Specialist Consultant

Senior Staff Specialist or Staff Specialist – Psychiatry (Mental Health & AODS)

Location: Cairns, QLD

Employment Type: Permanent or Temporary | Full-Time or Part-Time

Salary: Up to $251,642 p.a. (L18-L24) or $274,678 p.a. (L25-L27) + applicable allowances

Start Date: Available by negotiation

About the Role

Provide specialist psychiatric care within a Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Service supporting patients across Far North Queensland. Work within multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality mental health services and improve patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist psychiatric assessment and treatment
• Support mental health and AOD services
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
• Contribute to service improvement, education and training

Essential Criteria

• Eligible for Specialist Registration in Psychiatry with AHPRA
• FRANZCP or equivalent specialist qualification
• Experience in mental health service delivery
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

What’s On Offer

• Permanent and temporary opportunities
• Full-time and part-time flexibility
• Professional development leave and allowance
• Salary packaging and superannuation
• Additional attraction, retention and locality allowances
• International candidates can be considered

Why Cairns?

Live in tropical North Queensland with easy access to the Great Barrier Reef, rainforest and outdoor adventure. Enjoy a relaxed lifestyle, year-round warm weather and excellent work-life balance.

Interested candidates are encouraged to enquire for further information or a detailed position description.

This Hospital and Health Service includes nine hospitals, 11 primary health sites and nine community health centres.

They serve a permanent population of more than 220,000 residents in an area that is approximately 142,000 square kilometres (twice the size of Tasmania).

Their staff are a part of the community they serve, and they strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving their community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

The Location:

Queensland is a great place to live and find your ideal work-life balance. You’ll be close to natural wonders like the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree rainforest. Explore the beautiful Atherton Tablelands, Cassowary Coast and the tropical savannah on the way to outback Australia. It’s a relaxed and friendly place, with mild winters and tropical sunshine.

And far north Queensland is the ideal place to gain new skills and advance your career.