Clinical Director, Mental Health Acute Inpatient Units (Apply via eCredential)

About the role

A standout opportunity exists for an experienced and motivated Visiting Medical Officer or Staff Specialist - Psychiatrist to provide strong clinical leadership within the Wagga Wagga Mental Health Inpatient Unit (WWMHIPU) and Older Persons Unit.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based psychiatric care to consumers in the inpatient setting.
• Provide strategic and clinical leadership to ensure safe, contemporary, and patient-centred mental health services.
• Oversee recruitment, retention, and management of junior medical staff, including rostering, performance appraisal, and professional development.
• Maintain a robust clinical governance framework for the medical workforce, ensuring compliance with best practice standards and legislative requirements under the Mental Health Act.
• Work collaboratively with the inpatient leadership team to achieve service KPIs and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia in Psychiatry (FRANZCP).
• Demonstrated leadership in clinical governance and workforce management.
• High-level communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to teaching, research, and continuous quality improvement.
• Availability to participate in on-call rosters and provide timely onsite response.

Qualifications

• Registered in NSW as a medical practitioner.
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and evidence of satisfactory participation on the RANZCP Continuing Professional Development Program.
• Registrable with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated significant experience relevant to Psychiatry practice and evidence of competence in Psychiatry skills relevant to Australian rural hospital practice, particularly rehabilitation and recovery oriented practice.
• Experience in an management or clinical leadership role.
• Sophisticated working knowledge of the NSW Mental Health Act and demonstrated experience in its application in clinical practice.
• Ability to communicate effectively (both written and oral) and work cooperatively with other staff including medical, nursing, allied health, and management.
• Ability to comply with the service objectives of MLHD and participate in performance review processes.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, consult, negotiate and work effectively and harmoniously with the community, senior health professionals, management and staff, consumers, family and carers and senior executives of government services.
• Evidence of a Class C drivers licence and ability and willingness to travel for work purposes.