Locum Psychiatrist Roles - CAMHS / Adult Community - Newcastle & Lake Macquarie
The Position
Prescript has CAMHS and Adult Community roles in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie between September 2021 and February 2022. If you have any availability to assist, we’d absolutely love to hear from you.
★ CAMHS - Newcastle
★ Adult Community - Lake Macquarie
★ Receive a daily rate of $2,000
★ Dates between 08 Sep 2021 and 04 Feb 2022
★ 0830 - 1700
★ No weekend work, on-call or public holidays
★ Friendly team and well-supported environments to work in
★ Travel and accommodation provided
Prescript is keeping up to date with all border and travel restrictions and will help make your locum as smooth and stress-free as possible. Contact us to discuss, and we’ll advise what rules apply to you, tailored to your situation and location.
Click ‘Connect with Prescript’ to learn more, or contact Max Drakeley (Prescript’s Recruitment Partner):
max@prescript.com.au // 0451 828 615
Locum Dates & Details
CAMHS - Newcastle
This is a Monday to Friday role, working with another full-time consultant, 3 registrars and a supportive multidisciplinary team. This 12-bed unit provides specialist mental health care and treatment to children and young people presenting with acute mental health issues.
➞ Dates available between Monday 13 September and Friday 04 February 2022
➞ Week-blocks considered
Adult Community - Lake Macquarie
Part-time consultant role for 2 days per week working at the Lake Macquarie Community Mental Health Team, which is a well-established multidisciplinary team.
Working alongside other consultants and registrars in the team. You may be asked to assess newly referred patients, or alternatively, patients who are care coordinated by clinicians at the service.
➞ In-person: Every Monday & Tuesday from 01 Nov 2021 to 01 Feb 2022
➞ OR This role can be performed via Telehealth - option to work Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays. This can be done as whole-day or half-day sessions.
On occasion, you may be asked to work on the ward - the inpatient unit consists of 22 beds for patients with acute mental health issues.
Prescript’s credentialing team will help manage all the paperwork and logistics for these roles. All you have to do is let us know when you are free.
The Benefits
★ $2,000 per day
★ Car-hire provided
★ Return economy flights
★ Self-contained accommodation
★ Easy and efficient credentialing and travel logistics by our credentialing managers – Stef, Marcia and Lee
★ Lake Macquarie and Newcastle are both excellent places to work. Spend your time off and weekends exploring the many beautiful sights that surround these locations.
Who We’re Looking For
✓ FRANZCP
✓ AHPRA Specialist Registration
✓ Australian citizen/permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen, or a relevant work visa
Do you know someone else who may be interested too? For every referral of a colleague you make to Prescript, a year’s worth of life-saving clean water will be donated to Ethiopian families in the Tigray region. Families here are not only caught in a humanitarian crisis at the moment, but they also don’t have access to this basic life necessity even in peaceful times. See our Impact Page for more information.
Sound Like You?
Contact Max Drakeley (Prescript’s Recruitment Partner) – Max is very happy to answer any questions.
Would you like to hear about other location options for locums too? Talk to Prescript for a professional overview of clinical details, practice/hospital, rates and benefits.
There are three ways to find out more:
Call Max on 0451 828 615
Email max@prescript.com.au
Click to ‘Connect with Prescript’
Next Steps with Prescript
At Prescript Recruitment, we follow a transparent, friendly process:
◼️ The first stage is an informal conversation with Prescript for you to decide if you want to proceed – you will need to share your CV and we will talk about the position, the healthcare organisation, and the location. You can let us know if you want to bring your family and if you have any special requirements.
◼️ The second stage is an informal application – we will arrange a phone call or a review of your skills to establish if this is going to be a good fit.
◼️ The third stage – if you’re happy then Prescript will send you a locum confirmation to say ‘congratulations – all booked!’
◼️ The fourth stage – Prescript will help manage all the paperwork and logistics. All you have to do is look forward to starting.
About Max Drakeley
Max Drakeley, Prescript’s Recruitment Partner for locum and permanent positions across regional Australia.
Meet the Prescript Recruitment Team
We work with doctors for locum, ongoing and fixed-term positions across regional Australia. Connect with Prescript here ⬇️
◼️RECRUITMENT
James Hill, Nicola Speer, Rebecca Doyle, Nadine Onto, Max Drakeley & Allison Flanigan (Hanson). Dedicated recruitment partners focused on helping doctors throughout the recruitment process.
◼️MARKETING & VACANCIES
Grace Clueit. Rapid promotion of locum, ongoing and fixed-term vacancies - helping doctors discover jobs with ease.
◼️CREDENTIALING & LOGISTICS
Stef McLaughlin, Lee Kabigting and Marcia Beere. Adhere to the highest JAS-ANZ-accredited standards of quality and credentialing. Management of paperwork and travel logistics so that doctors start on time.
◼️FINANCE & PAYMENTS
Hugo Scales. Prescript's Finance & Payments Manager ensures doctors get paid promptly and smoothly.
At Prescript we’re known for helping solve the regional doctor shortage in Australia.
Every day we’re focused on two clear outcomes - Helping hospitals find doctors that create departments and clinics that run better, have more capacity and less stress. And placing Doctors in jobs that leave them feeling highly valued, rewarded and, most importantly, enjoying what they do.
We believe that when we get these two crucial things right, it has a huge impact on the regional doctor shortage and the healthcare of communities across Australia.
There are three ways to contact us:
Call 1300 755 498
Email contact@prescript.com.au
Click 'Connect with Prescript'
We’d love to hear from you!