About the role
Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Psychiatrist role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Medical Services team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive.
Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Consultant Psychiatrist to join our growing team on a full time (1.0EFT) or part time fixed term basis.
We are seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to provide high-quality psychiatric care as part of the Mental Health Program. This senior medical role delivers clinical leadership, high-level assessment and treatment services, and contributes to teaching, supervision and continuous improvement across the service. The Consultant Psychiatrist plays a vital role in ensuring best-practice, person-centred and culturally sensitive mental health care while supporting reform, prevention and early-intervention initiatives aligned with state-wide priorities.
Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service
The role of the Consultant Psychiatrist is to:
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Provide high-quality acute assessment, diagnosis and treatment for mental health consumers, ensuring documentation is timely, accurate and compliant with legislative requirements.
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Deliver clinical care using evidence-based treatment modalities, ensuring services are family-inclusive, culturally sensitive and in line with best-practice models.
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Offer primary and secondary consultations to other clinicians, GPs and community services, and contribute to prevention and early-interventions initiatives.
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Provide clinical leadership, supervise junior medical staff and support teaching for trainees, medical students and multidisciplinary teams.
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Contribute to service governance, clinical reviews, communication processes and committee work to support quality and safety.
About you
Ideal candidates for this role will have:
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Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent.
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Registered (or eligible for registration) with AHPRA as a Specialist Psychiatrist.
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Demonstrated experience working as a Consultant Psychiatrist with strong capability in planning, delivering and evaluating mental health services.
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Excellent collaborative communication skills with the ability to build productive partnerships across multidisciplinary teams and community services.
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Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating integrity, respect, empathy, adaptability, and commitment to person-centred care.
Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:
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Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
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Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
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Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
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A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
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Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
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Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.
Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact
Sophie Laurence, General Manager Medical Services email on
[email protected] for a confidential discussion.
Please click here for a copy of the Position Description
About us
Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.
LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.
Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.
Diversity and inclusion
We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email:
[email protected]
How to apply
Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.
Applications Close: 25 June 2026
Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.
Before commencement, the successful applicant will
Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.
