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Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) – Consultant Psychiatrist

• Mental Health Clinical Program | Inpatient, Community and Older Persons Mental Health Services

• Locations: Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Glenside and community services across Adelaide

• Salary: MD2 – $243,212 to $320,467 p.a. + superannuation and salary packaging

• Full time opportunities, 37.5 hours per week, seven-day roster

• Expressions of interest for upcoming vacancies; contract type and duration depend on the vacancy available at recruitment.

Grow Your Medical Career With Us

About the Role

Bring your clinical expertise to CALHN’s Mental Health Clinical Program, where interest is sought in a range of roles across our inpatient and community services. Join multidisciplinary teams delivering compassionate, recovery-focused care, with opportunities to apply your expertise across different clinical settings and consumer needs.

Support consumers and carers, guide clinical decisions and help shape safe, effective services. Alongside your clinical work, you’ll teach future psychiatrists, contribute to research and support ongoing improvements in mental health care.

• Deliver specialist care that supports consumer recovery.

• Lead clinical decisions with multidisciplinary colleagues.

• Teach and supervise registrars, doctors and students.

• Improve care through audit, quality and risk reviews.

• Contribute to research and ongoing medical education.

Opportunities may span inpatient services at RAH, TQEH and Glenside, and community services at Tranmere, Woodville, Kidman Park and St Morris. We welcome interest from applicants across the program and encourage you to outline your preferred clinical areas and settings in your application. Participation in an on-call roster and out-of-hours work is required.

About You

Take the next step in your psychiatry career.

Are you a final year psychiatry registrar nearing completion of fellowship in the next six months?

You are encouraged to express your interest in joining CALHN’s Mental Health Clinical Program and help deliver safe, recovery-focused care across inpatient, community and older persons services.

This campaign seeks interest in vacancies that may arise in 2027, including permanent opportunities.

Appointment will depend on a merit-based selection process, meeting specialist registration eligibility requirements and an available vacancy at the time of registration.

Bring clinical judgement, collaborative leadership and respect for consumers and carers:

• Hold an MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.

• Hold Fellowship of RANZCP for consultant appointment.

• Be eligible for Medical Board specialist registration.

• Deliver high standards of public mental health care.

• Support teaching, quality improvement and ongoing learning.

Why You’ll Love It Here

Build your career in a team that values collaboration, learning and compassionate care.

• Boost take-home pay with salary packaging and lease options.

• Share expertise with supportive multidisciplinary colleagues.

• Develop your career through teaching, research and learning.

• Recharge with paid leave and leave loading.

• Stay well with fitness discounts and flu vaccinations.

• Access confidential support for you and your family.

Salary packaging includes up to $9,010 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment, plus pre-tax superannuation and novated lease options.

Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and supported. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and LGBTQIA+ communities.

Application Information

• Refer to the Consultant Psychiatrist role description for the full essential qualifications and requirements: 953260 – RD for Consultant Psychiatrist.pdf.

• Appointment is subject to satisfactory Criminal History Clearances and compliant immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.

• This is an immunisation Category A role.

• CALHN’s Mental Health Clinical Program accepts applications from individual applicants only.

• Applications through or from Medical Workforce Agencies will not be accepted.

• CALHN MHCP will not accept responsibility or liability for agency fees where an applicant is a member of, employed by or contracted by a Medical Workforce Agency.

Curious about this role?

Connect with Dr Andrew Lawlor, Medical Lead.
Phone: (08) 7087 1853
Email: Andrew.Lawlor@sa.gov.au

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Applications close: 11:55 pm, Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Job Ref: 953260