What’s on offer
- Exceptional remuneration package - competitive salary plus generous relocation assistance
- Lifestyle-focused hours – enjoy a balanced 40-hour working week
- Prime locations – choose from highly desirable metro and regional areas
- Supportive team culture – work alongside experienced, collaborative professionals
- Attractive salary packaging options – maximise your take-home pay
- Ongoing professional development – access to study leave, training, and career growth pathways
- Permanent residency support – assistance available for eligible candidates
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in forensic mental health while enjoying stability, flexibility, and professional fulfilment.
We are seeking dedicated and compassionate Consultant Psychiatrists with expertise in Forensic Psychiatry to provide specialised inpatient psychiatric care to adult and adolescent patients within secure forensic mental health facilities.
As the successful applicant, you will work with highly skilled and supportive multidisciplinary teams comprised of medical practitioners, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and other allied health professionals. Together, you will provide comprehensive care across the clinical spectrum, including high-dependency units, acute crisis intervention, long-stay therapeutic environments, and recovery-focused rehabilitation services.
Your core responsibilities will include performing expert mental health assessments, formulating treatment plans, and delivering ongoing clinical care within correctional campuses and other secure forensic settings. You will play a pivotal role in supporting patients’ recovery journeys by applying evidence-based practices, maintaining clinical excellence, and adhering to both organisational protocols and legislative standards.
These positions offer the opportunity to work in a highly specialised field where your expertise will have a significant and lasting impact on some of the most vulnerable individuals in our community. You will be part of a team that values professional development, peer support, and a shared commitment to safety, dignity, and therapeutic outcomes.
Relocating to Australia? Support we can offer you!
- Forget Government Job Boards - We know our hospitals. We provide you with exclusive Psychiatrist job vacancies and direct link-ups with Mental Health Dept. Directors
- Our recruitment service is FREE and personalised to your career and location requirements
- Psychiatrist Peer to Peer Group Support with the RANZCP Specialist Assessment and Medical Board Applications
- All Job applications prepared and submitted by our recruitment team.
- Registered Migration Agent advice and support
Contact Jonathan Richards, your Psychiatry Recruitment Specialist to find out more about these roles and all they have to offer.
Tel: 0422408729
Email: jonathanr@ccjobs.com.au
About Jonathan Richards
“I have 15+ years’ experience connecting Psychiatrists with the best job opportunities across Australia. It is my passion and privilege to ensure you are being provided with the best recruitment services available.”
