Job Description

Department of Mental Health

Mood, Anxiety & Specialty Clinics

St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton

As a premier academic and research healthcare organization, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) is committed to making a difference in people’s lives and in our community through integrated health services and internationally recognized programs. Our threefold mission is to provide dynamic research, revolutionary methods in health sciences education, and the highest standard of clinical care in a spirit of compassion, innovation and commitment.

SJHH is a member of the St. Joseph’s Health System (SJHS) and is affiliated with McMaster University and Mohawk College.

SJHH has earned a national reputation for outstanding patient care and innovative medical and surgical treatments. The Hospital is particularly well known for excellence in respiratory care, kidney and urinary care, mental health and addictions, surgical services, cancer surgery and women’s and infants’ care.

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton is seeking a full-time academic psychiatrist to join the Adult Psychiatry Consult Liaison team based at St Joseph’s Hospital Charlton Site. The successful candidate will work alongside a multidisciplinary consultation liaison team which includes physicians, nurses and a neuropsychologist. The position will be primarily outpatient focused with an opportunity for collaborative clinical work with our neurology service.

We are recruiting for an academic psychiatrist who has interest and expertise in caring for persons who present neuropsychiatric presentations and, particularly, functional neuropsychiatric presentations. This position has a strong academic component and will require evidence of previous scholarly work in this field.

The ideal candidate will hold a valid license from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and be a trained psychiatrist with FRCPC certification or its equivalent. This position includes an academic appointment with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University.

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. David Fudge (Head of Service, Acute Psychiatry Service) at dfudge@stjoes.ca or the Chief of Mental Health and Addictions, Dr. Maxine Lewis, at lewism@stjoes.ca