Locum Specialist in Psychiatry (Fractional)

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

About the Department

Alfred Health provides comprehensive specialist physical and mental healthcare to residents of Melbourne’s inner south, in addition to a range of state-wide services. Alfred Health is a leader in delivery of high-quality healthcare, research and training.

Alfred Mental & Addiction Health (AMAH) has a reputation for excellence and innovation in service delivery. The newly established AMAH Department of Adult and Older Adult Services (AOAS) combines AMAH Adult Mental Health and Caulfield Aged and Liaison Psychiatry Services.  AMAH AOAS will ensure that older adults continue to benefit from sub-specialist services while also gaining access to a wider range of existing and planned services in such areas as therapeutic care, addiction, psychological trauma, forensic, family violence and sub-acute services in line with the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health and the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022.

The Caulfield Aged and Liaison Psychiatry Service (ALPS) encompasses an acute inpatient assessment unit (Baringa), a multidisciplinary Community Assessment Team that includes the Mobile Aged Psychiatry Service (MAPS) that provides community based care to the Inner South East Mental Health catchment area, and a Consultation & Liaison (CL) Service.

About the Role

Alfred Mental and Addiction Health (AMAH) is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to work in its Adult Community Mental Health Team for a fixed term period from December 2025 until February 2027, for 24 hours per week. The position is based within our community teams at 607 St Kilda Road and will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team, supervise vocational registrars and provide specialist mental health treatment. The Adult Community Stream is integrated within an Adult and Older Adult framework and is undertaking a period of further growth and development and exploring new models for the provision of community care.

Applicants who are interested in this role and who could commence early in 2026 are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications and Skills Required

Our preferred candidate must possess the following experience and attributes:

• Be legally qualified medical practitioners, registered or registrable with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
• Fellow of the RANZCP
• Fellowship of the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age (FPOA or equivalent – or progress towards this) is highly desirable
• Demonstrable relevant knowledge and experience in Psychiatry
• Demonstrable relevant knowledge and experience in Aged Psychiatry
• Meeting Alfred Health requirements for credentialing and scope of practice in Psychiatry
• Experience and formal training in all aspects of ECT administration is highly desirable
• Outstanding communication skills, including well-developed conflict resolution skills
• Ability to liaise well with other staff at all levels
• Demonstrated flexibility in problem solving and the capability to develop and sustain highly collaborative relationships with others/ other teams
• RANZCP supervisor training and familiarity with the Competency Based Fellowship Program is highly desirable

Enquiries: Contact Dr Nicolas Mims, Head of Navigations and Continuing Care via [email protected] (available until 24 Dec 2025) or Dr Maria Tsanglis, Deputy Director Adult and Older Adult via [email protected] (available from 25 December 2025) 

Applications close: Sunday, 28 December 2025

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au