Director of Clinical Services – Mental Health Regional Public Health Service | Kimberley Region, Western Australia Total remuneration package AUD $592,536 – $704,991 p.a.

We are partnering with a large regional public health service delivering acute, community and specialist mental health services across one of Australia's most iconic and geographically vast regions. The Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) service spans an acute inpatient psychiatric unit at the region's principal hospital, a network of community-based mental health and AOD teams, and consultation-liaison psychiatry into smaller regional and remote hospitals. The service is delivered in close partnership with Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations, primary care, and non-government providers, with a genuine commitment to culturally safe, community-embedded care.

Your role

• Provide clinical governance and senior clinical leadership across the region's Mental Health and AOD services
• Partner with the Regional Manager of Mental Health and AOD to shape service strategy, clinical practice, and workforce development
• Lead the delivery of psychiatric services across the acute inpatient unit and community teams, including consultation-liaison into regional hospitals
• Maintain a clinical caseload delivering comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based psychiatric care
• Provide RANZCP-aligned supervision, mentorship, and professional support to psychiatry trainees and the broader medical workforce
• Ensure clinical practice aligns with the WA Mental Health Act (2014), national mental health standards, and Commonwealth and State strategic priorities
• Influence the design and delivery of mental health services across a genuinely diverse and geographically dispersed regional environment

Requirements

• Unconditional Specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Psychiatrist
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP)
• Senior clinical and/or medical leadership experience, with demonstrated ability to provide effective clinical governance and lead multidisciplinary teams
• Strong generalist psychiatric skills, with experience across mental health and alcohol & other drug services
• Genuine commitment to medical education, workforce development, and culturally safe practice, particularly with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
• Ability to work collaboratively with clinical, operational and community stakeholders across a geographically dispersed service environment
• SIMGs already on an approved RANZCP specialist pathway are welcome to apply
• Australian working rights, or eligibility for employer-sponsored visa
• National Police Check and compliance with WA Health immunisation and pre-employment screening requirements