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Central Australian Health Service, Mental Health (post 692)

Setting type: Public
Subspecialty: Child & Adolescent
Trainee level: Stage 2 & 3
FTE: 1.0
Contact: Dr Latecia Boddey (Latecia.Boddey@nt.gov.au)

  • Child and youth Stage 2 rotation focused on the urban population of Alice Springs.
  • Remote referrals principally from visiting Paediatricians and Primary Health Care clinics contribute a high proportion of patients seen encompassing a broad range of conditions including trauma, spectrum/reactive attachment styles; neurodevelopment disorders including FASD and Autism Spectrum; anxiety, OCD, depression and psychosis.
  • Trainees will develop close working relationships with the local Child Protection service, Paediatric service, and other NGO's.

Central Australian Health Service, Mental Health (post 1674)

Setting type: Public
Subspecialty: Rural, General Adult
Trainee level: Stage Stage 1, 2 & 3 
FTE: 1.0
Contact: Dr Latecia Boddey (Latecia.Boddey@nt.gov.au)

  • This is a consultation liaison post that provides specialist mental health service in reach to the 180 bed Alice Springs General Hospital.
  • Over 80% of patients are Aboriginal with English as their second, third or fourth language.
  • Trainees will be exposed to a wide range of conditions including the usual high prevalence disorders, somatic system and related disorders including the functional neurological symptom; and delirium.

Central Australian Health Service, Mental Health (post 2956)

Setting type: Public, community
Subspecialty: General adult
Trainee level: Stage 1, 2 & 3
FTE: 1.0
Contact: Dr Latecia Boddey (Latecia.Boddey@nt.gov.au)

  • The trainee will be working with the Mark Sheldon Remote Outreach and Community Adult Mental Health teams.
  • The remote outreach will involve visiting, by 4WD and plane, over 28 remote communities with experienced clinicians, Aboriginal Health Professionals and psychiatrists.
  • There will be a wide range of patients seen with a variety of mental health diagnoses.
  • Prominent will be the ability to conduct comprehensive cross-cultural assessments including risk assessment and crisis management planning.

Top End Mental Health Service, Darwin Remote Team (post 691)

Setting type: Public, community, ACCHS
Subspecialty: General, rural, Indigenous
Trainee level: Stage 1, 2 & 3
FTE: 1.0
Contact: RANZCPTrainingNT.DOH@nt.gov.au

  • Trainees will gain an enhanced understanding and develop their specialist skills in rural/remote psychiatry and Indigenous mental health.
  • Trainees will develop skills in cultural appreciation and sensitivity, working collaboratively with other service providers from health and other backgrounds to more fully appreciate the complexities and challenges of working in these areas of significant need.

Top End Mental Health Service, East Arnhem Team (post 1072)

Setting type: Public, community, ACCHS
Subspecialty: General, rural, Indigenous
Trainee level: Stage 1, 2 & 3
FTE: 1.0
Contact: RANZCPTrainingNT.DOH@nt.gov.au

  • Trainees will work within the East Arnhem mental health team, with a base at Darwin Hospital.
  • Trainees will visit various rural/remote community settings in East Arnhem, and will work directly with Indigenous communities and to develop cultural appreciation and sensitivity in this context.
  • Trainees will also work with other providers from health and other backgrounds.

Top End Mental Health Service, East Arnhem Team (post 2003)

Setting type: Public
Subspecialty: Indigenous mental health
Trainee level: Stage 1, 2 & 3
FTE: 1.0
Contact: RANZCPTrainingNT.DOH@nt.gov.au

  • Gain the opportunity to develop specialist skills in rural/remote psychiatry and indigenous mental health in accordance with the RANZCP training and assessment regulations.
  • Develop skills and an understanding of cultural issues.
  • Work in collaboration with other service providers, not limited to only the health sector
  • Develop an appreciation and understanding of the complexities and challenges of working in areas of significant need and lack of resources
  • Develop skills in managing multiaxial diagnoses.

Top End Mental Health Service (post 2951)

Setting type: Public, community
Subspecialty: General Adult
Trainee level: Stage 1, 2 & 3
Contact: Dr Usman Khalid (RANZCPTrainingNT.DOH@nt.gov.au)

  • This position offers trainees extensive opportunity to increase their understanding of Aboriginal mental health issues through both inpatient care and through outreach visits to rural and remote communities and community health clinics.
  • Trainees are under the supervision of an experience Consultant Psychiatrist and work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team with Aboriginal Mental Health Workers and local clinics.
  • Provides a rich clinical experience of the trainees to deal with diverse and often complicated clinical presentations

Top End Mental Health Service (Post 2953)

Setting type: Public, community
Subspecialty: Child & Adolescent
Trainee level: Stage 2 & 3
Contact: RANZCPTrainingNT.DOH@nt.gov.au

  • This post will be able to provide well round stage 3 training, including community urban CAMHS, remote and rural experience through outreach visits, paediatric liaison & adolescent inpatient experience.
  • The post will provide range of required clinical experiences and settings: Community, Rural & Remote, Inpatient, After hours crisis / emergency work
  • The post will ensure trainees have experience/ access Children and Adolescents across the full age range
  • Trainees will have exposure to a breadth of diagnoses or problems along with experience in indigenous mental health.

Top End Mental Health Service, Katherine Mental Health Services (post 3517)

Setting type: Public
Subspecialty: Adult, Indigenous
Trainee level: Stage 2 & 3
Contact: RANZCPTrainingNT.DOH@nt.gov.au

Post Description:

  • Work closely with the local Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and provide in reach services to hard-to-reach communities.
  • Provide skills acquisition specifically with assessment and management of mental illness in the Aboriginal population.
  • Gain experience in addictions within the Aboriginal population, impact of incarcerations and influence of legislation.
  • Opportunities for brief psychotherapies and developing bio-psycho-social cultural treatment plans and programs.

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