264431 Psychiatrist

Registration or licensing is required.

• Consultant Psychiatrist

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

• Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience

New Zealand

• Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience

• Conducts psychiatric assessments, and diagnoses mental, emotional, and behavioural conditions
• Prescribes and monitors medication, and develops treatment plans for patients, including therapies and rehabilitation programs
• Collaborates with other health professionals to provide comprehensive patient care
• Determines the need for involuntary treatment, and handles emergency crisis intervention and hospital admissions
• Assists in managing patients in legal and forensic settings by providing expert opinion to the community, government, and courts
• May provide psychotherapy and counselling to individuals or in group sessions