Reference Number: 2685
Employment Type: Fixed Term Full - Time Until 01/08/2027
Hours per Fortnight: 86 (Multiple positions)
Classification: Registrar, Years 1 - 6+ (HM25-HM30)
Location: Graham Street, Shepparton
Closing date: 30/06/2026
About GV Health – Mental Health Services:
Our skilled and committed team of Mental Health professionals provide an innovative range of services for individuals suffering from, or at risk of, serious mental health problems requiring short and long-term treatment and support. Our comprehensive service is offered across the municipalities of Mitchell, Murrindindi, Strathbogie, Greater Shepparton and Moira regions.
Our multidisciplinary professionals are from an array of backgrounds and disciplines and work across a range of settings and services including:
- Adult and Older Adult Mental Health & Wellbeing Services
- Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Services
- Acute Adult and Older Adult Inpatient Unit - Wanyarra
- Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Services
- Access and Engagement Mental Health & Wellbeing Services
About the role:
The Registrar will be predominantly based in Shepparton caring for inpatients and outpatients. Most mental health programmes are located at the Graham Street site. Registrars may be required to work offsite including clinics in Shepparton outside hospital campus, visiting Seymour or Cobram and performing home visits.
The basic and advanced training registrars are expected to adhere to the following guidelines in performing their training, work and other tasks as part of their role with GV Health. These principles are a guide only and the Registrars are encouraged to adapt to any new roles/ expectations from time to time depending on the needs of the organisation.
GOULBURN VALLEY AREA MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING SERVICE (GVAMH&WS)
GVAMH&WS is a department of GV Health which provides an innovative range of services for those individuals suffering from or at risk of serious mental health problems requiring short and long-term support and care. GVAMH&WS caters to the need of a population of more than 150,000 people in North-Central Victoria extending from the outer fringes of metropolitan Melbourne in the south, up to the Murray River in the North. The services are provided to the municipalities of Mitchell, Murrindindi, Strathbogie, City of Greater Shepparton and Moira. GVAMH&WS aims to provide consumer / carer focused and culturally sensitive practice for people living within the region.
GVAMH&WS is affiliated with the Rural Clinical School at the University of Melbourne in Shepparton to provide teaching for medical students. The service has an active academic and research environment with regular structured teaching activities.
Lived Experience Workforce
Lived Experience Workforce (LEW) are based at GVAMH&WS in Monash Street, Shepparton. The aim of Consumer Consultants is to provide opportunities for consumers to have input into the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of Mental Health Services.
Training in Psychiatry within GVAMH&WS
GVAMH&WS is currently accredited for basic psychiatry training and advanced training in General Adult Psychiatry, Old Age Psychiatry, Consultant Liaison Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Our psychiatry training program is designed to facilitate and provide all the training and educational needs as per RANZCP Fellowship requirements. The service endeavours to maintain an environment that is conducive and encouraging for the trainees to achieve their educational and career goals. All the trainees will have an opportunity to complete all mandatory rotations and competencies required towards the Fellowship training within the service with adequate supervision. This includes the long psychotherapy case and exam preparations. The service also runs Balint groups dedicated for the trainees.
Subspecialties:
Adult Mental Health Service
This service is provided to people aged between 16-64 years of age. The inpatient service is located on the GV Health campus in Shepparton. Community Services are available to provide assessment, acute care and case management from teams based at Monash Street Shepparton and Beta Street Seymour.
Located at: Shepparton, Seymour
Wanyarra Acute Inpatient Unit
Wanyarra is a 20-bedded acute psychiatric inpatient unit with a capacity for managing 15 adult (16+) and 5 aged (65+) patients residing in the Goulburn valley and Lower Hume areas.
Located at: Shepparton
Residential Rehabilitation Service
GVAMH&WS offers both long-term and short-term psychosocial rehabilitation for people with mental illness. This is mainly a part of Adult Mental Health program. We have collaborated for more than two decades with Wellways (previously Mental Illness Fellowship) of Victoria, a non-governmental organisation, to establish a 10-room long stay Special Residential Rehabilitation Program (SRRP). This partnership also saw the opening of the first Prevention & Recovery Care (PARC) program in Australia in 2003. PARC is a step-up/step-down program for people with mental illness. GVAMH&WS is currently also working on developing Youth PARC program.
Hospital Outreach Post-Suicide Engagement (HOPE) program.
Working in multidisciplinary team (MDT) setting which includes lived experience workers, carer consultant, clinicians and consultant psychiatrist. Team attends to referral for adult population from 16 years and above presenting with acute subacute presentations from mental health triage, acute response team and from general practitioners. The team works regularly with carers and families and collaborates with other agencies and stakeholders relevant in-patient care.
The Womens’ Recovery Network (WREN)
WREN is a public-private mental health partnership to provide specialist comprehensive trauma informed and wellness focused service for women, or those who identify as women, who present with severe mental health illness and trauma. The Shepparton spoke of this statewide service includes a combination of inpatient care and bed substitution also called Hospital in the Home (HITH). The team has a multidisciplinary work force including lived experience workforce, nurse practitioner, psychiatry registrar and consultant psychiatrist.
