Company Description

The Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University and the Central Zone of the Nova Scotia Health Authority (CZ-NSHA) Mental Health and Addiction Program (MHAP), are recruiting for a Staff Psychiatrist for Rehabilitation and Recovery Services (Transition Hall and Simpson’s Landing) at the Nova Scotia Hospital (NSH) and in community settlings. The Department of Psychiatry is a mid-sized clinical academic department within the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Faculty work as members of multidisciplinary teams within the Nova Scotia Health Mental Health and Addiction Program to provide general psychiatric services to patients primarily in the Central Zone and specialty services to patients across the province.

Job Description

The psychiatrist will contribute to providing and improving clinical care quality, using a person-centered evidence-based/informed socially responsible approach. In a co-leadership administrative model, working with the services’ managers and clinical team leaders, they champion excellence in health care and related education and innovation provided by physicians and staff and by others involved with the MHAP teams within CZ.

This position is 1.0 FTE based primarily at the Nova Scotia Hospital. This role includes scheduled clinical service at The Bridge up to one day a week, providing psychiatric care to individuals experiencing homelessness, and the flexibility to work at other Central Zone locations subject to service needs.

Roles and Responsibilities

- Promote excellence in clinical academic services for the treatment of patients within inpatient services at the NSH.



This includes oversight of residents who are members of the teams and input to the Managers of the teams and the Head of the Section of Acute Consultation and Emergency in relation to strategic planning, quality assurance/improvement, and resource allocation, regarding services across the units.
- Promote optimal interprofessional functioning of acute services through provision of effective, collegial co-leadership and role modeling.
- Ensure productive collaboration between PES, CMHT and Specialty services across the units when required by providing coverage for vacation or unexpected psychiatrist absences.
- Attend section meetings of acute services and the Department of Psychiatry monthly and biannual meetings.
- Provide the residents and team members support and guidance, as well as teaching in the management of high intensity inpatients care. This includes providing timely, remote access when not physically on the unit.
- Provide effective leadership to enhance collegiality amongst the units as well as standardization of clinical & educational endeavors on the acute services.
- Collaborate with Clinical Academic Leaders in the Section of Acute Consultation and Emergency and in other sections/divisions of the Department of Psychiatry, and with other relevant leaders and community partners, to ensure seamless care for patients.

Clinical Duties

- As directed by the section head, of Acute Care & Emergency Psychiatry at Dalhousie University.




- Clinical direct and indirect care as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Clinical "desk-side" teaching and didactic education.
- Clinical administration.
- Include on-call service.
- Involve supervision of junior staff including residents and clinical clerks.
- Support research as needed (and conduct it if personally desired).

Educational Duties

Didactic teaching at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education level as determined in discussion with the director of education, Department of Psychiatry.

Research

Research and other scholarly innovation are encouraged; candidates who have a sufficient track record in mental health research may be eligible for protected research time depending on agreement with the Department of Psychiatry’s research and executive leadership.

Qualifications

- Fellowship in Psychiatry, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or equivalent as determined by the Department of Psychiatry; eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia.

Additional Information

Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit

Expected Hours

Full-time hours (1.0 FTE)

Estimated Annual Salary

To Be Determined

Zone

Central Zone

Specialization

Psychiatry

Prospect

Permanent

Type of Remuneration

Academic Funding Plan (AFP)

Incentive Programs Available

Yes

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📌 Staff Psychiatrist - Rehabilitation and Recovery Services - Halifax (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 Nova Scotia Health Authority
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality