Trainee

The Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD) at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney has a position for an advanced trainee in psychiatry. CRUfAD is an internationally renowned clinical and research centre specializing in anxiety Disorders and Depression. It is staffed by consultant psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and rotating basic trainees. CRUfAD is affiliated with the School of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales. 

 
Where you'll be working 

St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney (SVHN) forms part of the NSW region of St Vincent’s Health Australia which is the largest diversified health care organisation within Australia’s not for profit and Catholic health care sectors. SVHN comprises some of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious hospitals; these include St Vincent’s Hospital and Sacred Heart Hospice. Along with three co-located research institutes – the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research – we work in close partnership with other research bodies, universities, and health care providers. 

St. Vincent’s Hospital is a major public hospital and a principal tertiary referral hospital. St Vincent’s specialises in heart/lung transplantation; bone marrow transplantation; cardiology; neurosurgery, cancer; clinical genomics, HIV medicine; palliative care, respiratory medicine; mental health; and drug and alcohol services, aged psychiatry, homeless health and prisoner health. We are a clinical and education leader with a national and international reputation in medical research. 

Centrally located in Darlinghurst, it sits on the edge of Sydney’s business district. St. Vincent’s follows the philosophy of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries in its service to all regardless of race, nationality or creed. St Vincent’s Health Australia provides compassionate healthcare to people from all walks of life, but reflecting our mission, we are especially committed to people from vulnerable and marginalised backgrounds. 

The Hospital has a long-standing reputation for treating the highest acuity and complex patient loads, attracting referrals on a state-wide and national basis. The Hospital is a teaching hospital of the UNSW and University of Notre Dame and has academic associations with the Australian Catholic University, Sydney University and the University of Technology, Sydney. 

What you'll be doing 

More than 1,000 patients are treated each year at CRUfAD. It is the largest treatment centre for people with internalizing disorders in the country. Treatment is delivered in the face to face clinic at the hospital where there are individual programs for people with Panic Disorder & Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Simple Phobia, Body Dysmorphic Disorder Hypochondrias and Major Depressive Disorder. We also treat people over the web via www.crufadclinic.or reaching patients throughout Australia. 

The internet programs are for social phobia, panic disorder & agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder. The successful appointee should develop clinical expertise in all these fields. The successful appointee should develop clinical expertise in all these fields. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to participate in the ongoing research program at CRUfAD and teach in the undergraduate medicine program at UNSW. The appointee will take responsibility for the scheduling of the fifth year medical students who rotate through the service. The candidate will also participate in the teaching program and overtime roster at St Vincent’s Hospital Mental Health Service.