A consultant adult forensic psychiatrist is sought for a full time permanent position with a regional forensic psychiatry service which provides a range of services for adults and youth, including adult inpatient, prison and community services, a national Youth Forensic service and the newly developed national Fixated Threat Assessment Centre.
Psychiatry teams provide
- mental health care to the local and regional men's and women's prisons and youth offending units and justice facilities
- deliver court liaison services to adult and youth courts.
- provide care for people who require supervision and support by virtue of their status as Special Patients or who have ongoing need for forensic community support.
Responsibilities include
- assessment of patients, formulation of diagnosis and treatment plans
- on call rota participation
- education and supervision of resident doctors
- ASMS Scale salary for 40 hour work week plus additional on call allowances
- superannuation
- 6 weeks annual leave
- relocation package for international physicians
- FRANZCP or equivalent qualification
- Vocationally registered in Psychiatry with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) or hold equivalent qualification and be able qualify for registration with MCNZ.
- Subspecialist training in forensic psychiatry
If you wish to apply for this job, please upload your CV for immediate consideration.
