Psychiatry Careers | Elective Recruitment

Open the door to your new Psychiatry role

If psychiatry is your chosen specialty, Elective Recruitment would love to help you map and execute the next steps in your career path.

Our network extends far and wide. We work with a portfolio of highly regarded public and private hospitals, private practices, and will tailor our job search to find opportunities that match your career and lifestyle preferences.

Working in psychiatry can be an immensely rewarding career and as mental health is a growth area, there are excellent job prospects in Australia for both local and overseas trained psychiatrists. There are year-round opportunities to build on your professional skills, while maintaining an enviable work/life balance and earning an attractive income.

Average salaries for Psychiatrists in Australia are:

Position	Permanent	Locum
Psychiatry Junior Doctor / RMO	$80,000 - $120,000	$90 - $130 per hour
Psychiatry Registrar	$100,000 - $180,000	$150 - $200 per hour
Psychiatry CMO	$150,000 - $300,000	$1,500 - $2,000 per day
Consultant Psychiatrist	$250,000 - $1,000,000+	$2,000 - $3,000+ per day

To be eligible for a Specialist role in Australia, you must hold Fellowship of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or be eligible for specialist registration via the Specialist Assessment pathway if you have an overseas qualification. If you are not eligible for a Consultant job you may be eligible to work as a Career Medical officer in Psychiatry.

Elective Recruitment is a leading medical recruitment agency for healthcare professionals in Australia. Combining over 25 years of medical recruitment expertise, we are determined to add value to our doctor community and deliver solutions. We will stop at nothing to support you throughout your career and journey in psychiatry.

Elective is committed to partnering with you through every step of your psychiatry job search. Whether you are searching for a permanent, fixed-term or locum position, we support Psychiatrists looking for positions across a range of sub-specialties, including general adult, older adult, child & adolescent, youth, perinatal, consultation liaison, drug & alcohol, forensic.

Latest Psychiatry jobs

Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult (Emergency)

Permanent

Lead rapid crisis evaluation and short-term psychiatric care within an integrated acute access network.

Direct access to structured clinical leadership across emergency and crisis units Interdisciplinary team model featuring dedicated lived-experience an ...

Psychiatry

Open the door to your new Psychiatry role

If psychiatry is your chosen specialty, Elective Recruitment would love to help you map and execute the next steps in your career path.

Average salaries for Psychiatrists in Australia are:

Latest Psychiatry jobs

Whether you are looking to make a move in your psychiatry career or looking to hire psychiatry staff, we can help.

Living and Working in Australia

If you’re internationally trained and interested in Psychiatry jobs in Australia, get in touch with us to discuss your options, and be sure to download our Living and Working in Australia guide for practical insights into what you can expect when you make the move.