Psychiatrist Jobs in Australia and New Zealand
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Locum Psychiatry Registrar - Bega, NSW
Join a supportive team in a beautiful coastal town.
Locum Psychiatry Consultant - General Adult needed in Gold Coast QLD
Exciting Opportunity on the Gold Coast! Join our team with all travel & accommodation covered. E...
Locum General Psychiatry Consultant needed in Alice Springs; $25555 per day
Big skies, bold opportunities, and a booming outback town—Mt Isa isn’t just a job, it’s a lifestyle....
Locum Psychiatry Consultant for CATT + Consultation Liaison needed in Alice Springs; $2750 per day
Alice Springs adventure! Job, accomodation, and travel provided. Come and experience the real Austra...
Locum Psychiatry SMP | Inpatient Based - Perth
Join a network of high-calibre locums driving change in both rural and urban settings.
Locum Psychiatry Registrar - Bega, NSW
South East Regional Hospital 4 Virginia Drive Bega , NSW, Australia
Job ID. 87965
Become a valued team member in this friendly hospital.
Duration: | 5/05/25 - 1/08/25 | |||
Pay rate: | $150.00 Per hour | |||
Credentials: | QLD Hospital Paperwork, Immunisations/Vaccinations, Indemnity, Medicare Provider Number, CRC, Medicare PN, & WWCC (if applicable) | |||
Job ID: | 87965 | |||
Locum Psychiatry Consultant - General Adult needed in Gold Coast QLD
108 Nerang St, Southport , QLD, Australia
Job ID. 87963
Become a valued team member in this friendly hospital.
Duration: | 1/09/25 - 31/12/25 | |||
Pay rate: | $2,220.00 Per day | |||
Conditions: | This is a full time position with a minimum block of 4 weeks. | |||
Credentials: | QLD Hospital Paperwork, Immunisations/Vaccinations, Indemnity, Medicare Provider Number, CRC, Medicare PN, & WWCC (if applicable) | |||
Job ID: | 87963 | |||
Locum General Psychiatry Consultant needed in Alice Springs; $25555 per day
Gap Road, Alice Springs , NT, Australia
Job ID. 87960
Become a valued team member in this friendly hospital.
Duration: | 28/04/25 - 8/08/24 | |||
Pay rate: | $2,555.00 Per day | |||
Credentials: | QLD Hospital Paperwork, Immunisations/Vaccinations, Indemnity, Medicare Provider Number, CRC, Medicare PN, & WWCC (if applicable) | |||
Job ID: | 87960 | |||
Locum Psychiatry Consultant for CATT + Consultation Liaison needed in Alice Springs; $2750 per day
Gap Road, Alice Springs , NT, Australia
Job ID. 87955
Become a valued team member in this friendly hospital.
Duration: | 6/05/25 - 9/05/24 | |||
Pay rate: | $2,750.00 Per day | |||
Credentials: | QLD Hospital Paperwork, Immunisations/Vaccinations, Indemnity, Medicare Provider Number, CRC, Medicare PN, & WWCC (if applicable) | |||
Job ID: | 87955 | |||
Locum Psychiatry SMP | Inpatient Based - Perth
Wellington Street, Perth , WA, Australia
Job ID. 87953
Become a valued team member in this friendly hospital.
Duration: | 24/04/25 - 24/07/25 | |||
Pay rate: | $1,700.00 Per day | |||
Credentials: | QLD Hospital Paperwork, Immunisations/Vaccinations, Indemnity, Medicare Provider Number, CRC, Medicare PN, & WWCC (if applicable) | |||
Job ID: | 87953 | |||
Locum Psychiatry SMP | Community Based - Perth
Wellington Street, Perth , WA, Australia
Job ID. 87952
Become a valued team member in this friendly hospital.
Duration: | 5/05/25 - 30/07/25 | |||
Pay rate: | $1,700.00 Per day | |||
Credentials: | QLD Hospital Paperwork, Immunisations/Vaccinations, Indemnity, Medicare Provider Number, CRC, Medicare PN, & WWCC (if applicable) | |||
Job ID: | 87952 | |||
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General Manager - Hospital Services Locum

