Clinical Academic Psychiatrist, Womens and Perinatal
On-site · Clayton, Victoria, Australia or Pakenham, Victoria, Australia
Job Summary
Join Monash Health as a Clinical Academic Consultant Psychiatrist in Women’s & Perinatal Mental Health. This 1.0 FTE role combines a clinical service position and an academic appointment, with responsibilities spanning evidence-based mental health care for parents and infants, supervision and teaching of registrars, doctors and students, and active involvement in research and publication efforts. The role requires leadership in supervising research projects, contributing to teaching programs, and collaborating across multiple sites (Oakleigh, Pakenham, Clayton). Mandatory requirements include AHPRA registration, RANZCP Fellowship, and Working with Children’s Certification. The successful applicant will have a PhD in psychiatry or equivalent research credentials, clinical experience in perinatal and/or women’s mental health, and a strong commitment to continuing education, service improvement, and high-quality patient care across the perinatal spectrum.
Required Qualifications
- Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- RANZCP Fellowship
- Working with Children’s Check
- PhD in psychiatry or equivalent
- Clinical experience in perinatal and/or women’s mental health
- Commitment to teaching and supervision
- Research capability including proposal development and publications
- Ability to work across multiple Monash Health sites (Oakleigh, Pakenham, Clayton)
- Participation in on-call roster
- MB/MD or equivalent medical degree
- Clinical governance understanding
- Knowledge of National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
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