Psychiatrist - MST Psychiatric

About the role:

Are you passionate about helping change the lives of families and children in the community?

MacKillop Family Services is looking for a dedicated Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with experience with adults to work alongside a team of therapists and supervisors implementing Multisystemic Therapy Psychiatric (MST-P) in the Western Melbourne region.

Primary responsibilities include:

• The Child Psychiatrist’s primary responsibility is to function as an integral part of the MST team. This will involve lending psychiatric and medical expertise to the team’s ongoing assessment and intervention strategies in ways that facilitate adherence to the MST treatment model. 
• The child psychiatrist will be trained in the MST-Psychiatric treatment model and must attend one meeting per week with the team supervisor, fortnightly with the MSTP Psychiatrist consultant and be available to meet with the MST Experts during site visits for quarterly training boosters. This will facilitate an integrated, medically informed approach to the youth and their families.

MST is a well-researched community-based treatment model directed at youth involved in criminal activities and their families. MST-Psychiatric is an adaption of MST created to serve families with young people at risk of out-of-home placement due to serious behavioural problems and co-oocurring mental health symptoms such as thought disorder, bipolar affective disorder depression, anxiety, impulsivity and substance use/abuse. For more information on Multisystemic Therapy, please watch this video: How Does Multisystemic Therapy Work?, or visit MST’s website: www.mstservices.com

This is an ONGOING one day a week contract opportunity based in the West (VIC) within our Clinical Services / FPRR MSTP Program. The position reports to the Manager of MSTP.

Key Selection Criteria:

The incumbent will have: 

• Board certification or eligibility in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Be legally qualified practitioner, registered or registrable with AHPRA without conditions, undertakings or reprimands.
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 
• Availability one full day a week to provide services within an outreach model 
• Significant clinical experience in treating serious antisocial behavior in youth including research or training in diagnostic assessment, mental status examinations  

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page

For more information, please contact:

Doliza Reyes-Bibbs at Doliza.Reyes-Bibbs@mackillop.org.au or on (03) 9680 8486

You must have a:

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.