Carole Paterson
Partnership & Contracts Manager

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Team Leader - Regulatory & Migration

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GP Team Manager

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Recruitment Consultant – Locum GP

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Associate Recruiter - Locum GP

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Recruitment Consultant – Locum GP
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Recruitment Consultant – Locum Physicians

Ben Chegwidden
Recruitment Consultant - Locum General Medicine

Chloe Frost
Recruitment Consultant - Permanent Psychiatry, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Nuclear Medicine and Cardiology
Meet our Psychiatry team

Mikaila Brooks
Recruitment Consultant - Locum Emergency Medicine

Yasmin Lockey
Recruitment Consultant - Locum Psychiatry

Courtney Lewis
Recruitment Consultant - Locum Psychiatry

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Recruitment Consultant - Locum Psychiatry (Non-Specialist)

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Recruitment Consultant - Permanent Psychiatry, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Nuclear Medicine and Cardiology
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Claire Ponsford
Owner and Director
With a strong background in medical recruitment, Claire established Wavelength International in 1999 with Dr John Bethell to address a growing shortage of junior and middle-grade doctors in the Australian public hospital system.
Almost 25 years later, Claire is proud to head an ethical medical recruitment and migration services company, founded on integrity, and driven to serve the needs of the healthcare industry.

Chris Riley
Chief Executive Officer
In 2016, Chris Riley joined Wavelength as our Chief Executive Officer. Prior to 2016, Chris has had an extensive career history leading recruitment companies across Australia and New Zealand.
Chris' broad 30-year senior recruitment management experience helps Wavelength align our services more closely to our clients and candidates in an increasingly competitive market.
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Katrina Haddad
Chief Experience Officer
Katrina joined Wavelength as the industry’s first Chief Experience Officer in 2022, leading marketing, digital and the broader organisation on a customer-centric transformation.
Katrina’s passions revolve around customer-centred strategies, specialising in customer and market segmentation, voice of customer, research, analysis, and user-centred design for brand, product, service and marketing/communications.
She has worked across a variety of industries, advocating for the value that a business can gain through structured voice of customer programs and customer-led innovation. She maintains professional accreditation and membership across both research and CX disciplines.

Melissa Corr
General Manager - People & Culture
Joining in 2023, Melissa possesses over 20 years’ experience as a leader and HR practitioner across financial and professional services, both in Australia and the UK.
Providing an exceptional employee experience to support business outcomes is central to her approach.

Paul Darby
General Manager - Hospital Services Locum
Paul joined Wavelength in 2023 as the General Manager of Hospital Services, Locum. He has worked in the recruitment industry in Australia and the UK for 18 years, and moved into the Healthcare sector in 2018.
Throughout his career, he has trained and coached a large number of successful recruitment consultants and has taken responsibility for new business development and client account management. He is particularly passionate about the locum doctor sector and the impact his division at Wavelength has on regional & remote communities across Australia.

Carole Paterson
Partnership & Contracts Manager
Carole joined Wavelength in 2008 as a recruiter. Now, she focuses on internal business projects including partnerships, tenders and operational initiatives.
Carole has extensive experience recruiting across the Locum Hospital and GP divisions, which has developed her knowledge across a wide variety of specialities and has enabled her to visit rural and remote locations throughout Australia.

Elinor Faulkner
Team Leader - Regulatory & Migration
With over a decade of experience, Elinor is an expert on all the registration and Medicare requirements that an overseas-trained specialist needs to complete during the migration process. She is our Regulatory and Migration Team Leader, and ensures the team provide a smooth transition to Australia and New Zealand for all our doctors.

Max Drakeley
GP Team Manager
As Wavelength's GP Team Leader, Max ensures our doctors maximally enjoy their career and feel proud of the valued work they do, whilst helping our partnered organisations operate at their highest possible capacities and experience less stress.

Craig Picard
Recruitment Consultant - Locum O&G and Paediatrics
Working with Wavelength since August 2012, Craig currently recruits locum O&G and Paediatric doctors for both public and private hospitals.
He prides himself on establishing the precise requirements of locum doctors and healthcare employers and providing the best solution possible.

