Visiting Medical Officer - Canberra, Australia - ACT Government Health
Description
Visiting Medical Officer - Perinatal and Infant Mental Health
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Job Number:
0292C
)
Description
Directorate
Canberra Health Services
Division
Mental Health, Justice Health & Alcohol & Drug Services
Business Unit
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Role
Visiting Medical Officer - Perinatal and Infant Mental Health
Vacancy Type
Sessional VMO Contract
Duration
12 months
**Location
Canberra Health Services
Contact Officer
Ilona DiBella
Closing Date
22 March 2023
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region.
More information can be found on the CHS website:
CHS website
- Our
Vision: creating exceptional health care together
- Our
Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
- Our
Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides support to youth and adults via inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, justice health facilities and other community settings, including people's homes.
The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Consultation Service is a community-based specialist service providing care to women experiencing moderate to severe mental illness in the perinatal period (pregnancy to 12 months postpartum.) and their infants.
- MHJHADS aims to be socially inclusive and operate within a recoveryfocussed and/or harm minimisation approach.
- The successful applicant will have senior specialist experience in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health. The successful applicant will also be expected to participate in the mandatory administrative, governance and training requirements of medical officers within the Division and provide supervision to the multidisciplinary team. Emphasis on recovery focus and personcentred care are essential.
DUTIES:
The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the mandatory administrative, governance and training requirements of the Division. Emphasis on recovery focus and person-centred care are essential. As the successful applicant
- Provide expert clinical services for the Mother-Infant Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (MI-DBT) program.
- Teach and supervise psychiatry trainees and medical students.
- Contribute to the clinical oversight of multidisciplinary MI-DBT program team and in particular:
- Provide expert opinion, consultation, and supervision on clinical work;
- Participate in the development, implementation, and ongoing review of the MI-DBT program. Research experience in the field, and an ability to support the development of local research endeavours, will be viewed particularly favourably.
- Liaise and collaborate with medical practitioners, consumers, carers, voluntary and government and nongovernment agencies concerned with patients care.
- Participation in administration and clinical governance activities as required.
- Undertake other duties as set out in your contract.
ABOUT YOU:
Behavioural Capabilities
- Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet consumers' needs;
- Displays critical thinking skills and forms defensible conclusions based on evidence and sound judgement;
- Effective communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain networks across Canberra Health Services and with external parties; and
- Ability to work within multidisciplinary and management teams and adapt quickly to a changing environment, including managing confidential and sensitive information.
Position Requirements/Qualifications:
- Registered or eligible for registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner's Regulation Agency (AHPRA), in the relevant specialty with no conditions, undertakings or reprimands.
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent specialist qualifications and evidence of satisfactory participation on the RANZCP Continuing Professional Development Program is mandatory.
CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record.
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