Consultant Psychiatrist Perinatal Emotional Health Service

Consultant Psychiatrist Perinatal Emotional Health Service page is loaded Consultant Psychiatrist Perinatal Emotional Health Service Apply locations VIC - Melbourne, CBD &
Inner Suburbs time typePart time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR137113 Job Description:

- Excellent benefits including salary packaging
- Best practice implementation
- Friendly and supportive team environment
- Permanent, Part Time, (21 to 28 hours per week)
About the Role

This permanent part time role is an exciting clinical leadership opportunity at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM), with the scope to develop a new clinical Perinatal Emotional Health Service (PEHS) as part of the suite of Mental Health &
Wellbeing Programs at SVHM.

The PEHS Psychiatrist will provide specialist psychiatric assessments and interventions to parents in the perinatal period presenting with moderate to severe mental health conditions.

They will provide leadership, consultation and support in relation to mental health matters for the team's consumers and consumers supported by the service's community partners.

• In collaboration with the Clinical Director Community Psychiatry and Group Operations Manager (or delegate) develop a best practice based model of care to meet the program objectives.
• Deliver timely, comprehensive mental health &
  wellbeing assessment and treatment for parents who experience moderate to severe mental health conditions.
• Clinical leadership for the multidisciplinary PEHS to deliver excellence in clinical mental health care and treatment.
• Contribute to the PEHS achieving the key performance indicators for perinatal emotional health services as set by the Department of Health.
• Co-leadership for the PEHS with the Manager Hawthorn Community Mental Health

Classifications for this position will range from HN19 to HN59
Your Contribution

• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership in a multi-disciplinary mental health and wellbeing service.
• Experience in providing expert medical clinical care in perinatal emotional health or related area.
• Experience in delivering clinical care within a recovery-oriented model or framework and demonstrated advocacy for consumer-centred healthcare.
• A Bachelor of Medicine;
  Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP).
• Current National Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain

What we Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About The Department
St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) Mental Health &
Wellbeing Program includes an adult area mental health and wellbeing service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara.

We are establishing a small multidisciplinary Perinatal Emotional Health Service (PEHS). The PEHS aims to improve early intervention and treatment of antenatal and postnatal depression and other mental health illnesses for expectant and new mothers and parents, or those who experience a miscarriage or stillbirth.

This service will be delivered in community-based settings in a hybrid clinical and partnership co-location model with the key identified partners in our Community.

Working at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:
Contact Details:
Dr Dominika Baetens, Deputy Director Clinical Services Mental Health on (switchboard) or Alternate Contact:
Manager Hawthorn Community Mental Health, Jennie Fairclough Closing Date:
10 July :
59pm Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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Become a healthcare superhero About Us

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a Catholic not-for-profit healthcare provider with a reputation for compassionate care and world-leading innovation. Part of the St Vincent's Health Australia group, we are a leading tertiary teaching hospital providing a comprehensive suite of services including acute medical and surgical services, emergency and critical care, aged care, diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative and residential care.

Operating from 18 sites across greater Melbourne, this includes a major teaching, academic research and tertiary referral centre situated in Fitzroy, a soon to be established Rapid Access Hub at St Vincent's Hospital on The Park, St George's Health Service Kew, palliative care at Caritas Christi Hospice, as well as aged care, correctional health, mental health and community centres, pathology collection centres, general practice services and dialysis satellite centres. We continue to be at the forefront of care for Victoria's most in-need communities.

Employing more than 7,000 staff and with over 880 beds in daily use, the core aim of SVHM is to improve the patient experience through better access, superior outcomes and a more efficient and responsive health service.