Are you looking for a Full-time role where you can make an impact on patient health? The Melbourne Clinic, located in Church Street, Richmond is currently seeking an unaccredited Psychiatry Registrar to join their team in the Adult Psychiatric Unit.
About the Role:
The Melbourne Clinic are seeking a Caring, patient focused Psychiatry registrar with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient care to join our supportive team. This is a full-time 1.0 FTE position for an unaccredited psychiatry registrar. 6-month rotation from August 2026 - February 2027. Includes both in-hours and weekend on call duties.
About Us:
With over 200 beds the Melbourne Clinic is Australia’s largest and longest-operating private mental health facility providing a comprehensive range of psychiatric services including inpatient and outpatient and day program services to the local community.
The Professorial Unit was established in partnership with the University of Melbourne over 30 years ago integrating leading evidence based clinical practice with academic teaching and research. It provides specialised treatment for complex presentations through a multidisciplinary team, which include biological, psychological and cognitive approaches.
The Professor of Psychiatry, currently Professor Chee Ng, leads The Professorial Unit and is jointly appointed as the Healthscope Chair of Psychiatry by The Melbourne Clinic. The clinical service is provided by a team of specialist consultant psychiatrists who are all RANZCP accredited supervisors together with senior accredited psychiatry registrars on secondment from some of Melbourne’s major teaching hospitals as well as internally recruited unaccredited psychiatry registrars. There is a multidisciplinary team of psychiatric nurses, clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, dieticians and other allied health staff who work collaboratively with a patient during their treatment.
There is a local Psychiatry Training Co-ordinator, currently Dr. Siu-Ying Kwok, who supports and co-ordinates the registrar teaching program and RANZCP training. Teaching includes RANZCP examination preparation tutorials, observed interview tutorials, practical psychiatrist tutorials as well as weekly academic forum which is a high quality grand round style teaching program with invited local and international speakers. There is a broad and varied range of teaching and education opportunities whilst on placement.
Key Responsibilities:
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Availability, both in-hours and weekend on call duties
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Work in the inpatient adult psychiatric unit under the direct supervision by a consultant psychiatrist supervisor
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Opportunities to assess and treat a wide range of high prevalence psychiatric conditions (i.e. eating disorders, addiction medicine, old age psychiatry, OCD, CPTSD, ADHD and ASD just to name a few)
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Opportunities to work extensively with a multidisciplinary team
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Opportunities to run group therapy programs (i.e. such as medical education group)
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Opportunities to be exposed to ECT, RTMS and esketamine treatments
Essential Criteria:
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Must have general registration with AHPRA
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Strong interest in psychiatry with desires to apply for Psychiatry Training at a later stage
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Ideally at least 3 months of experience working in a mental health setting
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Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team in a hospital setting
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Strong interpersonal and communication skills
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Strong written communication with ability to complete appropriate written ward round paperwork and discharge summaries/letters
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Genuine desires to make a difference to those suffering a mental illness and collaborating with families/carers and community teams
Why Healthscope?
When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.
You’ll also benefit from:
- Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
- Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
- Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth
We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.
Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.
Applications Close: 14th July 2026
