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The Department of Psychiatry at Cape Breton Regional Hospital, in Sydney, Nova Scotia is seeking psychiatrists to provide care to Cape Breton Regional Municipality. The successful candidate will join a cohesive team with established members from diverse backgrounds that provides high-quality care. The inpatient and community outpatient teams consist of social workers, nurses, occupational therapists, recreation therapists, and psychologists.
Sydney has three inpatient mental health units and three inpatient withdrawal management/detox units.
In Cape Breton, satellite clinics for mental health and addictions operate in the following communities:
Cape Breton Regional Hospital is a 280-bed tertiary care institution that provides a broad range of medical care to patients in the Eastern Zone of the Nova Scotia Health Authority. CBRH is the second largest acute care facility in Nova Scotia and is the regional referral and trauma centre. CBRH operates as part of a four-hospital complex that includes New Waterford Consolidated, Northside General and Glace Bay Hospital.
There is opportunity for applicants to engage in research and/or have medical teaching positions with Dalhousie University, and at the nearby Medical Campus, should that be of interest.
Community Details
Sydney is a vibrant port city on the edge of the beautiful Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Cape Breton Regional Municipality is the second largest municipality in the province of Nova Scotia. With a population of approximately 115,000, Cape Breton Island is known for its rich Celtic culture and stunning scenery. You will find an island of magnificent natural beauty yet very modern. We host an array of shops, restaurants, golf courses, entertainment and amenities including an airport, with direct flights to Toronto and Halifax.
In addition, the region remains young and vibrant as it is home to Cape Breton University. Dalhousie University has opened a Medical Campus in Sydney, with 30 seats per year and a focus on training rural Family Medicine physicians.
It is in convenient proximity to all the major attractions on the Island like the world famous Cabot Trail, Fortress of Louisbourg, the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in the beautiful village of Baddeck, and 6 amazing golf courses!
Music is a large part of our Scottish cultural background. Sydney is surrounded by many smaller communities, each one offering its own uniqueness to an interested person. Here, kitchen parties are a way of life and you’re never too far from the beautiful Highlands that inspired the region’s first immigrants to name the province New Scotland. You will experience the view of a lifetime around every corner, and surround yourself with the friendliest people in every community. Hike, cycle, swim, golf – all in an almost unreal beauty.
