Psychiatrists - Community Mental Health and Addictions

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 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.

The Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University is recruiting for two substantive full-time psychiatrists for Nova Scotia Health's (NSH) Central Zone Community Mental Health and Addictions (CMHA) Program.  

These positions are 1.0 FTE based in the Community Mental Health Team, with the flexibility to work at other Central Zone CMHTs and community services, e.g. Recovery and Integration services, as required. These jobs will have an integrated transcultural component, e.g. Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Friendship Center, and MOSH (Mobile Outreach Street Health/North End Community Health Centre). The estimated commitment for the transcultural services is approximately 8 hours twice a month.

Roles and Responsibilities:

To be the Attending or Consultant physician for ambulatory patients in the CMHA Program.

Conduct, order and ensure appropriate psychiatric assessments, appropriate psychosocial and laboratory investigations, and pharmacological & psychosocial interventions as per current standard practice.

Participate in a psychiatry on-call schedule as required within the clinical program, unless specifically exempted.

Share in the short-term coverage of other services as needed during holidays or the illness of other department members.

Experience working within an interdisciplinary team to provide care and treatment for persons with moderate to severe psychiatric disorders.

FTE details: 100% clinical duties, including clinical teaching, but may require using up to %) FTE for classroom teaching, quality assurance initiatives, committee work, leadership, or other activities that support the department's academic mandate.

Clinical duties:

• As directed by the head of the section of community 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 clinical teaching of junior staff, including residents and clinical clerks
• Support clinical 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.

Eligibility:

Fellowship in Psychiatry, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or equivalent e.g. MRCPsych with Certificate of Completion of Training in General Adult Psychiatry or American Board of Psychiatry Certified by Examination, as determined by the Department of Psychiatry; eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia.

For information on licensure in Nova Scotia, please consult the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia website at

Desirable Skills: General Adult Psychiatry and experience with Community Mental Health Teams.

Start date: 

As soon as possible.

Remuneration:

Remuneration is based on a highly competitive Academic Funding Plan, which covers time spent in clinical service, teaching, and research. Successful candidates will receive an academic rank commensurate with their qualifications and experience as per university protocols.

Application instructions:

Please send CV and cover letter to: Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University: [email protected]

Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, racially visible individuals, 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