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Position Title: Staff Specialist Older Peoples Mental Health Service (OPMHS)Employment Type: Permanent Part TimeHours per week: 0.5 FTEPosition Grade: Staff SpecialistSalary: As per the awardEnterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations Staff Specialist Agreement 2021Department Name: Mental HealthAbout us:St Vincents Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.Benefits of working at St Vincents include:Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staffOpportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programsSupported post graduate opportunities within applicable fieldsCareer development opportunities across the St Vincents Health Australia NetworkEmployee Assistance ProgramWork/Life balanceAbout the role:The OPMHS provides integrated clinical services to the older peoples population of the St Vincents Mental Health Service catchment area (and beyond, as required). The OPMHS model of care includes inpatient, consultation-liaison, hospital outpatients, community clinics and outreach to older people at home and residential aged care facilities.This position will act as a senior clinician within a multidisciplinary team providing psychiatric assessment and treatment in the above-mentioned settings. This position will also provide clinical leadership in promoting a high standard of patient care as well as service improvement, innovation and evaluation. There is capacity for the incumbent to work in other positions across the Mental Health and Homeless Health service on mutual agreement.Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent''s:St Vincent''s is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.Employment with St Vincent''s is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.Application Instructions:To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the Selection Criteria as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincents Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.Selection Criteria:Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincents Health Australia.Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), including via the Expedited Specialist Pathway; Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or equivalent as provided for in the Staff Specialists State Award and possess, or are working towards possessing, the RANZCP Certificate of Advanced Training in Psychiatry of Old Age (or equivalent qualification); and a Medicare provider number.Demonstrated knowledge, skills and high standards of clinical practice in Psychiatry of Old Age (including electroconvulsive therapy) commensurate to experience which is appropriate to the requirements of the position.Demonstrated expertise and commitment to person-centred, recovery-oriented, family/carer-inclusive and trauma-informed principles of care.Demonstrated ability to lead and work in collaborative interprofessional contexts that include lived-experience professions to support the delivery of an effective, high quality mental health service.Demonstrated commitment to teaching and supervision of specialist trainees, junior medical officers, medical students and non-medical colleagues.Demonstrated leadership skills that support and foster a culture of safety learning, with proven ability to improve the quality of services and patient care outcomes.Demonstrated ongoing contribution to the development, dissemination, and translation of new knowledge and practices commensurate with work in an academic teaching hospital environment.For more information, please contact Dr Lyn Chiem, For a copy of the position description, please email To apply for this position, please click HEREThis job advertisement will close on 17 April 2026