Psychiatrist - Women's Trauma and Concurrent Program

Psychiatrist - Women's Trauma and Concurrent Program

A full-time opportunity for a Psychiatrist in our inpatient Women’s Trauma and Concurrent Program starting July 2025. The Women’s Trauma & Concurrent program is a groundbreaking initiative offering intensive treatment tailored specifically for women with complex trauma. New trauma treatment modalities will be carefully integrated and researched, making this a pioneer in service delivery and research involving trauma. This new program further integrates care for co-occurring substance use disorders, providing a fully comprehensive approach to treatment. This position is within our elective Homewood Specialized Services delivering evidence-based treatments and superior treatment outcomes. This program is delivered on-site at the Homewood Health Centre in Guelph, in a collaborative manner, with a supportive interdisciplinary team. We embrace diversity and inclusivity. This program is open to all who self-identify as women, and to non-binary/gender queer individuals who are most comfortable in a women-identified setting. Program Highlights

Nine-week intensive inpatient program addressing traumatic stress injuries, including PTSD, with or without concurrent substance use disorders. Gender-specific environment fostering safety and connection among co-patients. Specialized treatment led by an experienced clinical team of all genders, including assessment, stabilization, skills development, trauma processing using Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and discharge planning. Weekly 1:1 physician sessions and regular 1:1 sessions with a therapist. Group programming featuring dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), substance use recovery processing and relapse prevention, as required. Holistic care approach addressing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of healing. What You’ll Be Doing

Clinically responsible for assigned patients including admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, monitoring, referral, daily care, and discharge. Clinical care includes diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders, medication management, referral to the Interventional Psychiatry Service when appropriate. Provide ongoing supervision and management of care including weekly individual assessments with the patient. Collaborate with other physicians, nurses and allied health professionals in providing optimal patient care within an interdisciplinary team. Complete documentation including admission history, mental status, diagnostic impression, treatment plan, weekly progress notes and finally, a comprehensive discharge summary. What We Are Looking For

A specialist certification in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or equivalent body acceptable to the Royal College and in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). Experience with diagnosis and management of complex psychiatric disorders and comorbid mental health and substance use disorders is preferred. Preference will be given to those with experience working with patients with complex trauma and/or women. Interest to work with complex and comorbid disorders as well as ongoing learning and teaching to continually enhance patient care. Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.

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