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Psychiatrist Opportunities (3 Opportunities Available in Beautiful Peterborough, Ontario, Canada)

Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC)

Three Opportunities Available

1.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Inpatient, Outpatient & Urgent Care

This role provides psychiatric care for children and adolescents across acute and community-based settings.

Practice highlights include:

- 6-bed Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Unit (CAPU)
- Family & Youth Clinic (outpatient assessment and treatment)
- Child & Adolescent Urgent Care Clinic
- Consultation to the Pediatric Medical Unit
- Opportunities to support:
- Eating Disorders programming
- Dual Diagnosis Community Consultation (in partnership with CMHA and Tri-County Behavioural Services)

The role offers a mix of urgent and scheduled care and can be tailored to specific clinical interests.

Strong collaboration with families, schools, community partners, and local First Nations communities is a core feature of this program.

2.

General Adult Psychiatrist

Adult Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency Psychiatry & Consultation-Liaison

This role focuses on the care of adults with moderate to severe mental illness across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Practice highlights include:

- 24-bed Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Unit
- 3-bed Crisis Response Unit (CRU) located in the Emergency Department, with nursing staff providing 24-hour crisis assessments and monitoring
- Adult Outpatient Program with:
- Rapid Assessment Program (RAP)
- Urgent Care Clinic
- Mood & Anxiety and Complex Trauma streams
- Evidence-based individual and group psychotherapies
- Neurofeedback (psychology-supported)
- Consultation-Liaison services across medical and surgical units
- Neurostimulation program (ECT; rTMS expansion planned)

This is an excellent opportunity for psychiatrists interested in breadth of practice, interdisciplinary care, and program development, with optional teaching involvement.

3.

Geriatric Psychiatrist

Outpatient, Outreach & Inpatient Geriatric Care





This role focuses on mental health care for older adults through both hospital-based and regional services.

Practice highlights include:

- Psychiatric Assessment Services for the Elderly (PASE), with community and long-term care outreach to Northumberland, Haliburton, City of Kawartha Lakes
- Integrated Geriatric Medicine Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison service
- 12-bed Geriatric Assessment Behavioural Unit (GABU)
- Opportunities to co-facilitate CBT Depression & Anxiety groups

This position offers the chance to work within a highly specialized, well-supported psychogeriatric team, addressing complex cognitive, behavioural, and psychiatric needs.

Shared Across All Three Roles

- Strong multidisciplinary teams (nursing, social work, psychology, OT, NP, dietetics, CYWs)
- Teaching opportunities with Queens affiliation
- Flexible role design to match clinical interests
- Remuneration via OHIP fee-for-service, Sessionals, and HOCC
- Support for licensure-eligible international candidates, including work permit assistance

Why Practice in Peterborough?

- 90 minutes from Toronto
- Identified as a stop on the Alto high-speed rail corridor, positioning Peterborough for enhanced connectivity, growth, and improved access to the GTA
- Minutes to lakes, trails, and cottage country
- Short commutes and real community connection
- Home to Trent University and Fleming College
- Vibrant arts, culture, and food scene
- Here, physicians can build long-term practices without sacrificing life outside of work

Interested in One of These Roles?

We’d be happy to connect.

Laura Gollohe

Medical Affairs Business Partner

PRHC is an equal chance employer and an accessible workplace.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Position Qualifications:





- Fellowship status with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada with certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, or equivalent (e.g., American Board Certification)
- Currently registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or eligible to obtain registration – Evidence of ongoing continued medical education
- Eligible for staff privileges at Peterborough Regional Health Centre
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with physicians, nursing, allied health, patients, directors, managers, and the community as required
- Demonstrated interest in patient safety and quality improvement

Adult Psychiatry Position Qualifications:

- Currently registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or willing to obtain registration
- Fellow Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or eligible
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with physicians, nursing, staff, patients, directors, managers, and the community as required
- Demonstrated analytical ability
- Actively encourage a spirit of co-operation amongst team members
- Eligible for staff privileges at Peterborough Regional Health Centre
- Evidence of ongoing continued medical education
- Interested or has experience working with complex developmental trauma and borderline personality disorder

Geriatric Psychiatry Position Qualifications:

- Currently registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or willing to obtain registration
- Fellow Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or eligible
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with physicians, nursing, staff, patients, directors, managers, and the community as required
- Demonstrated analytical ability
- Actively encourage a spirit of co-operation amongst team members
- Eligible for staff privileges at Peterborough Regional Health Centre
- Evidence of ongoing continued medical education

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📌 Psychiatrist Opportunities (3 Opportunities Available in Beautiful Peterborough, Ontario, Canada)
🏢 American Psychiatric Association
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