This vacancy is eligible for a NSW Health Rural Health Allowance of $10,000 per year in addition to award entitlements and accommodation assistance (paid on a pro-rata basis for part-time employees). Your fortnightly pay will be increased automatically! 

Remuneration: $66.03 – $69.91 per hour +  rural incentives pro rata + Super +Salary Packaging 
Location: Tamworth Hospital
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Senior Clinical Psychologist
Hours Per Week: 16
Closing Date:  03/08/2023

Senior Clinical Psychologist – Incentives Offered
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

Peel CAMHS is seeking a committed and enthusiastic Senior Clinical Psychologist to join the dynamic, multidisciplinary team.

About the job:

As the Senior Clinical Psychologist within the team, you will be expected to provide clinical leadership to the wider Northern CAMHS team. You will be required to provide high-level assessment, intervention, and care coordination of services for children and young people experiencing mental health concerns and their families, carers, and guardians.

• Part of the role will involve providing education to staff and building partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders to support staff professional development.
• The role will also involve developing partnerships with key stakeholders to provide education and consultation to community providers.
• The successful applicant will have experience working in a mental health setting with the ability to work with young persons and their families. Your high level of communication and interpersonal skills and ability to build strong professional relationships with key stakeholders will be essential to your success in this role.
• Your ability to provide leadership and mentoring, to assist with supporting professional development of CAMHS staff will be beneficial to this your success in this role. 
• The successful applicant will be supported by their Line Manager, CAMHS Leadership, MH Head of Discipline for Psychology, and Seniors/Leaders in Psychology across the District.

   

Where you will be working: 

• When you join HNE (Hunter New England) Health you align with a workforce of seventy thousand people providing services to over 920,000 people including 23% of the state’s Aboriginal population.
• With opportunities to develop your skills, increase your knowledge and achieve professional growth we can cater to opportunities at whatever stage you are in your career.  
• Peel Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (Community based) is a small, multidisciplinary team that covers the Peel Sector for HNELHD.
• This position is based within the team situated at Tamworth Hospital. Peel CAMHS works closely alongside other CAMHS clinicians located in Armidale, Glen Innes, Narrabri, Moree and Inverell covering the Northern Sectors of HNELHD.

   

Benefits:

• Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Up to 13 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)
• Superannuation contributions 10.5%
• Salary packaging – Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing. 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

Requirements:

• Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accredited postgraduate clinical psychology qualification of no less than two years full-time duration or recognised equivalent, displayed on the Psychology Board of Australia website.
• Generally registered as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia with area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology, with not less than 12 months full-time equivalent on Year 5 of the Clinical Psychology pay scale.

   

Need more information?

• Read the Position Description
   
• Find out more about applying for this position
   
• For role-related queries or questions contact Gina Blyton at [email protected]
   
• An eligibility list will be created for future part-time and temporary part-time vacancies.
   
• Tamworth as a place to live: 
  • Tamworth, with a population of 60,000 is a modern progressive city set in a picturesque backdrop of tree-covered mountains.
  • It is a family-friendly city, offering a broad range of experiences from sport and lifestyle, art and culture, music and entertainment, cafes and restaurants and weekend adventures.
  • Tamworth is located about halfway between Sydney and Brisbane, providing ease of access with 6 daily flights, you’re not too far from the city, but you and your family will have daily access to the benefits of country life!