Description
East Metropolitan Health Service, Western Australia
We have a number of Consultant Psychiatrist positions across community Youth, Adult and Older Adult services, Eating Disorder, Hospital-in the Home, Inpatient and Community Mental Health services, Consultation Liaison, Emergency Department and Mental Health Emergency Centre.
This is a recruitment pool for permanent and fixed-term appointments. Full-time, part time and sessional opportunities exist.
EMHS will be able to support the successful applicants with their approved RANZCP- Specialist and expedited pathway and assist with their AHPRA/Visa application. Relocation assistance (capped) is also provided to interstate and international successful applicants.
Current vacancies, to be filled by September 2026 are as follows –
Royal Perth Bentley and Mt Lawley Group (RPBMLG) – 1 FTE in Adult Community
Armadale Health Service (AHS) – 2 FTE in Adult Inpatient
Armadale Health Service (AHS) – 0.5 FTE in Adult Community (EEP/ART)
EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are representative of the diverse communities we assist.
We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people with disability.
WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
Other Conditions: 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 position 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
Position Profile: We are seeking to appoint suitably qualified Consultant Psychiatrists to the Mental Health Directorate across RPBMLG and AHS. The Consultant Psychiatrist will promote patient safety and quality of care whilst providing leadership, orientation, training, supervision, and education, where relevant, for doctors in training, Service Registrars, Health Service Medical Practitioners and other health workers. This position, in collaboration with the leadership team, works to achieve national, state and EMHS performance standards and targets. The Consultant Psychiatrist works within the scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the EMHS Area Medical Credentialing Committee.
Area Profile: East Metropolitan Health Service provides a comprehensive range of public mental health services for ages; 16 years above, through community mental health services and hospitals. EMHS has two major mental health divisions; Royal Perth Bentley and Mount Lawley Group, and Armadale Kalamunda Group catering mental health services for different suburbs under East Metropolitan areas.
For Further Job-Related Information: We encourage you to contact Dr. Vinesh Gupta, Area Medical Director - Mental Health Directorate via email emhs.mhmedicalrecruitment@health.wa.gov.au
Lodging your application: Your application must be lodged online by 4:00pm AWST on Monday, 07 September 2026.
For further information and to apply: Health Support Services - Consultant Psychiatrist
