Unit Clinical Director – Psychiatry (Mental Health Intensive Care Unit) | Sydney

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to step into a Unit Clinical Director position within a leading metropolitan Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Service.

This permanent full-time leadership role combines specialist clinical practice with responsibility for clinical governance, service development, and medical workforce leadership within a Mental Health Intensive Care Unit (MHICU), providing high-acuity psychiatric care within a multidisciplinary environment.

What’s on Offer

✔ Permanent full-time Staff Specialist appointment
✔ Senior clinical leadership opportunity within a Mental Health Intensive Care Unit
✔ Competitive remuneration package
✔ High-acuity psychiatric practice within a specialist inpatient service
✔ Leadership of an experienced multidisciplinary team
✔ Strong focus on clinical governance, quality improvement and service development
✔ Opportunities for teaching, supervision and research
✔ Well-established metropolitan mental health service
✔ Supportive and collaborative leadership environment
✔ Excellent career progression into senior medical leadership

The Role

You will provide specialist psychiatric care while leading the clinical governance and day-to-day medical operations of a Mental Health Intensive Care Unit delivering care to patients with complex, high-risk mental health presentations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing specialist psychiatric assessment and treatment for acute, high-acuity patients
• Leading the clinical governance and medical management of the Mental Health Intensive Care Unit
• Providing leadership and supervision to senior and junior medical staff
• Working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to deliver recovery-oriented, trauma-informed care
• Supporting service development, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Participating in teaching, supervision and mentoring of psychiatry trainees and other healthcare professionals
• Contributing to research, education and clinical governance activities
• Building strong relationships with hospital services, community providers and external stakeholders

What We’re Looking For

• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or equivalent specialist qualification
• Specialist registration (or eligibility) with AHPRA
• Extensive experience in acute adult psychiatry and inpatient mental health services
• Demonstrated leadership and multidisciplinary team management experience
• Strong commitment to clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety
• Interest in teaching, supervision, research and service development
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Why This Role?

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Psychiatrist looking to combine clinical excellence with senior medical leadership. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping a specialist intensive psychiatric service while working within one of Australia's largest metropolitan health networks, offering excellent opportunities for professional development, teaching, research and long-term career progression.

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