Aged Persons Mental Health Service
This service provides assessment, treatment, case management, acute inpatient care and psychogeriatric nursing home care for eligible people over the age of 65 years, or under 65 years if the person has an aged related condition.
Located at: Shepparton
Greater Shepparton, Strathbogie & Moira Adult and Older Adult Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (GSSM Local)
The GSSM Local will operate 7 days a week, with extended operating hours to support a flexible and responsive service. The GSSM Local will provide easy to access, high quality assessment, treatment, care and support to people aged 26 years and over experiencing mental illness, psychological distress or drug and co-occurring substance use or addiction issues. The focus is on those whose needs cannot be met by primary and secondary mental health and alcohol and other drug providers alone and who do not require intensive or ongoing care from Area Mental Health Services.
Infant Child and Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
The Infant Child and Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service provide specialist community based mental health services to infants, children, youth and their families / carers including:
- Early Life Mental Health Service (0 – 5 years)
- Autism Spectrum Assessment Team (0 to commencement of school)
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (5 – 18 years)
- Youth Justice (12 – 25 years)
- Homelessness Youth Dual Diagnosis (12 – 21 years)
- Early Psychosis Service (12 – 25 years)
- Headspace (12 – 25 years)
Located at: Shepparton
Consultation Liaison & Triage
This arm of GVAMH&WS is an interface between the Mental Health Service and other agencies including services that are internal as well as external to GV Health. Triage is therefore part of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry.
Located at: Shepparton
Addiction Psychiatry
GVAMH&WS has collaborated with Addiction Medicine services delivered through Goulburn Valley Alcohol and Drug Services (GVADS). At present there are avenues to gain experience in the field through postings in Adult Psychiatry and Consultant Liaison Psychiatry. The service is in process of seeking accreditation for advanced training in Addiction Psychiatry
Located at: Shepparton
Ramsay Clinic Shepparton: Private Inpatient Psychiatry
GVAMH&WS has collaborated with Ramsay Health to rotate psychiatry trainee part-time to Private Psychiatry Hospital. This collaboration allows a trainee to gain essential training experience in private space that complements public sector and exposure to a broad range of patient populations and treatment modalities.
Located at: Shepparton
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Perform history taking, mental status and risk assessment, diagnosis and provide care for the patients.
- Able to work within the multidisciplinary teams focusing on performing their duties within the systems framework for clinical care.
- The day-to-day assessment and management of the patients in their rotational placements.
- Coordinate and document admission, management and discharge planning of patients admitted to the inpatient unit.
- Discharge planning, including preparation of a discharge summary and other components of handover of care between teams.
- Completion of necessary legal paperwork required under the Mental Health Act 2014, and attendance at Mental Health Tribunal hearings as required.
- Appropriate documentation of clinical and all other activities relevant to their role.
- Seek timely supervision from clinical supervisors regarding patient care.
- Provide supervision for Junior Medical Staff as and when required.
- The position involves duties performed both in working hours and during out-of-hour on-call duties.
- Be competent to use telehealth facilities for providing patient care.
- Active participation in various meetings including multi-disciplinary meetings relevant to their placement.
- Ensure focus on Occupational health and safety whilst working for the service.
- Provide a high-quality service to internal customers and consumers that reflects best practice and adds value to GV Health
- Assist the organisation in achieving clinical effectiveness by providing the appropriate systems, information or services to clinical areas
If qualifications are a requirement for this position, please attach a copy in support of your application. Qualification requirements are outlined in the Position Description under 'Key Selection Criteria'
Why work at GV Health?
- Free Community Connector Program to personally welcome and connect you to our wonderful community
- Generous salary packaging, subsidised staff parking and discounted leisure memberships
- Flexible work practices and options to purchase additional leave to support work/life balance
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development and study leave to help reach your learning and career goals
- A confidential employee assistance program (EAP) for you and your loved ones
- Social club membership offering a range of events, functions and local community discounts
- Our CREATE Outstanding monthly, bi-monthly and annual reward and recognition program
GV Health is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged. GV Health has zero tolerance of abuse, bullying and harassment and discrimination in all forms, and is committed to the safety, protection and wellbeing of all children.
Pre-employment screening checks may be required, including but not limited to; Working with Children's Check (WWCC), National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Screening, International and National Police Checks, Aged Care Statutory Declaration, Visas and valid working rights in Australia, immunisations as mandated by Department of Health. Further details of pre-employment requirements are provided in the Position Description and to successful candidates, or upon request.
GV Health reserves the right to vary pre-employment screening from time to time and as directed by legislation and operational requirements.
Recruitment agencies should note that GV Health does not accept agency resumes. GV Health is not responsible for any fees related to any unsolicited resumes submitted by Recruitment Agencies.
