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About the Role

Join a service where your expertise can make a profound difference in the lives of women, infants, and families. Raphael Services NSW is a specialist program dedicated to supporting families during the critical perinatal period. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a compassionate, community-focused model of care that prioritises early intervention, recovery, and long-term wellbeing. As the team Psychiatrist, you will work closely with the Manager and a skilled multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive, evidence-based psychiatric care to women and families from the perinatal period until the child reaches four years of age.

Responsibilities

Provide specialist psychiatric PIMH services in line with the Raphael Services Model of Care and the Social Outreach Strategic Objectives and reflective of best practice, relevant legislation and professional standards.
Provide secondary perinatal and infant mental health consultation and liaison.
Provide clinical education, training and development of Raphael Services clinicians, trainees and students as appropriate.
Where required, during employed hours, and within the context of the Raphael Services clinical escalation matrix, provide clinical advice to clinicians working in other Raphael Services.
Work in partnership with other relevant health services and agencies in the development, implementation and/or evaluation of perinatal and infant mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention initiatives.
Ensure that Child Safe practices are inherent in working with children and young and vulnerable people in all areas of service delivery, including on and off location.
Ensure that children and young and vulnerable people are aware of their rights to a safe and abuse free environment and are aware of how to report any concerns.
Immediately report any suspected, observed or disclosed abuse in line with the reporting processes, to line manager with view to it being reported to relevant protective authority.
Work with children / young and vulnerable people in a way that is respectful and appropriate to any cultural / diverse background and ensure a safe environment is in place.

Requirements

Current specialist medical registration with the Medical Board of Australia
Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Experience or an interest in perinatal and infant mental health and research
Experience in working with the disadvantaged in a community setting

Location

Blacktown, Sydney

Work Type

Permanent Part-time
15 hours per fortnight
0.2 FTE or 1 day a week

Salary/Compensations

Highly competitive salary and entitlements

Benefits

Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses
Options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as: Novated leasing, Work related expenses, self-education and additional superannuation
A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About the Company

At St John of God Social Outreach, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
At St John of God Health Care we support you to be the best health care professional or support worker you can be.
We believe positive culture drives performance, so we are focussed on building collaborative and supportive team environments, providing opportunities for development and promotion, and ensuring our leaders are visible and accessible.
As one of the largest Catholic providers of health care services in Australia, St John of God Health Care is a great place to work with a host of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, and a great work life balance.
Our caregivers come from diverse backgrounds and belief systems and you don’t need to be Catholic to work with us.
Working as a doctor in our hospitals offers the opportunity to work alongside some of the most experienced and well-regarded clinicians in Australia.
Our doctors get to experience a range of clinical areas and are supported to continue advancing their skills, including through offering surgical, critical care and emergency step up programs.

Equal Opportunity

At St John of God Social Outreach, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
Our caregivers come from diverse backgrounds and belief systems and you don’t need to be Catholic to work with us.