NSLHD - Psychiatry - Nurturing Connections: Caregiver-Child Relationship Service - CYMHS (Apply via eCredential)

An exciting opportunity exists for a new senior leadership role for an infant/child psychiatrist to join the Nurturing Connections Program in the Child and Youth Mental Health Service within Northern Sydney Local Health District.
Applications are accepted via eCredential only, to apply click here

Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time
Hours Per Week: up to 8
Duration: Until 30 June 2025

About the Role
The Nurturing Connections: Caregiver-Child Relationship Service in an exciting new Program within the NSLHD Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Service. It aims to improve outcomes for children and families through evidence-based assessment and intervention for caregivers and their infants and young children (pregnancy to age 4). The focus of intervention is on improving responsive caregiver-child relationships and the quality of family relationships; increasing strength, skills and competencies of caregivers and their children and improving caregiver capacity to manage mental health and psychosocial stressors.

Purpose of the Position

Provide clinical management and treatment of patients under your care in a Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) facility or service. This care will be provided within the scope of practice endorsed by the NSLHD Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC).

The position will provide clinical consultation services within NSLHD and will contribute to the teaching and training of medical students, graduates and other health care professionals and to research, evaluation and quality improvement activities within the District.

The Nurturing Connections: Caregiver-Child Relationship Service aims to improve outcomes for children and families through evidence-based assessment and intervention for caregivers and their infants and young children. The team will work with caregivers who are pregnant or caring for a child up to age 4. The focus of intervention is on improving responsive caregiver-child relationships and the quality of family relationships; increasing strength, skills and competencies of caregivers and their children and improving caregiver capacity to manage mental health and psychosocial stressors.
This is a new senior leadership role for an infant/child psychiatrist to join the NC team providing assessment, interventions and coordinated care for infants, children and their families/carers. The successful candidate will be primarily accountable for mental health services to infants and children under five years of age, and their families including parents experiencing non acute mental health difficulties.

The role includes collaboration with mental health clinicians; infant/child health clinician; peer worker and others within the NC service, clinical leadership through maintenance of service delivery, quality improvement activity directed towards increasing evidence-based practice and education, capacity-building and advocacy for infant/preschooler mental health.
This position is temporary with the possibility of temporary extension based on performance, funding and need

Selection Criteria

MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants must have Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or be eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist Psychiatrist and/or overseas trained substantial specialist pathways, and Certificate of Advanced Training or Membership of the Faculty in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (RANZCP). Applicants expecting to be awarded their Fellowship within 3 months may be considered.
Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them
Advanced knowledge about assessment and treatment of infant and child, mental health problems and caregiver-child relational difficulties consistent with the senior nature of the position
Skills in managing complex mental health problems in infants/children and families in a multidisciplinary context and advanced skills in consultation at the individual, group and service level
Willingness to be involved in academic activities (teaching and research) and experience in teaching psychiatry to medical, nursing and allied health students/staff, psychiatry trainees and others as required and a willingness for ongoing involvement in such activities
Skills in negotiating with a wide range of people and organisations including working with, and engaging consumers and carers
Familiarity with quality improvement processes
Current unrestricted NSW drivers’ license and willingness to travel across the LHD

Need more information?
1) The requirements of the position can be viewed via the Position Description
2) For assistance with your application please refer to the eCredential guide
3) To view the the Scope of Clinical Practice for this position click here

For role related queries or questions contact Dr Choong-Siew Yong on 0429 650 972 or email at [email protected]

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

Applications Close: 23 December 2025

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