Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Persons Mental Health - Toowoomba, QLD
About the Role:We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist specialising in Older Persons Mental Health for a locum placement in East Toowoomba, QLD.
This contract runs from 20 to 31 July ****, delivering outpatient community-based services with a videoconferencing component.
You will join the principal referral hospital for the Darling Downs and South West Queensland regions, a large regional service of approximately 300 beds, providing specialist older persons psychiatric care within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.
Responsibilities
Provide specialist psychiatric assessment and management for older persons in outpatient community settings
Deliver consultations via videoconference to support clients across a geographically dispersed region
Develop and review treatment plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary mental health team
Liaise with GPs, families, carers and community services to support coordinated care
Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
Support clinical decision-making and escalation for complex presentations
Benefits
$2,160 per day
Contract dates 20 to 31 July ****




Outpatient community-based role with videoconferencing, no inpatient load
Strong clinical exposure without the pace of a large metropolitan hospital
Supportive multidisciplinary team environment
Queensland's Garden City lifestyle, leafy parks, heritage streetscapes and a cooler climate
Approximately 35 minutes by direct flight or 2 hours by road from Brisbane
About You
AHPRA registered Medical Practitioner
Fellowship with RANZCP or equivalent
Experience in Older Persons Mental Health (essential)
Comfortable delivering services via telehealth/videoconference
Strong communication and multidisciplinary collaboration skills
Eligible to work in Australia
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Additional information
$2,160 per day
Contract dates 20 to 31 July ****
Outpatient community-based role with videoconferencing, no inpatient load

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