Psychiatrist – Pain Management

Psychiatrist – Pain Management

Location:

VIC – Melbourne, CBD & Inner Suburbs

Time Type: Part time

Posted On: Posted Yesterday

End Date: March 19, 2025 (25 days left to apply)

Job Requisition ID: JR141004

Job Description:

• Willing to sign a Private Practice Agreement for Medicare billing in Public Hospitals

• Permanent, Part Time, 8 hours per week

• SVHM welcomes diverse perspectives and backgrounds to create an inclusive and thriving workplace

About the Role

To work within an inter-disciplinary team, providing clinical expertise in the discipline of Psychiatry, and to contribute to high-quality pain management services for patients referred to the service.

• Provide guidance to the BWCPM team to enhance a patient’s journey through the service when requested

• Provide focused, short term intervention to patients when appropriate

• Facilitate discharge planning of existing patients who require transition to longer term psychiatric care in the community

• Help scope opportunities to establish and drive innovative clinical research in pain management

• Provide clinical supervision for Pain Medicine trainees to enhance reflective practice, prevent burnout and manage ethical issues

• Actively participate in endorsed quality improvement projects and education activities of the unit

Classifications for this position will range from HN16 – HN56 ($117.22 – $152.53 per hour)

A Bit About You

Must Have:

• Demonstrated knowledge, experience and expertise in providing psychiatric care to patients with chronic health conditions, including persistent pain

• Experience and evidence of working successfully in a multidisciplinary setting with excellent teamwork ethos

• Strong interest in Pain Management

• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills

• Eligibility for Medicare provider number for MBS billing at BWCPM location and willing to sign a Private Practice Agreement for Medicare billing in Public Hospitals – 100% donation model

• National Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC)

Nice to Have:

• A strong interest / experience in clinical research and proven interest in a research topic relevant to pain management

• Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) Fellowship

• Expertise or interest in relevant areas of Medicine such as Addiction Medicine, Neurology, Functional Neurological Disorder, Palliative Care or other specialist clinics where chronic pain is prevalent

• Teaching / clinical supervision experience

What We Can Offer You

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!

• Culture of Continuous Improvement

• A healthy work/life balance encouraged

• Ability to join Fitness Passport – Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

• Located in Fitzroy with CBD and Gertrude St at our doorstep

• Available Trams for our Fitzroy Campus – 11, 12, 109, 86, 96

• Fitzroy Main building only 500m from Parliament Station

• SVHM Cultural Diversity programs, offering staff support and education

• Talk to me application – facilitate better conversations with patients and residents of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling

About Barbara Walker Centre for Pain Management

The Barbara Walker Centre for Pain Management is one of the Health Independence Program (HIP) Services and sits within the Disability, Pain and HIP Service Development stream of HIP.

Working at St Vincent’s

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides an extensive range of adult clinical services across our Fitzroy, Kew and Truganina sites.

We warmly encourage applications from talented people of all backgrounds, including those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, LGBTQIA+, and people of all ages, cultures, and identities.

Together, we celebrate our values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence, making SVHM a unique, safe and welcoming place to work.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

How to Apply

To apply, click the ‘Apply ‘ button. You will be prompted to create a Workday candidate profile and upload your current resume and cover letter.

Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements and we will be able to adapt to these for you.

We encourage you to apply early, as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be found.

Contact Details:

Pain Stream Manager, Sam Corrie |

Alternate Contact:

Clinical Director BWCPM, Harry Eaman |

Closing Date:

18 March 2025 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent’s we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees.

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