Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 30/07/2025)
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Location: Lithgow Hospital
Remuneration: $1,955.80 – $2,398.51 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ323487
Applications Close: 09/10/2022

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,  

working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role. 

What we can offer you (for eligible employees): 

• Accrued Day Off (ADO) (for full time employees) 
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging  
• Novated Leasing 
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year  
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members 
• Fitness Passport 

What you will be doing:
A wonderful opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join the Lithgow Community Mental Health Team located at Lithgow Hospital. This is a temporary full time assignment until July 2025.

As the Clinical Psychologist, you will provide outreach evidence-based psychological treatment techniques, assessment, care planning and case management services to people living in drought affected areas and experiencing psychological stress.

Your role will exercise independent clinical judgement in the provision of person/ consumer-centred assessment, diagnosis, intervention and consultancy to consumers, families/carers and other health care professionals to ensure delivery of innovative clinical practice models and therapeutic techniques. This will also include provision of psychology services, outreach community support and assessment, care planning and clinical intervention services to drought affected areas with a focus around localities with recognised rural adversity and contribute to quality improvement and/or clinical research projects to improve consumer outcomes and the quality and efficiency of service delivery. In addition, the Clinical Psychologist will participate in service planning and policy development as required. 

We invite you to share your skills and expertise in the success of your local health community. Make your next career milestone with us. Apply Now!

An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.  

About us: 

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.      

NBMLHD: Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District will drive innovation and excellence in health service delivery that provides safe, equitable, high quality, accessible, timely and efficient services that are responsive to the needs of patients and the community.  

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce.  In the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Mental Health Service, we value and strive for a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to enrich our working environment and deliver excellent care to all consumers, their families and carers, no matter their background or needs. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.  

All NSW Health workers are now required to have received 3 doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.  

Selection criteria to be addressed:

1. Postgraduate clinical psychology qualification and endorsement with Psychology Board of Australia or working towards endorsement.
2. Experience in assessment, group intervention and evaluation of clinical outcomes with diverse patient, community and/or consumer populations.
3. Demonstrated ability to work independently in the provision of group and person/consumer-focused care.
4. Understanding of the current issues experienced in rural communities that impact on delivery in relation to the field of psychological practice for individuals, families and communities.
5. Demonstrated willingness to travel to rural sites in NBMLHD to provide an outreach service and/or provision of clinical services.
6. Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style to suit the target audience.
7. Commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and an understanding of the issues that impact on delivery in relation to the field of psychological practice.

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For role related queries or questions contact Michael Clarke on [email protected]