Career Medical Officer, Psychiatry jobs

About the Role

Albury Wodonga Health’s Mental Health Service provides specialist clinical assessment, treatment and on-going care to people who have, or who are at risk of a serious mental illness or suicide. Across a range of disciplines they support people of all ages including people with co-occurring substance use problems. Person centred care is provided through a recovery focused model for both urgent and non-urgent cases.

The position of Unaccredited Psychiatry Registrar provides direct clinical services to maximise treatment and health care outcomes for consumers: • within an acute inpatient setting; • to departments and units within the health service; • in residential and/or sub-acute bed based settings; or • in a community setting. It is expected that the Registrar will work as a team member within the unit, across the Mental Health and Wellbeing Service and in support of other hospital units, particularly Emergency Department.

Under supervision of specialist Psychiatrists: • Provide person-centred, trauma-informed, gender sensitive, and culturally informed care to all consumers; • Provide effective clinical/medical supervision and treatment to consumers under care. • Compliance/adherence to mental Health Act, the National Standards for mental Health Services and ACHS EQuIP Standards. • Participate actively in all local teaching/training/supervision sessions. • Commitment to further ongoing education and professional development, including attendance at recognised training programs, maintaining theoretical knowledge and contributing to local psychiatry educational activities. • Achieve high standards of care by participating in quality activities and accreditation work groups. • Participate in on-call/out of hours on duty rosters as required. • Take comprehensive histories with a range of consumers and presenting problems. • Perform comprehensive mental state examinations on a range of consumers. • Perform comprehensive physical examinations on patients and provide ongoing medical attention for consumers physical health. • Construct suitable diagnostic formulations and management plans. • Obtain corroborative histories from families, previous treatment providers and other sources. • Discuss assessment and management issues with families. • Adequately record clinical information. • Prepare comprehensive discharge summaries of consumers transferred to other wards or discharged to the community. • Present and discuss cases with supervisors. • Participate in education programs for others eg: Staff development, community and lay groups, medical students. • Responsible to the Director via the Senior Staff for the assessment, investigation, treatment and review of consumers admitted to the Unit for acute management. • To ensure consumers/families are given adequate information about management decisions and follow-up plans.

About Albury Wodonga Health (AWH)

AWH serves as the largest regional healthcare provider between Sydney and Melbourne, situated in the border cities of Albury and Wodonga. With a dedicated team of over 3,000 professionals, we proudly service a population of up to 300,000 across North-East Victoria and Southern NSW. Our extensive network encompasses two primary hospital campuses and an additional 22 sites, delivering a diverse range of emergency, surgical, women’s and children’s, community, mental health, allied health, and sub-acute services. Our growth continues with the opening of a state-of-the-art Emergency Department in 2024, and excitingly, the construction of a new hospital at our Albury site by 2028. This expansion will greatly elevate our ability to service the needs of our community, and we need a great team of people like you to accomplish this.

What awaits you at AWH?

We are committed to our Employee Value Proposition and will deliver on our key pillars of Growth, Balance, Contribution and Lifestyle. We provide comprehensive induction and training to set you up for success, offer exceptional Rewards and Benefits and continuously nurture your professional growth by providing opportunities for development.

Are you ready to become part of our team?

To uncover compelling reasons to embark on this career journey with us and become part of our fantastic team, please refer to our .

Salary and terms will be in accordance with the relevant state EBA or Award.

AWH prioritises Equal Employment Opportunity, Ethical Practice, and embraces Cultural Diversity and Social Inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Please note that appointments are contingent on satisfactory pre-employment checks including Criminal Record check and working with Children checks.

Important Notice: All healthcare workers must maintain all vaccinations required by relevant healthcare regulations, guidelines, or their specific role within the organisation. In addition to mandatory vaccinations, AWH strongly encourage all employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccination and the seasonal influenza (flu) vaccination, as recommended by public health authorities and as a preventative measure to help ensure the safety and well-being of patients, colleagues, and the broader community.

For a confidential discussion please contact Medical Director - Dr Elizabeth McArdle - Elizabeth.McArdle@awh.org.au or Manager Mental Health Medical Workforce - Carly Monshing - mentalheathmwrecruitment@awh.org.au