Fiona Jackson
Recruitment Consultant - Locum Emergency Medicine
Fiona joined Wavelength in 2021 as a locum recruitment consultant, helping junior (CMO) and middle grade (REG) Emergency Medicine doctors find the most rewarding ED locum jobs that suit their personal and professional lifestyles.
She understands her Emergency Doctors work in a high-pressured environment, by being efficient and transparent she believes this will help support her doctors with all locum placements.

Mikaila Brooks
Recruitment Consultant - Locum Emergency Medicine

Jade-Maree Camilleri
Recruitment Consultant - Locum Anaesthetics & ICU
Jade is passionate about building long-standing relationships with doctors and clients across the country in ensuring our hospitals are equipped with the best doctors to support our communities.
Jade prioritises her doctors' career aspirations, motivations, lifestyle and interests in order to provide them with the best service and help them secure the best opportunities.

Tabather Cain
Recruitment Consultant – Locum Anaesthetics & ICU
With great established Hospital relationships Australia-wide, Tabi utilises this to seek the Doctors she works with the most suitable career opportunities. She aims to provide her Doctors with a high level of service and help them secure the best opportunities that fulfil their needs and career motivations.
Get in touch with Tabi today to discuss the latest Anaesthetic and ICU locum job opportunities.

Tahnee Love
Recruitment Consultant - Locum Surgery

EJ Cuaresma
Recruitment Consultant – Permanent GP

Jane Stanke
Recruitment Consultant - Permanent GP (UK Based)
Based in Cheltenham, UK, Jane can provide UK, Irish and Europe-based doctors as well as Canadian GPs with a more efficient and personalised service, whilst also offering Australian and NZ-based doctors the convenience to speak in the evenings after finishing consulting for the day.

Charlie Hellmundt
Recruitment Consultant – Locum GP

Amy Beddall
Associate Recruiter - Locum GP
Amy joined Wavelength in 2012 following the completion of her degree, majoring in Human Resources.
Amy always strives to deliver an exceptional service and takes great pride in matching the right doctor to a role that they will enjoy and grow in.

Anna Mullins
Recruitment Consultant – Locum GP AMS
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Emma Chadwick
Recruitment Consultant – Locum GP
With 16 years of recruitment experience across the UK and Australia, Emma has developed a wealth of expertise in connecting the right talent with the right opportunities. For the past 14 years, she has focused her career within the healthcare sector, where she has built a reputation for her deep understanding of the industry and her commitment to excellence.
Emma is passionate about fostering honest, transparent relationships with clients and candidates. She takes pride in her ability to understand each person's unique needs, ensuring that every match she makes is the perfect fit. Her approach is built on trust, integrity, and a dedication to delivering results that truly meet the long-term goals of all parties involved.

Eamon McCurry
Recruitment Consultant – Locum Physicians and Paediatrics
Eamon joined Wavelength over 10 years ago and has worked across various recruitment teams including Surgery and General Medicine. This experience across the business has provided him with an in-depth knowledge of how to help all our doctors find the perfect jobs to suit their needs.
Eamon is driven to help locum doctors find the right role at a hospital that fits their lifestyle and interests, while also helping healthcare employers to find the perfect doctor for their team.

Kelly Deakin
Recruitment Consultant – Locum Physicians
With over 4 years of experience in GP locum recruitment, Kelly now works at Wavelength, specialising in placing physicians across General Medicine and its sub-specialities in Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.
Kelly is passionate about supporting regional and remote hospitals. She works closely with exceptional doctors to find the perfect locum roles that align with their lifestyle and career goals.

Claudine Zaarour
Recruitment Consultant – Locum Physicians
With a degree in Psychology as well as a diploma in human resources, and over a decade of recruitment experience behind her, Claudine Zaarour joined Wavelength in 2005.
Claudine helps Locum Physicians across General Medicine and all its sub-specialities find the perfect Locum roles to suit their lifestyle from her wide network of hospitals in NSW, VIC, TAS, SA and ACT.

