACGP-accredited education for GPs. With hospitals in Brisbane, the Mornington Peninsula and Melbourne, and Avive Clinic Adelaide opening in 2027, Avive is expanding access to specialist mental health care across Australia. Victoria is at the heart of Avive’s growth. Avive Clinic Melbourne in Alphington now joins Avive Clinic Mornington Peninsula in Mount Eliza, giving Victorians connected access to specialist care across the state. Avive’s hospitals feature single rooms with ensuites, calm therapeutic spaces and dedicated multidisciplinary teams, with specialist pathways for trauma and PTSD, treatment-resistant depression, veterans and first responders, and dual diagnosis disorders.

📌 Locum GP – Mental Health Private Hospital (Melbourne)
🏢 Avive Health
📍 Melbourne