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Benefit from our unrivaled network of healthcare providers and our expertise in helping Psychiatrists find the most rewarding locum and permanent Psychiatrist jobs over +22 years.

From flexible Psychiatry locum jobs Australia-wide to exciting permanent roles for Psychiatrists that tick all your boxes, our Psychiatry Team will work alongside you to understand your priorities providing invaluable help every step of the way.

When you register to join our network, you’ll be the first to hear about any exclusive permanent Psychiatrist jobs or locum Psychiatry contracts. Our Psychiatry team will help you throughout your Psychiatrist job search, whether it be in the public or private sector. We’ll also handle all your contract details, negotiate the best remuneration package and assist with all the paperwork. 

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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 we recruit for?

Our Psychiatry 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


Benefit from regulatory advice, help with Psychiatry College registration and more

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.

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 Kalnins
Psychiatrist

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 Elcock
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 can both live in a major central city and locum there at the same time. I definitely recommended Wavelength, they are a pleasure to work with.

Dr Monty Burrows
Psychiatry Registrar
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Psych - General Adult Consultant / Specialist Location available upon request, WA, Australia Immediate $2,150 - $2,150 per day Apply

Acute Inpatient Psychiatry Locum in Regional WA

Take advantage of this long locum with a great team!

Duration: 2 Weeks
Conditions:
3 May to 14 May 2021.
Hours of work: 08:00-16:30. On call 1:7;
Acute inpatient role; with experience in WA psychiatry preferred.
$2,150 per day excluding GST and inclusive of on-call on weekdays.
Weekend on call allowance rate $390.09 per day (Sat/Sun/Public Holiday) $215.00p/hour if called in to a maximum $2150.00 (Sat/Sun/Public Holiday)
Self-contained accommodation, return economy flights and car allowance provided. Paid via ABN invoice. Must have recent criminal record check. Working with Children check required.
Credentials: You must have your Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). You must also either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia, a New Zealand citizen, or on a 457 Temporary Work Visa.
Job ID: J108754
Contact Yasmin Lockey on +61 2 8353 9060 or email ylockey@wave.com.au
Psych - General Adult Consultant / Specialist Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Immediate Rate on application Apply

Long-term locum available for a VMO Psychiatrist

Enjoy coastal beauty whilst gaining a mix of Inpatient & Community experience.

Duration: Ongoing
Conditions: Continuing locum with immediate start.
General adult role.
No on call, weekends, or public holidays.
Accommodation provided.
Fleet Car or Hire Car ($50 per day car hire cap, all inclusive) should fleet vehicle not be available; Return domestic economy flights provided. Paid monthly via VMoney.
Credentials: You must have your Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). You must also either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia, a New Zealand citizen, or on a 457 Temporary Work Visa.
Job ID: J108222
Contact Yasmin Lockey on +61 2 8353 9060 or email ylockey@wave.com.au
Psych - Community Consultant / Specialist Location available upon request, WA, Australia Immediate $2,000 - $2,000 per day Apply

Old age psychiatry role available for a locum in WA's capital

An opportunity like this simply don’t come along every day.

Duration: 14 Weeks
Conditions: ASAP until 30 April 2021
Old age role.
Accommodation, car & return travel provided. Well functioning multidisciplinary team.
Credentials: You must have your Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). You must also either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia, a New Zealand citizen, or on a 457 Temporary Work Visa (with permission from your sponsoring employer).
Job ID: J108668
Contact Yasmin Lockey on +61 2 8353 9060 or email ylockey@wave.com.au
Psych - Community, Psych - General Adult Consultant / Specialist Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia Immediate $2,000 per day Apply

Long term locum for an Inpatient & Community Psychiatry role in coastal NSW

Work in a 10-bed voluntary Inpatient unit!

Duration: 6 Months
Conditions: ASAP for 6 months
0.6 FTE Port Macquarie, 0.4 FTE Kempsey
Split blocks considered - 4 weeks minumum
Daytime on call (telephone support only).
Afterhours on call is required once per week.
Weekend on call is 1:7
Flights/kms & accommodation provided.
Paid via VMoney.
Credentials: You must have your Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). You must also either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia, a New Zealand citizen, or on a 457 Temporary Work Visa (with permission from your sponsoring employer).
Job ID: J105298
Contact Yasmin Lockey on +61 2 8353 9060 or email ylockey@wave.com.au
Psych - General Adult Consultant / Specialist Location available upon request, NSW, Australia Immediate $2,000 per day Apply

Long term locum for a psychiatrist available in the picturesque Mid North Coast

The organisation is one of the largest Private Hospital operators in Australia.

