Postings

Posted: November 16, 2011

 

Nova Scotia

Halifax

October 12, 2011

Organization:

IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University

Positions Available:

One Fulltime InPatient Psychiatrist  1.0 FTE

 

Description: The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, based in Halifax, NS, is recruiting a full time Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for the 17-bed Inpatient Child and Adolescent Service at the IWK Health Centre. This is the only acute Inpatient Psychiatry Unit for children and adolescents in the province.  Duties will be shared with another full-time psychiatrist.

 

Applicants should have completed, or be near completion, training in child and adolescent psychiatry, have the equivalent of full member standing in the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and be interested in academic psychiatry. Entry or mid-career level psychiatrists are welcome to apply. Candidates who want to conduct research will be able to negotiate protected time for such activities. There are leadership positions available for those applicants with more expertise and experience.  All applicants must be eligible for medical staff privileges with the IWK and specialist licensure in Psychiatry with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia. Remuneration is based upon a competitive Alternative Funding Plan, which pays for time spent in clinical service, teaching, and research.  Successful candidates will receive an academic rank commensurate with qualifications and experience as per University protocols.

 

The IWK is an academic tertiary care health centre for children, women and families in the Maritime Provinces.  The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Dalhousie University is one of the largest academic groups in Canada. Under new leadership, it is a growing division with several exciting innovations underway. The Department also provides teaching and research through its affiliation with the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University.

 

Community:Halifax is the largest city in Atlantic Canada, an area of the country known as “Canada’s Ocean Playground”.  Halifax is a friendly, family-oriented city with a rich diversity of recreational, cultural and educational opportunities.  

 

Contact:

Kathleen Pajer, M.D., M.P.H.

Chief, Department of Psychiatry, IWK Health Centre

Professor and Head, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,

DalhousieUniversity

 

Phone:              902-470-8087

Fax:                  902-470-7937

Email:               kathleen.pajer@iwk.nshealth.ca

Websites:

 

IWK Health Centre

http://www.iwk.nshealth.ca/index

 

DalhousieUniversity, Department of Psychiatry

http://psychiatry.medicine.dal.ca/index.htm