Employment Type: Permanent part time, 16 hours per week
Location: Liverpool Hospital Mental Health Service
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist, Psychologist, Counsellor Level 1/2
Requisition ID: REQ358954
Application Close Date: 01/01/2023
Remuneration: Dependent on qualifications:
Clinical Psychologist: $51.46 – $63.11 per hour
Psychologist: $35.92 – $53.40 per hour
Counsellor Level 1/2: $34.01 – $49.27 per hour
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
About You
Hardworking and Enthusiastic person who I passionate about research and making a real difference
Exceptional experience in all aspects of Research in early child development
Outstanding report and grant writing skills
Ability to be flexible
About The Opportunity
To provide research capacity and resources to the Academic head of ICAMHS research and the Infant Child & Adolescent Mental Health service with the aim of improving outcomes for children and adolescents. It is envisaged that this position will provide research support that will facilitate clinical research including supporting clinicians and seamless translation of research evidence to clinical practice and policy where relevant, in a preventative framework that would improve outcomes for children, young people and their families
Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.
What you’ll be doing
To provide leadership and research capacity resources to the Head of Academic Unit, Child Psychiatry unit in the Infant child and Adolescent Mental Health Service with aim of improving outcomes for children and adolescents. This will include clinical assessments, both qualitative and quantitative, intake assessments of clinical trial patients, working with families, close liaison with other SWSLHD staff in consumer care, working with other project staff on developing the ehealth interface, ethics, governance and database work. This position will provide research support and the seamless translation of research evidence to Clinical practice and policy where relevant in a preventative framework that would improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.
Where You’ll Be Working
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background and people with a disability to apply.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible.
- Relevant qualification/ registration in one of the disciplines, as noted in the essential criteria (please refer to the position description)
- Relevant research experience in mental health field, psychology, epidemiology, health services research or relevant discipline, and/or substantial relevant work experience
- High level of skills working within a relevant research field with evidence of research output, productivity, and a strong capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability and experience in successful grant applications and industry funding along with excellent report writing and manuscripts preparations for publications
- High level statistical skills in two or more of: epidemiology, biostatistics, statistical modelling and capacity to oversee large and complex databases and use up-to-date electronic data management programs
- Detailed, practical knowledge of key statistical packages such as SAS, STATA, R, SPSS, M-PLUS, and demonstrated evidence of application with relevant research outputs
- Demonstrated leadership skills with excellent interpersonal Communication skills and the relate with a broad range of professional colleagues, Clinical and administrative staff, research partners and research participants
- Demonstrated skills in capacity building, research supervision with evidence of research output and demonstrated proficiency in outcome measurement, data collection and evaluation
- Attention to detail, accuracy, precision, ability to work unsupervised and take imitative and lead a team
- Current unrestricted Australian drivers licence (P2 Licence Acceptable) subject to obtaining NSW drivers licence within 3 months of appointment.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Lana Lahifi on 02 9616 4205 or via email on [email protected]
Interview Date Range: 04/01/2023 – 11/01/2023
Additional Information
Stepping Up – Close the Gap
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on [email protected]
Workplace Giving Program
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees also have the opportunity to make a difference to help those less fortunate. Visit the Workplace Giving Program for more information.
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
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