Staff Specialist Psychiatrist – Psychiatric Emergency Care | Sydney

An exciting opportunity is available for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join a leading metropolitan Mental Health Service, providing specialist care within a Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC) and Emergency Department.

This permanent full-time position offers the opportunity to work within a fast-paced acute mental health environment, delivering high-quality emergency psychiatric care while providing clinical leadership, teaching, and contributing to service development.

What’s on Offer

✔ Permanent full-time Staff Specialist appointment
✔ Competitive Specialist remuneration package
✔ Specialist role within a dedicated Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre
✔ Diverse and rewarding acute psychiatry caseload
✔ Multidisciplinary and collaborative working environment
✔ Opportunities for teaching, supervision and registrar mentoring
✔ Involvement in research, quality improvement and clinical governance
✔ Strong professional development and career progression opportunities
✔ Work within one of Australia's leading metropolitan health services
✔ Supportive and well-established mental health team

The Role

You will provide specialist psychiatric assessment and treatment to patients presenting with acute mental health conditions within the Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre and Emergency Department.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering comprehensive psychiatric assessment and emergency mental health care
• Providing specialist consultation within the Emergency Department and Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre
• Offering clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary mental health team
• Supervising psychiatry registrars and supporting junior medical staff
• Participating in teaching, education and professional development activities
• Contributing to research, quality improvement and clinical governance initiatives
• Collaborating with emergency medicine, inpatient and community mental health services
• Supporting the delivery of safe, patient-centred and evidence-based psychiatric care

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
• Experience in acute adult psychiatry and emergency mental health services
• Strong communication and multidisciplinary teamwork skills
• Commitment to teaching, supervision and professional development
• Interest in research, clinical governance and service improvement
• Ability to provide high-quality patient-centred care within a fast-paced clinical environment

Why This Role?

This is an excellent opportunity for a Psychiatrist seeking a dynamic role in emergency mental health, combining acute clinical practice with leadership, education and service development. You'll join a highly regarded metropolitan mental health service that values collaboration, innovation and continuous professional growth while offering exposure to a broad range of complex psychiatric presentations.

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