Registrar - Psychiatry (RANZCP Psychiatry Training Program)

Registrar – Psychiatry (RANZCP Psychiatry Training Program)

Fixed term full time

Grampians Health is excited to offer 4 first year Psychiatry Registrar positions for the 2026 intake, in addition to multiple other Stage 2/3 accredited training positions with Community Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, Consultation Liaison Services, Aged Psychiatry Unit and the Parent and Infant Unit. Our training program provides all mandatory rotations and offers registrars the opportunity to work and live in the regional area with access to the best schools in Victoria. The first year inpatient rotation is based in our 23 bed Adult In-patient Unit at Ballarat, supported by SIMG Senior Registrars and PMCV PGY2 HMOs. Trainees are supervised by RANZCP accredited Consultant Supervisors.

Grampians Health RANZCP accredited Psychiatry positions include:

• Perinatal Psychiatry – Parent and Infant Unit, Ballarat
• Community Psychiatry – Queen Victoria Building (QVB), Ballarat
• Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry – Ballarat Base Hospital
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Norman Street, Ballarat campus
• Acute Adult Inpatient – near Queen Victoria Building, Ballarat
• Aged Psychiatry – Steele Haughton Inpatient Unit – Dana Street, Ballarat
• Positions at PARC, Eating Disorder, AoD services will be accredited over the next 12 months.

Education

Grampians Health offers an attractive stage specific in house education program and offers protected time for weekly education program which includes case presentations, journal clubs and regular faculty teaching on psychiatry related topics. First year registrars receive additional case-based teaching at the QVB Building. Exam preparation courses are being organized by the service, as is supervision for the psychotherapy long case. Registrars will also have a range of opportunities to complete their scholarly project through our links with University of Melbourne and Deakin University in addition to Statewide Perinatal mental health Specialists Network.

Other Benefits

Attractive on-call structure and ample work support from a dedicated team of 8-10 Senior Registrars on PCARP pathway. In addition, there are 4 PMCV accredited PGY2+ HMOs supporting the In-patient unit and Consultation Liaison teams.

Ballarat is a thriving community of over 100,000 people, with easy access to

bustling Melbourne, and in close proximity to the Great Ocean Road, the Otway

Ranges and the rugged mountains of the Grampians National Park.

A family-friendly city Ballarat offers affordable housing, extensive employment opportunities,

high quality health facilities, diverse schooling options and tertiary education. Two of the top 10 schools (Ballarat Clarendon College and Ballarat Grammar) in Victoria are located in Ballarat which provides a great opportunity for families with young children. The region’s history of gold has left a unique legacy of grand historic architecture and streetscapes, serving as the backdrop to a vibrant and dynamic community with a contemporary culture of cafes, restaurants and the arts and theatre.

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here

 

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Dr Ravi Srinivasaraju Director of Training - Grampians Area MHS on 5320 4870 for a confidential discussion. 

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About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.