Staff Specialist or Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatry - Mental Health & AODS (Alcohol & Other Drugs Team) CAIRNS

Make the move. Make a difference.

Support recovery at every step.

Join a Leading Mental Health Service in Tropical North Queensland. This is a unique opportunity for a passionate and highly skilled Psychiatrist in AODS to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a dynamic clinical environment, professional growth opportunities, and an exceptional lifestyle in one of Australia’s most beautiful regions.

About us: 

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services. Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

Besides the excellent work opportunities, Cairns offers a unique lifestyle suitable to a wide variety of interests. Cairns is in the heart of the tropical north and is the primary gateway to northern Australia. Cairns is an ideal base to explore the wider region with front door access to the Great Barrier Reef, rainforests and outback locations.

Enjoy:

• Year-round tropical climate
• Direct access to the Great Barrier Reef
• Explore the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest
• Excellent fishing, diving, sailing, hiking and mountain biking
• Vibrant cafés, restaurants and local markets
• Family-friendly city with excellent public and private schools
• Affordable lifestyle with short daily commutes

Cairns Airport offers multiple direct daily flights to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin and Perth, making interstate travel simple for both work and family.

The Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Service is a public mental health service with a catchment area that extends from Tully in the south to the outermost Torres Strait Island in the north and westward to Croydon.

About your new role:

In your new role you will…… 

• Proactively lead the delivery of best-practice inpatient, community mental health, and Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) assessment and management services across Cairns and Hinterland MHAODS, drawing on specialist psychiatric expertise, training, and experience.
• Lead and uphold robust clinical governance frameworks to support the delivery of safe, effective, and evidence-based care, under the strategic direction of the Mental Health and ATOD Service Clinical Director and Service Director.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive a competitive base salary (total remuneration):

• Salary up to $281 545 per annum full time (L25 – L27)

Remuneration up to $486, 948 per annum full time (L25 – L27) or,

• Salary up to $257 932 per annum full time (L18 – L24)

Remuneration up to $445, 335 per annum full time (L18 – L24)

You will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Professional development leave (3.6 weeks p.a. pro rata)
• Private practice arrangements
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland.