Psychiatrist
Live where others holiday. A rare opportunity to step into a senior consultant role at a principal teaching and referral hospital on one of NSW's most sought-after coastal strips — 90 minutes north of Sydney and surrounded by more than 40 patrolled beaches, two national parks and the tranquil waterways of Brisbane Water.
About the Location
The catchment is a thriving coastal region of around 350,000 people — the third largest urban area in NSW — with a rare combination of tertiary-level clinical complexity and a genuine coastal lifestyle. Direct rail links to Sydney Central make it a practical base for consultants who want to keep Sydney ties without the Sydney commute. Families are drawn here for the schools, house prices well below Sydney metro, and weekends split between the surf at Terrigal and Avoca, bushwalking in Bouddi National Park, and kayaking on Brisbane Water.
About the Service
You'll join the flagship mental health service of a Local Health District that employs more than 5,500 FTE across two acute hospitals, two sub-acute sites and eight community health centres. The Mental Health Directorate is a mature, multidisciplinary service offering the full continuum of care:
- 35-bed General Adult Acute Inpatient Unit at the principal referral site
- Mental Health Assessment Team embedded in the Emergency Department
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry a
