Job Category: Faculty – Clinical

Hospital Affiliation: Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, 1001 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5G 2L7

Dept of Psychiatry, 250 College Street, 8th floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8

University Affiliation – Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry

Language Used: English

The Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and the Department of Psychiatry of The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), is seeking a geriatric psychiatrist to provide psychiatric consultation and ongoing care to older adults over the age of 50.

Duties include psychiatric consultation and follow-up of outpatients and inpatients, teaching and supervision of medical students, psychiatry residents and geriatric psychiatry residents, and collaboration in research and other academic activities. The successful candidate must be eligible for a full-time clinical academic appointment at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant, Associate or full Professor at the University of Toronto.

Extensive prior experience with care of older adults with mental health conditions and their families and caregivers is required. Additional duties and opportunities include outreach work to transitional care, long term care, and/or other community settings, and consultation-liaison for geriatric inpatients admitted to general psychiatry units of the hospital and inpatient geriatric psychiatry units. Expertise in treating dementia and behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, serious and complex mental health disorders (i.e. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and substance use disorders), and common mental health including depression and anxiety disorders is preferred. Duties may also include care for the general adult population in on-call or covering arrangements for other units of the hospital.

The successful applicant must hold an MD degree, must be Board certified or Board Eligible in Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Psychiatry Specialty and Geriatric Psychiatry Specialty, and must be eligible for medical licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The position requires an individual who has additional training or equivalent experience as well as a record of excellence in scholarship. The successful candidate will have a strong record of relevant research accomplishment.

Remuneration is in accordance with the compensation of a psychiatrist in the province of Ontario. Estimated remuneration will be in the range of $300,000 - $350,000 per annum, commensurate with academic rank, qualifications and experience. This is also based on fee for service earnings in addition to income from the Alternate Funding Plan and other sources of income.  

Other Benefits includes:

•        Learning/training paid by employer

•        On-site amenities

•        On-site daycare available

•        On-site recreation and activities

•        Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

•        Team building opportunities

•        Parking available

•        Wellness program

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Should you be interested in this opportunity, please forward a one-page statement of interest, curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of three referees via email to:

Dr. Dallas Seitz

Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry

80 Workman Way Toronto, ON M6J 1H4 The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Tel: ***-***-**** (🔒 Premium), ext: 31987

e-mail: ***@camh.ca (🔒 Premium)