Duration: 3 - 6 months
Conditions: ASAP for 3 to 6 months
Adult inpatient role focusing on ADHD
Team consists of 2 other Consultants and 2 Registrars.
Experience working with ADHD preferred however willingness to learn also encouraged to apply.
No weekends and public holidays.
For more details, please contact us.
Credentials: You must have your Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). You must also either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia, a New Zealand citizen, or on a 457 Temporary Work Visa.
Job ID: J108867
Contact Yasmin Lockey on +61 2 8353 9060 or email ylockey@wave.com.au
Psych - General Adult Consultant / Specialist Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia Immediate $2,200 - $2,200 per day Apply

Long-term locum opportunity for Adult Inpatient Psychiatrist in regional WA!

$2200 per day

Duration: Ongoing
Conditions:
WA Based only role:
Various dates: 1 March and ongoing
$2200 per day worked + GST
Rate is negotiable depending on qualifications.
On call is TBA
Payment via ABN invoice
Reimbursed for travel expenses.
Self contained accommodation & hospital car provided.
Credentials: You must have your Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). You must also either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia, a New Zealand citizen, or on a 457 Temporary Work Visa (with permission from your sponsoring employer).
Job ID: J108753
Contact Yasmin Lockey on +61 2 8353 9060 or email ylockey@wave.com.au
Psych - General Adult Consultant / Specialist Sydney, NSW, Australia Immediate $2,000 per day Apply

Locum VMO Psychiatrists required for various dates at the foothill of the Blue Mountains

Locum in greater Sydney, whilst commuting against the traffic and escaping the city. Expanding busy inpatient unit, with a supportive team.

Duration: Variable
Conditions: Available Dates: Starting 2 weeks from booking confirmation until 28 March 2021
3 May to 8 July 2021

1.5 day per week
Monday afternoon & Thursday.

Psychiatrist for a PECC role.
On-call required once a month.
Mandatory ECT shift once a month; shift starts at 7:45 AM
Best suited to a local doctor.
Paid via the NSW Health payroll system. Must have satisfactory criminal record check. Must be an accredited RANZCP supervisor.
Credentials: You must have your Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). You must also either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia, a New Zealand citizen, or on a 457 Temporary Work Visa (with permission from your sponsoring employer).
Job ID: J109009
Contact Yasmin Lockey on +61 2 8353 9060 or email ylockey@wave.com.au
Psych - Forensic, Psych - General Adult Consultant / Specialist Location available upon request, TAS, Australia Immediate $2,500 per day Apply

Bring your expertise in Forensic psychiatry to TAS and earn up to $2,500 a day!

Immerse yourself in an unfamiliar setting and let your clinical instincts take the reins.

Duration: 24 Weeks
Conditions: ASAP until 20 August 2021
Psychiatrist for a Forensic role.
Hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30AM to 5PM
On call required and paid at $625.00 per day/night; Call Back is $1,875.00.
No weekend work. and no public holidays.
Accommodation, return domestic economy flights (best fare of the day) and car provided.
Paid via Wavelength payroll (tax & superannuation deducted from daily rate) or Pty Ltd Company (note, we cannot pay via Sole Trader ABN).
Satisfactory NCRC evidence required.
Credentials: You must have your Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP).
You must also either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia, a New Zealand citizen, or on a 457 Temporary Work Visa (with permission from your sponsoring employer).
Job ID: J109660
Contact Reece Percy on +61 2 8353 9054 or email rpercy@wave.com.au
Psych - General Adult Resident (RMO) Ballarat, VIC, Australia Immediate $100 per hour Apply

Locum opportunity for a Psychiatry Registrar available in Regional VIC

Head inland to this region steeped in rich history of Australia's golden past.

Duration: 8 Weeks
Conditions: ASAP until 2 May 2021
Psychiatry Medical Officer role within Ballarat's Mental Health Unit.
Monday - Friday
These shifts will be a range of afternoon, nights, dayss.
Accommodation is provided, this role is best suited to local doctors. Psychiatry experience is essential.
Credentials: Must have a General registration with AHPRA. You must either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia, a New Zealand citizen, or on a 457 Temporary Work Visa. National Police Check required.
Job ID: J109726
Contact Nicole Langan on +61 2 8353 9000 or email nlangan@wave.com.au
Psych - Child/Adolescent Consultant / Specialist Sydney, Immediate $224 - $240 per hour Apply

Expressions of interest for Sydney-based Acute care VMO contract

Escape to the picturesque Randwick and boost year income all year long!

Duration: Ongoing
Conditions: Ongoing locum to commence as soon as all checks are made. 2 days per week.
Acute care role.
Specialist (VMO) rate is $224.20
Senior Specialist (VMO) $240.60 with background practice costs.
Best suited to a local doctor.
Credentials: You must have your Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). You must also either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia, a New Zealand citizen, or on a 457 Temporary Work Visa.
Job ID: J109938
Contact Yasmin Lockey on +61 2 8353 9060 or email ylockey@wave.com.au