Psychiatrist - Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT)

Psychiatrist - Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT)


Lakeridge Health has an exciting full-time job opportunity at our Assertive Community Treatment Team( ACTT). The Psychiatrist is supported by a full interdisciplinary team, in accordance with ACTT standards.  ACTT is a unique, evidence-based service delivery model that provides comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation and support services to individuals with severe mental illness in the environment of choice of the client (ie. home, park, coffee shop, etc).  ACTT is client-centred, recovery-oriented and is designed to facilitate community living for individuals who have a significant level of impairment from the illness and who have not benefited from traditional office based services. The successful applicant will provide psychiatric and medical assessment and treatment; clinical supervision, education and training of the team; and development, maintenance, and supervision of medication and psychiatric and medical treatment policies and procedures.  Travel to other satellite locations is a requirement.

You must be licensed to practise in Ontario, and have a fellowship in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Lakeridge Health is approved for clerkship in Psychiatry with Queen’s Family Medicine Program.
For more information about us please visit our website. You may also contact:   Medical Affairs Office, Lakeridge Health. Tel: 1-866-703-2072 or 905-576-8711, ext. 3720. E-mail: [email protected]