Specialist Consultant

Consultant Psychiatrist – Mental Health Observation Area (MHOA)

Location - Bunbury Regional Hospital | WA

Contract - Permanent Full Time - Part Time

Salary - MP Year 1–9

Bunbury Regional Hospital is expanding its Mental Health inpatient services and is seeking Consultant Psychiatrists to join the new Mental Health Observation Area (MHOA).

This is an opportunity to play a key leadership role within an evolving regional mental health service and contribute to one of Western Australia’s largest hospital redevelopment projects.

The Role

As a Consultant Psychiatrist within the MHOA, you will:

• Provide senior clinical leadership in acute and inpatient mental health care
• Deliver trauma‑informed, person‑centred and culturally safe care
• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams, including supervision of junior doctors
• Contribute to service development and innovative models of care
• Participate in quality improvement, education and clinical governance activities

Why Bunbury?

• Join a growing mental health service in the South West
• Be part of a major regional hospital redevelopment and service expansion
• Enjoy strong collegial support and modern facilities
• Live in a vibrant coastal city less than two hours south of Perth

Meet the famous wild and friendly locals in this lively port city, south of Perth.

Experience something different. Bottlenose dolphins swim close to the beach here and there’s a cultural calendar full of events including opera, drama, comedy and the work of renowned Australian artists.

The regional hospital has 103 inpatient beds in six wards – surgical, acute psychiatric unit, medical, maternity, paediatrics and a high dependency unit. Work with a tight-knit team each day and across a variety of areas. Once your shift is over, be sure to sample some of the award-winning wines on offer.