Uniting’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services provide free and confidential integrated services for adults experiencing mental health concerns, as well as their families and carers. We aim to establish partnerships across sectors and bring together existing community services to an accessible and engaging community space to develop an integrated service hub of co-located help and support. Our programs use consumer-driven recovery models to work together with consumers to address their mental health needs.

Due to high demand, Uniting are looking for an experienced, dedicated Psychiatrist to work collaboratively with a range of Mental Health Clinicians across our services to promote comprehensive evidence-based psychiatric care.

The role offers flexibility and will be based across multiple locations across Western Sydney.

You will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive psychiatric assessment and diagnosis including taking medical history, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and developing individualised treatment plans.  You will maintain detailed and accurate records, ensuring compliance within the relevant legislative and professional standards.

Essential Criteria

• Registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a Fellow of the royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent postgraduate specialist qualification
• Eligibility to provide Bulk Billed Medicare Specialist Psychiatry Services

• Highly developed and demonstrated interpersonal communication, consultation and negotiation skills including the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team as well as with internal and external agencies and stakeholders.
• Committed to achieving therapeutic goals using effective evidence-based treatment strategies to assist some of the most vulnerable members of the community
• Have an ABN or be able to obtain one
• Hold appropriate insurances

Benefits

This opportunity has competitive industry conditions including:

• Flexible hours to suit your lifestyle and availability
• A collaborative work environment within a strong multi-disciplinary team culture.
• Attractive and competitive profit share arrangement as a contractor or as a part time staff specialist,  eligibility for salary packaging, Fitness Passport, U Rewards, and other great employee benefits
• Consulting space with full administrative support and appointment management
• A supportive, flexible, and autonomous work environment
• Opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of vulnerable people in the community and be part of an enthusiastic, supportive and innovative mental health service

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks. 

Please contact Pallavi Bhatia from Uniting’s Talent Acquisition Team [email protected]  or Kellie Smith - Practice Manager (Communities) [email protected] using the subject line: Psychiatrist - Multiple Locations enquiry via EthicalJobs should you have any questions.

About Uniting 

When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.  We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

As an organisation we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, and gender identity.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and people from a diverse cultural background are encouraged to apply.

If you are passionate about the mental health of those in need, we would love to hear from you.