For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

About the Role

• Full Time Permanent
• Pay range $120 - $150 per hour + Superannuation (dependant on experience)
• Salary Packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Urgent Mental Health Care Centre, SA
• 24/7 service involving shift work (overnights)

About Neami National

"We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life - and we give our all to support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.

For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. Everyone has different life goals, and at Neami, we walk alongside people to help improve their quality of life on their terms.

We're proud to support 38,000 people living with mental health challenges across Australia and offer more than 70 services, over 45 different Indigenous lands. These services include mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention."

About your new role

The Urgent Mental Health Care Centre provides an alternative to emergency departments for people experiencing a mental health crisis. As the Senior Medical Practitioner, you will provide medical care to guests in collaboration with the team inclusive of mental health clinicians, mental health registered nurses, peer support workers, and nurse practitioners and consultant psychiatrists. The primary responsibilities of the Senior Medical Practitioner are to provide assessments of the guest, ensuring communication and decision-making within the multi-disciplinary team, and to provide the care and delivery of coordinated management and exit-planning with the guest.

What will you bring to the role?

• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Authority as a Medical Officer with a current annual practicing certificate
• Fellowship or membership of the appropriate College or Association within Australia as recognised by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) including maintenance of CPD and good standing as required by AHPRA for the maintenance of Specialist Registration
• Professional Indemnity Insurance Certificate prior to contract offer
• Experience in practicing medicine, this may include rotations undertaken as a medical student
• Experience working with people experiencing a mental health crisis

What will Neami offer in return?

• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance

What the role requires:

• National Criminal History Check (Police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check required before commencement of work
• Australian Working Rights
• Current AHPRA Registration

How to apply:

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description. If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:

Ashleigh Gallagher | Acting Clinical Service Manager | [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Medical Practitioner - Urgent Mental Health Care Centre enquiry via EthicalJobs

Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.