Amber Derby-Davies
Recruitment Consultant - Locum O&G

Ben Chegwidden
Recruitment Consultant - Locum General Medicine

Yasmin Lockey
Recruitment Consultant - Locum Psychiatry
Yasmin has 5 years of recruitment experience across a variety of sectors in both the UK and Australia.
Yasmin is focused on helping Psychiatrists find locum roles to suit their interests and lifestyle in a wide variety of locations across Australia.

Courtney Lewis
Recruitment Consultant - Locum Psychiatry
Courtney has worked in medical recruitment since 2013, recruiting consultants/specialists for locum positions throughout Australia.
Courtney is passionate about supporting psychiatrists through the different stages of their careers and finding the best locum job to suit their preferences. She understands the different areas of psychiatry, and what it takes to match their skills with the right mental health service.

Robyn Pascoe
Recruitment Consultant - Locum Psychiatry (Non-Specialist)
Robyn has over twelve years of recruitment experience. She has been working with Non-Specialist doctors since 2014 and joined the Wavelength Psychiatry team in 2021 to focus on Mental Health locums.
Robyn manages Non-Specialist Psychiatry roles Australia wide, working with a long list of hospitals seeking quality locums. She has extensive knowledge of locum placements and is passionate about building meaningful, long-term relationships with her doctors and completely understanding their needs.

Nicole Langan
Recruitment Consultant – Locum Surgery
Nicole Langan is one of Wavelength’s most senior medical recruiters, with over 18 years of experience. She manages Locum Surgery recruitment.
Nicole has built up a wealth of knowledge about the medical industry during her time with Wavelength and is heavily networked with public and private hospitals throughout Australia.

Ashlea Harvey
Recruitment Consultant – Permanent Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, ICU, O&G, Fertility and Paediatrics

Chloe Frost
Recruitment Consultant - Permanent Psychiatry, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Nuclear Medicine and Cardiology

