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• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Margaret Tobin Centre
• Total Indicative Remuneration Package: $287,136 - $370,937 MD02 (pro rata) | Full Time Position Until April 2029

Transform Lives Through Psychiatry - Join SA Health's Premier Mental Health Team

Join SA Health as a Consultant Psychiatrist at Flinders Medical Centre and lead expert mental health care in Adelaide's southern region. This full-time contract position until April 2029 offers the opportunity to work with dedicated multidisciplinary teams while providing comprehensive psychiatric services to our diverse community. Make a lasting impact on mental healthcare delivery whilst advancing your career with South Australia's largest healthcare employer.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Head of Unit, this role is responsible for providing clinical services of the highest possible standard to Mental Health Service Division patients, both in terms of individual performance and by providing clinical leadership and contribution to a multidisciplinary approach to the delivery of patient care.

Duties for the role will include:

• Working harmoniously with all members of the clinical team,
• Being responsive to the expectations and needs of both clinical and non-clinical colleagues,
• Providing appropriate specialist level care to patients,
• Coordinating the follow up care of patients,
• Providing clinical supervision to Senior Medical Practitioners, Trainee Medical Officers and Medical Students,
• Contributing to an after-hours on-call service in accordance with a roster agreed by the Department Director

About you:

• Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent. Appropriate Specialist Qualifications and registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration (Psychiatry); or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award,
• Demonstrated high standard of clinical practice in Psychiatry,
• Demonstrated professional integrity, leadership and motivational skills,
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team,
• Demonstrated participation in approved continuing medical education since attaining specialist qualification,
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement,
• Effective interpersonal communication skills,
• Experience with the supervision and teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff,
• Extensive clinical experience relevant to work in Psychiatry

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Emiley Sheumack, Personal Assistant to Nursing Director and Head of Units, 0401 124 575, Emiley.Sheumack@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 29th March 2026

Attachments:

• MD02-Consultant Psychiatrist Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• Note: The Indicative Total Remuneration is inclusive of Award salary, Superannuation, and other monetary benefits.  We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 932931