Consultant Psychiatrist - Forensic Service

About the role

The Central Regional Forensic Service, part of the Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) covering the Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley and Wairarapa districts, is recruiting a Consultant Psychiatrist for its forensic service. The service provides mental health care to men's and women's prisons, youth offending units and justice facilities, delivers court liaison services to adult and youth courts, and supports Special Patients and people needing forensic community support.

Required profile

• Vocational registration in Psychiatry with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ), or an equivalent qualification that allows registration with MCNZ.
• Speciality training in Forensic Psychiatry is preferred.

What we offer

• Flexible part-time or full-time options, and permanent or fixed-term locum positions.
• Knowledgeable, high-achieving, experienced teams in an international and multicultural workplace.
• Work/life balance in a friendly, relaxed location.
• Training and professional development opportunities, with continued professional development supported and encouraged.
• Generous and flexible annual leave entitlements.
• Indemnity insurance provided.
• An attractive relocation package.

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