Skye Rogers
Team Manager - JLD, JAM-ED
Skye joined Wavelength in 2025 as the Team Manager of JAMED, bringing over 16 years of experience in medical recruitment, including 12 years dedicated to working with locum doctors. Specialising in the placement of Emergency doctors in locum roles across Australia, she is passionate about supporting healthcare delivery by connecting talented doctors with hospitals in need. In her role, she leads a dedicated team of consultants, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment focused on delivering exceptional service to both doctors and healthcare clients.
Working with you to build a satisfying career
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"I have been working with Wavelength for several years and have been extremely happy with their service. They were very pleasant and helpful with the accreditation process. They listened to my work and location preferences and have been able to accommodate them well."
Dr Andris
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"Thinking of locum work? Then strongly consider Wavelength as your agent. I have been with them since 2010 and have always found them efficient and eminently reliable. The efforts of the team gave me the feeling that my needs were uppermost on their agenda. They perform their management with adroitness and alacrity. I have no need to give any other locum agency a second look."
Dr Edwin
Psychiatrist -
"Within 24hrs of signing up, Wavelength had the contacts within the Hospital system to find me exactly the job I wanted, in the Hospital I wanted, in a major Australian city near my house - so I could both live in a major central city and locum there at the same time. I definitely recommend Wavelength, they are a pleasure to work with."
Dr Monty
Psychiatry Registrar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average Psychiatrist Salary?
Psychiatrists working in Australia can expect to earn the following for locum and permanent roles:
- Psychiatry Registrars and CMOs: between $85,000 to $250,000 per year
- Staff Specialist Psychiatrists in permanent roles: can earn a salary between $250,000 to $500,000 per year, depending on location
- Psychiatrists in private practice: earn a salary up to $800,000 per annum
- Locum Consultant Psychiatrists: pay rates between $2,000 to $2,500 per day plus accommodation and travel, depending on location
What Subspecialties of Psychiatry do you recruit for?
Our Psychiatry recruitment team can provide you with access to the most rewarding locum and permanent Psychiatrist jobs in the following areas:
- Child, Adolescent & Youth
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Psychogeriatric
- Community Psychiatry
- General Adult Psychiatry
- Perinatal & Infant Psychiatry
- Consultation-Liaison
- Indigenous Mental Health
- Rehabilitation Psychiatry
- Drug & Alcohol/Addiction
- Intellectual Disability
What qualifications do you need to work as a Psychiatrist in Australia and New Zealand?
- UK/Ireland – MRCPsych combined with the CCT (or CCST or JCHMT as appropriate)
- Canada – Fellowship in Psychiatry or Certificate in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada
- USA – Certificate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Will Wavelength help with AHPRA and my Psychiatry College registration?
Our Psychiatrists get free expert advice from our in-house Regulatory and Migration team on all aspects of the registration and migration process including AHPRA, RANZCP, Medicare and a working visa.
Register with our Psychiatry team today and we will be in touch for a confidential discussion about the next step in your medical career.
What is the average Psychiatrist Salary?
Psychiatrists working in Australia can expect to earn the following for locum and permanent roles:
- Psychiatry Registrars and CMOs: between $85,000 to $250,000 per year
- Staff Specialist Psychiatrists in permanent roles: can earn a salary between $250,000 to $500,000 per year, depending on location
- Psychiatrists in private practice: earn a salary up to $800,000 per annum
- Locum Consultant Psychiatrists: pay rates between $2,000 to $2,500 per day plus accommodation and travel, depending on location
What Subspecialties of Psychiatry do you recruit for?
Our Psychiatry recruitment team can provide you with access to the most rewarding locum and permanent Psychiatrist jobs in the following areas:
- Child, Adolescent & Youth
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Psychogeriatric
- Community Psychiatry
- General Adult Psychiatry
- Perinatal & Infant Psychiatry
- Consultation-Liaison
- Indigenous Mental Health
- Rehabilitation Psychiatry
- Drug & Alcohol/Addiction
- Intellectual Disability
What qualifications do you need to work as a Psychiatrist in Australia and New Zealand?
- UK/Ireland – MRCPsych combined with the CCT (or CCST or JCHMT as appropriate)
- Canada – Fellowship in Psychiatry or Certificate in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada
- USA – Certificate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Will Wavelength help with AHPRA and my Psychiatry College registration?
Our Psychiatrists get free expert advice from our in-house Regulatory and Migration team on all aspects of the registration and migration process including AHPRA, RANZCP, Medicare and a working visa.
Register with our Psychiatry team today and we will be in touch for a confidential discussion about the next step in your medical career.
What is the average Psychiatrist Salary?
Psychiatrists working in Australia can expect to earn the following for locum and permanent roles:
- Psychiatry Registrars and CMOs: between $85,000 to $250,000 per year
- Staff Specialist Psychiatrists in permanent roles: can earn a salary between $250,000 to $500,000 per year, depending on location
- Psychiatrists in private practice: earn a salary up to $800,000 per annum
- Locum Consultant Psychiatrists: pay rates between $2,000 to $2,500 per day plus accommodation and travel, depending on location
What Subspecialties of Psychiatry do you recruit for?
Our Psychiatry recruitment team can provide you with access to the most rewarding locum and permanent Psychiatrist jobs in the following areas:
- Child, Adolescent & Youth
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Psychogeriatric
- Community Psychiatry
- General Adult Psychiatry
- Perinatal & Infant Psychiatry
- Consultation-Liaison
- Indigenous Mental Health
- Rehabilitation Psychiatry
- Drug & Alcohol/Addiction
- Intellectual Disability
What qualifications do you need to work as a Psychiatrist in Australia and New Zealand?
- UK/Ireland – MRCPsych combined with the CCT (or CCST or JCHMT as appropriate)
- Canada – Fellowship in Psychiatry or Certificate in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada
- USA – Certificate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Will Wavelength help with AHPRA and my Psychiatry College registration?
Our Psychiatrists get free expert advice from our in-house Regulatory and Migration team on all aspects of the registration and migration process including AHPRA, RANZCP, Medicare and a working visa.
Register with our Psychiatry team today and we will be in touch for a confidential discussion about the next step in your medical career.