Director of Clinical Services Mental Health - Broome
Lead the Future of Mental Healthcare in the Kimberley.
This is a 12-month Fixed Term, Full Time appointment at 1.0FTE, 80 hours per fortnight, with the potential for extensions and/or permanency.
Consultant Year 1-6: $592,536.50 - $704,991.13 per annum, inclusive of base salary, on call allowance p.a, professional development allowance and 12% superannuation.
The above salary is as per WA Health System Medical Practitioners AMA Industrial Agreement 2024, from the 3 September 2026. This is subject to the assessment of qualifications, clinical skills, and years of practice.
About the Role
The Director or Clinical Services – Mental Health provides senior clinical leadership across mental health and Alcohol and Other Drug services throughout the Kimberley.
Working in partnership with the Regional Manager of Mental Health and AOD, the Clinical Director has primary responsibility for clinical governance and leadership in relation to clinical service delivery across the Broome Hospital Acute Psychiatric Unit (APU) and the Regional Community Based Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Services.
This is an opportunity for an experienced psychiatrist to influence the development of regional mental health services, strengthen clinical practice and support the delivery of safe, high-quality care across a geographically dispersed service environment. The role combines clinical practice with strategic leadership, service development, workforce capability and medical education.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide clinical governance, strategic development and leadership, ensuring adherence to national mental health standards, WA Mental Health Act (2014) and other legislation and regulations.
- Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment supporting high-quality, evidence based care for consumers, families and carers.
- Collaborate with the mental health leadership team to shape service development and align regional priorities with Commonwealth, State, and WACHS mental health strategies.
- Provides clinical leadership across the Broome Hospital APU and regional community mental health and AOD services, including consultation-liaison psychiatry to regional hospitals.
- Provides supervision, mentorship and professional support to psychiatry trainees and medical health workforce across the Kimberley, in accordance with RANZCP requirements.
- Support the professional development and clinical capability of the multidisciplinary workforce through clinical supervision, education and leadership.
This role will suit a senior psychiatrist who is looking to extend their clinical leadership into regional service development and workforce capability. With responsibility across both acute and community settings, the position provides considerable scope to influence clinical governance, service models, education and workforce development across the Kimberley.
Why the Kimberley?
The Kimberley offers an exceptional combination of professional challenge, clinical diversity and lifestyle. From Broome’s coastal environment to the region’s remote communities, the Kimberley provides opportunities to work across a diverse population while developing significant regional leadership experience.
For clinicians considering a move to regional WA, this is an opportunity to broaden your leadership experience, work within a supportive multidisciplinary environment and contribute to the development of mental health services where your expertise can have a tangible impact.
About you
We are seeking an experienced psychiatrist who brings:
- Unconditional Specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP).
- Senior clinical and/or medical leadership experience, with the ability to provide effective clincial governance and lead multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong generalist psychiatric skills, including experience across mental health and alcohol and other drug services.
- A commitment to medical education, workforce development and culturally safe practice.
- The ability to work collaboratively with clinical, operational and community stakeholders in a regional and geographically dispersed environment.
What we offer:
Make the Kimberley your next professional and lifestyle move. Working in one of WA's most unique regions offers the opportunity to combine senior clinical leadership with an exceptional lifestyle, supported by a comprehensive range of financial, leave, housing and regional employment incentives.
Interested in understanding the full range of benefits available? Explore the medical practitioner salaries and benefits page.
Application Instructions:
Please apply online by submitting the following documents:
- A detailed CV outlining qualifications, current AHPRA registration, and relevant clinical, leadership and service development experience.
- The contact details of two professional referees of which one must be your current supervisor or line manager.
- A written response no more than 2 pages addressing the four suitability domains below.
- Applicants are encouraged to provide specific examples that demonstrate their experience and impact. Where possible, describe the situation or challenge, your role and approach, the actions you took, and the outcomes achieved. Responses should demonstrate your ability to apply your skills in a regional and remote mental health environment.
Suitability Criteria:
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Specialist Clinical Expertise and Clinical Governance
Demonstrated eligibility to practise as a medical practitioner and specialist psychiatrist in Australia, with significant clinical experience and demonstrated clinical leadership in mental health, including community and/or remote service settings. Demonstrated ability to provide expert clinical oversight, promote evidence based practice and support high standards of clinical governance. -
Clinical and Operational Leadership
Demonstrated experience providing clinical and operational leadership within mental health services, including leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality and consumer-centred care. Demonstrated ability to develop workforce capability, manage performance, address complex workforce matters and achieve service outcomes. -
Strategic Service Development and Continuous Improvement
Demonstrated ability to lead the planning, development and continuous improvement of mental health services. This includes applying strategic, conceptual and analytical thinking to identify service needs, develop practical solutions and achieve sustainable outcomes for regional and remote communities, while maintaining sound governance and legislative compliance. -
Communication, Collaboration and Cultural Responsiveness
Highly developed communication, consultation, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, with demonstrated ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams and with clinical, operational and community stakeholders. Demonstrated commitment to culturally safe and responsive practice and the ability to engage respectfully and effectively with Aboriginal consumers, families, communities and stakeholders.
For Job Related Enquiries, we encourage you to contact Vicki Pascu, Director of Clinical Services, Kalgoorlie on 0404 052 648 or by email at viki.pascu@health.wa.gov.au or Sarah Mackenzie Dodds, Regional Manager, Kimberley on 0472 561 064 or by email at sarah.mackenziedodds@health.wa.gov.au.
If you encounter any difficulties while applying online, please contact WACHSDoctors.Senior@health.wa.gov.au.
Other Conditions
WA health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au.
Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre-Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn. Please see the attached WACHS PEHA Policy for further information.
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
