Registrar - Psychiatry

Registrar - Psychiatry

Location: Ballarat Central, VIC, AU, 3350

Job Category: Psychiatry

Employment Type: Fixed Term Full Time

Standard Weekly Hours: 172

Requisition ID: 2788

Rotational Training Role

Fixed Term Full Time

About the Role

Join Grampians Health as a Psychiatry Registrar and deliver high‑quality mental health care across inpatient, community and acute settings. This role offers broad clinical exposure, strong consultant support and opportunities to develop within the RANZCP training pathway. You’ll work in a multidisciplinary environment, building advanced assessment, treatment and care coordination skills while contributing to safe, patient‑centred outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients across inpatient and community settings
• Develop treatment plans and coordinate discharge care
• Participate in ward rounds, clinics and consultation services
• Complete clinical documentation and Mental Health Act requirements
• Provide teaching and support to junior staff and students
• Participate in on‑call rosters and training programs

Skills & Experience

• Medical degree with current AHPRA registration
• Eligible for or enrolled in RANZCP training pathway
• Strong clinical assessment and decision‑making skills
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary mental health teams
• Clear communication and documentation capability

Desirable: experience in psychiatry rotations and knowledge of the Mental Health Act.

Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Interested?

if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Ravindra Srinivasaraju, Director of Training - Mental Health on ***email_hidden*** for a confidential discussion.

Job applications close: 05/07/2026

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet.

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Ballarat has some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.