Psychiatry - Registrar - Hunter New England Mental Health Services
Waratah , NSW
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Job ID. 123703
- Dates: Mon, 16 Nov, Fri, 20 Nov (2-day block)
- Shift Times: 0830-1700
- Accommodation available
| Duration: | 16/11/2026 - 20/11/2026 | |||
| Pay rate: | $180 Per hour | |||
| Conditions: | Tamworth Mental Health Unit – Older Persons Area The Tamworth Mental Health Unit (TMHU) Older Persons Area (OPA) is an 8-bed unit within the wider 37 bed MH facility (4 bed Adolescent Pod, 20 bed General Adult, 5 bed High Acuity) serving the New England North West (NENW) Region of NSW. TMHU is co-located with Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital (TRRH), connected via an internal link bridge. The OPA functions as the bed-based service for older adults who require admission for assessment and management of a mental illness in the NENW Region. The unit takes both voluntary and involuntary patients. People are admitted from local emergency departments, other hospitals and from the community (where appropriate from RACF’s). The ward is a secure ward with access with 8 individual rooms with ensuites, a dedicated interview room, a sensory room, an activity room, an exercise room, dining living spaces along with an outdoor courtyard. Dedicated family spaces are also available within the wider building. A shared clinical/procedure room is located adjacent to the OPA. The OPA is staffed by an MDT including a dedicated consultant psychiatrist, registrar and SRMO (subject to recruitment), a social worker, nursing staff and access to other shared allied health professionals (psychology, dietetics, physiotherapy and speech pathology). The OPA has access to ECT which occurs in the TRRH theatre complex. The registrar’s role is to provide day-to-day assessment and management of patients, supporting the MDT in implementing the treatment plan and providing medical input to the MDT in conjunction with the consultant psychiatrist. Specific roles will include admitting new patients, conducting mental and physical health assessments, mental health inquiry and review tribunal reports and presentations, supporting with guardianship applications, liaising with families, carers and other professionals, ensuring contemporaneous documentation and preparing for transfer of care 0830-1700 8 $180.00 REG Older Persons Mental Health Unit - Tamworth 0830-1700 8 $180.00 REG Older Persons Mental Health Unit - Tamworth 0830-1700 8 $180.00 REG Older Persons Mental Health Unit - Tamworth 0830-1700 8 $180.00 REG Older Persons Mental Health Unit - Tamworth 0830-1700 8 $180.00 REG Older Persons Mental Health Unit - Tamworth | |||
| Credentials: | NSW Hospital paperwork (LHD specific); NSW Health online training modules; immunisations/vaccinations; Primary Degree; Fellowship & CPD Certificate (if applicable); References; CRC; NSW WWCC; Indemnity; Medicare provider number; ID check; NSW declarations (e.g. Hep B; TB; Secondary Employment; Code of Conduct); Current AHPRA Registration | |||
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If this sounds like something you would be interested in contact:
Robyn Pascoe
By Email or call 0422216825 and quote job reference number 123703.