Senior House Officer Psychiatry

Description:

This large modern hospital service provides an excellent standard of public care. This role will suit an experienced and enthusiastic Psychiatry Resident who will join the inpatient and outpatient Psychiatry Service and work across the region. This role involves providing specialist diagnosis, treatment and care for public patients. Applicants must have specialist or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia in a relevant specialty. There will be teaching, training and research opportunities in this role and the department is committed to ongoing professional development. The successful candidate will receive an attractive salary package and a flexible work and life balance.

• Co-ordinating and documenting the admission, management and discharge planning of patients seen in or admitted to his/her department
• The day-to-day assessment and management of the patients in his/her Unit, communicating with them and their family the nature of their condition and its treatment.
• Communicating and co-ordinating care with their team, arranging consultation with other staff when appropriate, then arranging discharge and liaising with local medical officers and other community based care modalities.
• All decisions concerning the patient(s) in consultation with their immediate supervisor.

Contribute to the provision of high standard clinical services by:

• Providing medical care to patients in the emergency department and after hours to provide emergency care to ward based patients
  • Participating in relevant multi-disciplinary meetings
  • Ensuring the appropriate documentation of clinical care in patients’ medical records and ensuring the timely provision of discharge summaries, written specialist opinions and requested medical reports
  • Assisting the Director Medical Services, the Director of Nursing & Patient Services and Clinical Service Coordinators in planning and organising the delivery of clinical services