- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Friendly and dynamic team
- 22 hours per week, fixed term until 26th February 2025
- Lead the CCS Psychology Service - including regular collaborative consultation, mentoring and clinical case review with other CCS Psychologist and take overall responsibility for professional issues and service delivery across CCS.
- Direct clinical provision of high quality and evidence-based psychological assessment, intervention, education and management.
- In consultation with the interdisciplinary team, formulate management plans that take into account a client's strengths and limitations.
- Provide secondary consultation and advice to the multidisciplinary team.
- Masters or Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology recognised by the Australian Psychological Society.
- Current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration as a clinical psychologist.
- More than 5 years' experience as an endorsed clinical psychologist (at grade 2 level or equivalent)
- Extensive experience as a clinical psychologist, working with clients experiencing psychological issues, multiple health issues and complex care needs that impact safety, function, independence, self-management skills and health outcomes.
- Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team, with demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with a wide range of health professionals and social care services to facilitate the achievement of health and wellbeing outcomes.
- Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain
- A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
- Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
- Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay
- In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne's best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
- Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
- Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
- Culture of continuous improvement
Clinical Psychologist - Melbourne, Australia - St Vincent's Hospital
Description
About the Role
You will provide primary consultations with clients in the community, perform clinical diagnostic assessments and establish a management plan as part of the interdisciplinary team.
Intervention and short term management aims to optimise psychological function, encourage self-management and promote empowerment for clients to improve their health outcomes, wellbeing and quality of life. Secondary consultation to colleagues and the provision of formal education across HIP is an essential component of the role.
You will lead the CCS Psychology Service and take overall responsibility for professional issues and service delivery.
Classifications for this position will range from classification range Grade 3 PL1 - PL4 ($106,158 - $121,477 per annum, pro rata for part time).
Your Contribution
What we Offer
About Health Independence Program
This position will be part of the Health Independence Program based in the Complex Care and Chronic Disease Team. The intent of HIP is to deliver improved outcomes for clients and to support hospital demand management and flow, through delivering integrated and coordinated care to clients across the hospital and community interface, reducing duplication and fragmentation of services and ensuring client centred care planning.
Working at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
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