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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network / the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Salary: MD2 - $365,798 to $713,692 +  Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits!
• x1 Permanent On-going Full-Time Role

About the Role

Join Central Adelaide Local Health Network’s Mental Health Clinical Program and provide critical psychiatric care as part of a specialist multidisciplinary team at the Cramond Clinic, based at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will deliver expert, evidence-based treatment to patients while driving innovation and quality improvement in mental health services.

In this senior leadership role, you will offer clinical guidance to junior doctors and multidisciplinary teams, support service delivery improvement, and contribute to research, training, and teaching. You’ll also participate in on-call responsibilities and play a key role in patient flow and care planning. This position offers the opportunity to be part of a progressive and respected service making a real difference to the lives of patients and their families.

About You

You will be a dedicated psychiatric specialist with strong clinical leadership, mentoring abilities, and a commitment to improving patient-centred mental health care.

• Fellowship with RANZCP and specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia

• Demonstrated experience providing clinical care and leadership in mental health settings

• Proven teaching and supervision experience with registrars, junior doctors, and students

• Required to hold a current Working With Children Check, National Police Clearance, and be subject to vaccination requirements

About CALHN

At Central Adelaide (CALHN), we’re shaping the future of health through excellence in clinical care, research, and innovation.  As South Australia’s largest health network, we deliver exceptional, safe and connected healthcare—for our patients, our community, and our people.

With more than 17,000 dedicated employees, every day at CALHN presents an opportunity to make a real impact—not because it’s expected, but because our values guide us to be our best.

Join us and be part of a team that’s driven by a commitment to a seamless safe and connected experience for all.

Find out more about our stories , our network, and the opportunities to be part of CALHN.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Attractions: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
• Relocation Support: Up to $10,000 reimbursement of approved relocation expenses for transitioning to CALHN, for eligible applicants. Further information can be found here.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
• Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Job ref: 915023

Enquiries to:

Sarah Harlender
Position: Medical Executive Administration Officer
Phone: 7087 1853
E-mail: Sarah.Harlender@sa.gov.au

Note: For CALHN-employed vacancies (not locum), the Mental Health Clinical Program accepts applications from individual applicants only. Applications via Medical Workforce Agencies will not be considered, and CALHN MHCP accepts no responsibility for any associated agency fees.

Application Closing Date:

11:55 pm 26^th September 2026

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

915023 - Consultant Psychiatrist.pdf

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