The Team:
The Tasmanian FMHS provides comprehensive statewide forensic mental health services across secure forensic inpatient, community, correctional, and criminal justice settings. This exciting consultant psychiatrist opportunity is based in our Northern Community Forensic Mental Health Service, providing specialist forensic psychiatric care to beautiful North and North-Western Tasmania. This position is based primarily within our dedicated MDT in Launceston, named in the Top 10 list of places to visit in 2025 by Lonely Planet.
The Role:
The successful candidate will perform the functions of consultant psychiatrist within the Northern Community Forensic Mental Health Service.
You will need:
- Extensive experience and skills in adult general psychiatry in a range of practice settings.
- Training and/or experience in forensic (particularly correctional or criminal) psychiatry.
- Demonstrated high level of verbal and written communication skills, and demonstrated experience and skill in liaison, particularly with GP’s.
- Experience in the area of clinical leadership and demonstrated ability to deal effectively with interpersonal issues.
- Demonstrated ability to convey psychiatric knowledge effectively to fellow staff, service providers and patients.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment:
fixed term full time, day worker (with on-call) position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from 03 November 2025 until 03 November 2028
*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time and casual vacancies.
Position Features:
• Some Interstate and Intrastate travel may be required
• This position involves regular oncall work which is divided equally between the medical workforce including the Statewide Specialty Director
• Staff employed against this Statement of Duties as a Visiting Medical Practitioner will be employed in accordance with the Tasmanian Visiting Medical Practitioners (Public Sector) Agreement and remunerated accordingly
Salary:
$210,000 - $301,349 per annum, pro rata + 12% superannuation
Please note that access to the Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner salary range $291,472 -$301,349 is subject to the successful applicant satisfying the criteria for Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1, 2 or 3 as outlined in the Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award
- Salary range is in accordance with Salaried Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022
In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
- Provision of a motor vehicle allowance of $28,389 per annum, pro rata
- Continuing Professional Development Allowance of $16,480 per annum, pro rata
- Relocation and commencement support available up to $15,000 for approved appointees
- Allowance in lieu of participating in private practice scheme 35% of base salary (if applicable)
- Other allowances as applicable
More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here
Eligibility:
Eligibility: Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria as
- Specialist or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia in a relevant specialty
*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
- Consultant Psychiatrist SMP1-11 (word)
Application Guide:
- Department of Health - Applicant Guide (word)
How to apply:
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 pages application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Dr. Sonny Atherton
Position: Statewide Specialty Director, Forensic Health Service
Phone number: 03 6216 8001
Email address: sonny.atherton@ths.tas.gov.au
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