The Team:
The Older Persons Mental Health Service (OPMHS) includes the community team and the Roy Fagan Centre (RFC).
The community team is a subspecialist multidisciplinary team led by old age psychiatrists, that provides assessment, management, treatment and/or support for a range of circumstances. People are generally seen by the OPMHS community team when there is a mental health condition and age-related frailty, or a mental health condition and dementia, or a dementia with psychosocial complexity. Assistance and intervention are holistic and biopsychosocial, and engage the patient as well as their family, carer, or other supports. Care is provided in collaboration with family, carers, friends, service providers, primary health, hospitals, or other specialties. Younger people with neurodegenerative conditions are also seen in the OPMHS South community team. The OPMHS community team operates under a newly developed statewide Operational Service Manual.
The RFC provides inpatient care for elderly patients with mental illness, often with age-related frailty or comorbid dementia. It is also a quaternary referral centre for people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). People with young onset dementia or Huntington’s disease are sometimes admitted to RFC. The interventions provided for patients admitted to RFC range from fully restorative, through to palliative and terminal. Most patients are admitted under the Older Person’s Mental Health Service, but up to ten patients are admitted under the Geriatrics service. A new Operational Service Manual is now being finalised as part of a reform program which has been running for four years. The Roy Fagan Centre clinical team is led by Old Age Psychiatrists who train psychiatry registrars, and the senior nurses who lead nurses with general and psychiatric training and experience. The care assistants, enrolled nurses, and general nurses have a newly enhanced leadership structure. The multidisciplinary team includes social workers and other allied health professionals, and as part of the reform program the appointment of more allied health professionals is underway.
The Waratah Unit is an eight bed Specialist Dementia Care Unit, run in collaboration with Glenview Residential Aged Care Home and Dementia Support Australia. The OPMHS provides psychiatrist, nursing, and social work in-reach to Waratah.
The Role:
We are looking for an Old Age Psychiatrist to work in both the RFC (including on call) and community team. They may be required to provide support to Waratah Unit.
You will need:
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability to implement evidence-based practices and adhere to contemporary clinical standards and policies relevant to OPMHS.
- Recent experience in an older person’s mental health setting.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skill in risk assessment and risk management in relation to the clinical management of older clients with mental health problems, dementia, and/or physical health issues.
- Demonstrated capacity to exercise a significant level of independent clinical judgement in completing primary tasks while taking into account relevant policies and protocols and working as a team player in engaging and providing clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team decision-making process as appropriate.
- Demonstrated patient focus by displaying personal qualities of respect, politeness and empathy while at the same time being able to confidently balance this with duty of care considerations requiring appropriately responsive and confident clinical decision-making to enhance clinical safety and clinical outcomes
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Why Tasmania
The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.
Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.
Details of appointment:
Permanent full time, day worker (with on-call) position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as possible.
*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, part time and casual vacancies.
Salary:
Specialist Medical Practitioner
$216,300 - $310,389 per annum, pro rata + 12% superannuation
Please note that access to the Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner salary range $300,216 -$310,389 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 motor vehicle allowance of $28,786 per annum, pro rata
- Continuing Professional Development Allowance of $16,480 per annum, pro rata
- Relocation and commencement support available up to $15,000 for approved appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for approved appointees from interstate
- Allowance in lieu of participating in private practice scheme 35% of base salary (if applicable)
- Other allowances as applicable
More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here
Eligibility:
- Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria as
- Holds specialist registration; or
- Is a registered Medical Practitioner who is an International Medical Graduate (IMG) who is on the specialist pathway; or
- Is a registered Medical Practitioner who is an International Medical Graduate (IMG) who has a recognised overseas specialist qualification and is assessed as having sufficient experience in the speciality.
- Current Tasmanian Working with Children Registration (where applicable and as determined by individual position requirements)
*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
Application Guide:
How to apply:
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 pages application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
*only Agencies specifically contracted are invited to provide applicants to this role
For more information
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Dr Matthew Fasnacht
Phone number: 03 6166 6783
Email: matthew.fasnacht@ths.tas.gov.au
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