Staff Specialist – Older People’s Mental Health Service (OPMHS)
Core
Senior clinician providing psychiatric assessment, treatment, and clinical leadership for older people across inpatient, outpatient, community, and residential aged care settings.
Role type
Senior IC psychiatrist (geriatric)
Builds
Integrated clinical services for older people's mental health
Domain
Healthcare / Psychiatry of Old Age
Required skills
Psychiatric assessment, electroconvulsive therapy, clinical leadership, teaching and supervision, service improvement, trauma-informed care
Preferred skills
Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP), Certificate of Advanced Training in Psychiatry of Old Age
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide psychiatric assessment and treatment in inpatient, consultation-liaison, hospital outpatient, community clinic, and outreach settings; provide clinical leadership for patient care and service improvement; teach and supervise specialist trainees, junior medical officers, and students; contribute to the development and translation of new knowledge and practices.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities