Psychiatry Registrar (Stage 3) - Senior Registrar for the Psychological Trauma Recovery Service

Reference Number:  5375

Category:  Medical

Department:  Medical Staff

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• Full time, fixed term opportunity commencing February 2027
• Enterprise Agreement: Doctors in Training 2022 - 2026
• $129,048 - $177,622 + salary packaging + super

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the Mental Health Division

Our Mental Health Division has a dynamic and friendly team with excellent academic, education and research programs. With a consultant body committed to registrar development, and with targeted education and mentoring opportunities, we have a reputation for successfully supporting registrars to progress through the RANZCP Fellowship Program and multiple advanced training certificates.

As one of the largest mental health services in Victoria, Austin Health’s Mental Health Division is able to provide senior trainees with a comprehensive training experience, with access to a range of subspecialty programs among the broadest in Victoria.

About the role 

The objective of this position is to provide the registrar with experience in a leadership role, while working across various service areas of the PTRS, including Intake, Inpatient and Outpatient services. The role provides for exposure to a wide range of patient groups and presentations, while also involving a degree of flexibility, facilitating registrar involvement in education, research or service development projects.

As a Senior Registrar at Psychological Trauma Recovery Services (PTRS), you will be expected to work in an accredited training role in accordance with RANZCP Registrar requirements. Please refer to the Position Description for further details.

About you 

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be a registered Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA),
• Be a Stage 3 Registrar in the RANZCP Fellowship Program.
• Be able to work across our campuses in Heidelberg, and participate in our out-of-hours roster,
• Be committed to high quality patient care,
• Have excellent communication skills, with consumers, carers and colleagues,
• Demonstrate capability and interest in learning, teaching and research.

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring managers: Maryam Ejareh Dar, Clinical Director Specialty Services at Maryam.EjarehDar@austin.org.au or Ben Newham, Psychiatry Training Coordinator at Ben.Newham@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Friday 5 June 2026

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