The Department of Health is seeking interest from suitably qualified applicants for a Specialised Medical Practitioner – Psychiatrist (515769) vacancy at the Mental Health Services – South.

Tasmania also has a lot to offer as a destination to work, live and play, with a natural environment and quality of life unique to a small capital city. In Hobart you are never more than ten minutes way from a beach, national Parks or an award-winning restaurant, with a café culture to match any other Australian city. Whether you see yourself navigating your way around our island, hiking or mountain-biking our world class trails, immersing yourself in our arts scene or just after a different pace of life, there is something in Tasmania for everybody.

If you have a family, there are some excellent local primary and secondary schools, with the University of Tasmania on our doorstep.

We offer:

• Attractive salary including salary packaging
• Flexible work/life balance
• A multi-disciplinary work environment
• Professional Development

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The role:

• Provide services in psychiatry including diagnosis, treatment and care for patients at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH).
• Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs.
• Participate in an out of hours On Call Roster.
• Participate in such Hospital committees and administrative matters as required by the Chief Executive Hospitals, Clinical Directors or Clinical Director - Department of Psychiatry.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

The team:

State-wide Mental Health Services is a leader and innovator for a unique corner of the health care industry. We provide a comprehensive suite of services across the areas of mental health, alcohol and drugs, forensic mental health, and correctional primary health.

The Statewide Mental Health Service reforms are also providing expanding opportunities in services such as The Acute Care Team, Police, Ambulance and Clinical Early Response (PACER) and Hospital in the Home Teams. In partnership with the University of Tasmania the Service has also recently established the Tasmanian Centre for Mental Health Service Innovation which is dedicated to helping enhance and improve mental health service offerings for children, young people, and adults across Tasmania.  The Centre is being co-directed by Professor David Castle and Professor Brett McDermott and its activities will focus on workforce development, training and education, research and development, and policy and advocacy.

All our services work closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our consumers, our workforce and the Tasmanian community. As part of a multidisciplinary Mental Health Service delivering high quality mental health care and in accordance with Mental Health Service principles, National Mental Health Standards, Agency policy, legal requirements and relevant professional competencies.

Available roles for Staff Specialist – Psychiatrists include the provision of services in:

• Community-based Mental Health Services, including the Acute Care Stream (ACS), the Continuing Care Stream (CCS), Mental Health Hospital in the Home (MHHiTH) with further new services in development.
• The acute general adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit (MHIU) at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH).
• The general adult Consultation-Liaison (CL) psychiatric service in the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) and associated facilities, including the Emergency Department (ED) and the Mental Health Short Stay Unit (MHSSU).
• Residential facilities run by our Mental Health Service.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for a full list of the duties. 

The position is based in the Greater Hobart area that boasts many boutique cafes, weekend farmers markets and restaurants serving fantastic fresh Tasmania produce, with views of our great mountain and/or river. If you have a family, there are some excellent local primary and secondary schools, with the University of Tasmania on our doorstep.

Details of Appointment

Permanent full time, day worker(with on-call) position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from 1^st June 2024.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary:

$210,000 - $301,349 per annum, pro rata + 11% superannuation + access to salary packaging 

Please note that access to the Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner salary range $291,472 -$301,349 is subject to the successful applicant satisfying the criteria for Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1, 2 or 3 as outlined in the Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award

• Salary range is in accordance with Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available: 

• Provision of a fully maintained private plated motor vehicle or motor vehicle allowance of $27,535 per annum
• Continuing Professional Development Allowance of $16,000 per annum, pro rata
• Relocation and commencement support available up to $15,000 for approved appointees
• other allowances as applicable

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Specialist or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia in a relevant specialty

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. Crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty

2. Identification check
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• 515769 Staff Specialist - Psychiatrist SMP1-11 (July 2023) CSU.pdf
• 515769 Staff Specialist - Psychiatrist SMP1-11 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For more information

Dr Honor Pennington 
Position: Clinical Director - Community Mental Health Services
Phone: (03) 6166 6290
E-mail: honor.pennington@ths.tas.gov.au 

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