NSLHD - Staff Specialist - Psychiatry (PECC) - Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Mental Health Service (Apply via eCredential)

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives. 

About the Role
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Mental Health Service (HKMHS) provides a comprehensive range of community and inpatient mental health services for care for the consumers presenting with psychiatric emergencies of the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai catchment area, as well as other sectors of the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD). The position requires close liaison and consultation with the Emergency Department of the Hornsby hospital. The Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC) is co-located within the Emergency Department.

Selection Criteria 

1. MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants must have Fellowship of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or recognition as a specialist by the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants expecting to be awarded their Fellowship within 3 months may be considered
2. Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them
3. Demonstrated experience in working as a senior clinician in acute psychiatry, general hospital psychiatry and community-based and inpatient settings, including experience in working with the NSW Mental Health Act 2007 (or equivalent legislation in other jurisdictions).
4. Demonstrated ability to work as a leader of a multidisciplinary team across hospital and community settings. Proven high performance as an experienced clinician, with experience in management and leadership, and proven ability to work collaboratively with Emergency Department.
5. Understanding of and commitment to the National, State and Local Health District strategic directions including commitment to a performance-based organisation.
6. Experience in liaising and working closely with GPs, consumers and carers with demonstrated understanding of the recovery and care coordination models of care.
7. Experience in teaching psychiatry to students, trainees and others and supervising trainees in psychiatry.
8. Demonstrated interest in improvement of clinical governance of mental health services, including quality improvement methodologies, and a commitment to fostering this interest in medical staff and other clinicians.

Need more information? 
  1) The requirements of the position can be viewed via the Position Description 
  2) For assistance with your application please refer to the eCredential guide
  3) NSLHD uses the NSW Health Statewide Model Scopes of Clinical Practice. To view the Explanatory Document for this Specialty click here

For role related queries or questions contact Shalini Narchal on (02) 9485 6*** or email ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have. 

Applications Close: 31 August 2026

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