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Medical Director – Addictions Service

Ramsay Clinic Adelaide

Ramsay Clinic Adelaide presents a rare leadership opportunity for an experienced Addictions Psychiatrist to step into the role of Medical Director, Addictions Service.

Ramsay Clinic Adelaide is part of Ramsay Health Care, Australia’s largest and most established private healthcare provider. The clinic is a contemporary mental health facility offering comprehensive inpatient, day patient, and outpatient programs, supported by advanced treatment modalities including neurostimulation services and a broad spectrum of psychiatric care.

The upcoming retirement of our long-standing Addictions Medical Director creates a unique opportunity to lead a well-established, fully resourced addictions service with strong referral pathways and an integrated model of care across inpatient, day patient, and outreach settings. The service is supported by a highly experienced multidisciplinary team, including Social Work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, and specialist withdrawal nursing, enabling a level of complexity and continuity of care beyond traditional private practice models.

Within this environment, there is also the opportunity to establish and maintain a private outpatient practice from onsite consulting suites.

In this senior leadership role, you will provide clinical governance, strategic and operational leadership for the addictions service, working closely with the CEO and broader executive team. The role includes representation on the Medical Advisory Committee, contribution to service development and innovation, and active leadership in quality, safety, education, and research across the facility.

This leadership role is complemented by the ability to maintain a private outpatient practice within the same integrated clinical environment, supported by onsite consulting suites and established referral pathways

Key Features of the Role

• Leadership of a well-established addictions service across inpatient, day patient and outreach programs
• Clinical governance and strategic leadership within a leading private mental health facility
• Access to a highly skilled multidisciplinary team (Social Work, Psychology, OT, specialist withdrawal nursing)
• Integration with neurostimulation and broader psychiatric services
• Representation on the Medical Advisory Committee
• Opportunity to lead service development, innovation, education and research
• Established referral networks and strong clinical demand
• Onsite consulting suites supporting the establishment and maintenance of a private outpatient practice within an integrated service model

Why Ramsay Clinic Adelaide?

• Be part of Australia’s largest private hospital network
• Senior medical leadership role with genuine service influence
• Established infrastructure with strong clinical demand and referral base
• Autonomy to shape and grow a specialist addictions service
• Flexibility to balance leadership responsibilities with a supported private outpatient practice within the clinic environment
• Onsite consulting suites for private outpatient practice
• Flexible working arrangements and structured support for private practice development
• Access to national psychiatric networks, peer groups, and Ramsay’s global psychiatry symposium series

Relocation support available.

Contact: Anthea Sutton, National Doctor Engagement Manager - SuttonA@ramsayhealth.com.au.