Staff Specialist - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Service (526935)

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Department of Health

Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing

CMHW - MH & Statewide Services

Applications must be submitted by Friday 18 September, 2026 11:55 PM

Position details

Applications close:

Friday 18 September, 2026 11:55 PM AEST

Award-Classification:

Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award-Agreement 2025, Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1-11

Salary:

$222,789 to $305,539 per annum

Employment type:

Permanent, full-time

Region:

South

Located in:

Adult Comm. Mental Health Serv

Job description:

Provide specialist psychiatric care, clinical leadership and support for people with intellectual disability and mental illness.

The Team

Tasmania has a lot to offer as a destination to work, live and play, with a natural environment and quality of life unique to a small capital city. In Hobart you are never more than ten minutes way from a beach, national parks or an award-winning restaurant, with a caf culture to match any other Australian city. Whether you see yourself navigating your way around our island, hiking or mountain-biking our world class trails, immersing yourself in our arts scene or are just after a different pace of life, there is something in Tasmania for everybody.

If you have a family, there are some excellent local primary and secondary schools, with the University of Tasmania on our doorstep.

We offer:

Attractive salary including salary packaging.

Flexible work-life balance

A multi-disciplinary work environment

Professional Development

The Role

In collaboration with other staff within the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Service, relevant staff engaged by the Department of Health and other psychiatrists and mental health professionals across Statewide and Mental Health Services, provide a statewide psychiatric service to Tasmanians with intellectual disability and mental illness with a particular focus on individuals who are being treated under relevant provisions of the 2013 Tasmanian Mental Health Act This includes:

Acting as a consultant to mental health and medical professionals, health service providers including GP's and other relevant community sector services concerning the assessment and management of individuals with intellectual disability and mental illness.

Undertakes supervisory responsibilities with a psychiatric registrar and other medical staff as required and appropriate.

Actively pursues improved outcomes for patients by participating in teaching and research relevant to psychiatry.

You will need

Provision of specialised psychiatric assessment and treatment to Tasmanians with dual disability in collaboration with a range of other stakeholders who are also involved in providing care and treatment.

Maintain a strong working relation with the Mental Health Tribunal with a particular focus on ensuring adherence to the relevant provisions of the 2013 Tasmanian Mental Health Act specific to individuals with dual disability

Act as a consultant for and provide clinical leadership to other staff within the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Service.

Provide a dual disability focussed consultation and liaison service to the wider mental health service and sector as required.

Participate in continuing professional development.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Why Tasmania

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.

Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania's public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Hobart

Hobart has become a cultural centre, with year-round art and music events and restaurants serving gourmet local produce. Excellent educational opportunities and easy access to outdoor pursuits make this the perfect place to raise a family. Enjoy a more tranquil, community-orientated lifestyle while remaining only a short flight from the busy mainland.

Experience beautiful beaches and pristine alpine regions where you can enjoy a vast variety of sports and outdoor activities to suit everyone on the doorstep of a bustling capital city while enjoying the advantages of a short commute and excellent work-life balance.

In Tasmania you will be encouraged to be yourself, to learn, to grow and to develop meaning in your work. You will have a powerful connection to your patients and your colleagues, and the community will encourage your success. Our isolation helps drive a culture of creation and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and. like the only future worth pursuing.

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Details of appointment

Permanent full time, day worker position, with on-call roster as and when required, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time and casual vacancies.

Salary

Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1- Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 3 $222,789 - $319,701 per annum, pro rata + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging

Please note that access to the Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner salary range $309,222 - $319,701 is subject to the successful applicant satisfying the criteria for Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1, 2 or 3 as outlined in the Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Award

Salary range is in accordance with Medical Practitioners Agreement 2025

In addition, the following allowances and benefit, calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

Provision of a fully maintained private plated motor vehicle or motor vehicle allowance of $28,786 per annum.

Subject to approval from the Private Patient Scheme Committee (PPS), 35% of base salary plus on-call, pro rata) of additional payment will be paid from (PPS). If not admitted to the PPS, a 35% in lieu of PPS of base salary will be paid.

Continuing Professional Development Allowance of $16

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