Psychiatrist - ICYMHS Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team

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• Make an impact at the point where children and young people need mental health care most
• Join a multidisciplinary team of highly passionate, supportive and collaborative mental health professionals
• Permanent part time (21 hours per week) available from 4 January 2027

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.   

About ICYMHS CATT

The ICYMHS CATT provides specialist psychiatric care to children and young people experiencing mental health crises in the community, presenting to the Emergency Department and following discharge from inpatient services.

About the role

This is a dynamic and highly collaborative outreach role for a psychiatrist with an interest in child and youth mental health to take a key clinical leadership role in shaping the way young people experiencing mental health crises access care across Austin Health.

Reporting to the Lead Youth Psychiatrist for ICYMHS, this position would suit a psychiatrist with a strong interest in assessment, treatment, engagement and clinical liaison.

About you:

You will bring a strong interest in working with children, young people and their families and a commitment to delivering high-quality, trauma informed, person-centred psychiatric care. You will use your clinical expertise to influence practice, strengthen collaboration across services and support children and young people at some of the most critical points in their mental health journey.

If you are looking for a role where your clinical expertise can extend beyond individual patient care and contribute to how services work together to support young people and their families, we would love to hear from you.

To be successful, you will need:

• Registration as a Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or equivalent post graduate specialist qualification.
• Have an interest in access, frontline assessment and Liaison Psychiatry settings.
• Have an interest in child and youth mental health

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:  Dr Hanna Cheng, Acting Clinical Director ICYMHS at hanna.cheng@austin.org.au. 

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Sunday 25 October 2026