Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Psychologist
Remuneration: $69,482 – $103,282 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38 (Job Share may be considered for part time hours)
Requisition ID: REQ290046
Location: Western Sydney Mental Health Service
Where you’ll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of ‘better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond’ and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect and empowerment.
What you’ll be doing
The primary purpose of this position is to engage consumers of WSLHD Mental Health Services with severe and complex mental illness into the recovery process and provide clinical assessments, and individual and group psychological interventions to help facilitate their recovery.
This includes provision of psychological services in various locations across the LHD as required in both hospital based and community based services. This further requires working within the multidisciplinary teams in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards.
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
Essential Criteria:
Qualification: Successful completion of a PBA recognised undergraduate degree in Psychology including completion of Internship.
Registration: Current full registration with AHPRA, PBA Psychology Board of Australia
Selection Criteria
- Relevant tertiary level qualifications in psychology and current full registration in NSW with the Psychology Board of Australia and AHPRA
- Demonstrated skills and experience in working with people recovering from severe and complex mental health conditions and their families
- Demonstrated evidence based skills in the provision of assessment, formulation and group and individual treatment for people with diagnoses of severe and complex mental health conditions
- Demonstrated skills and experience in working with and supporting families and carers of consumers diagnosed with severe and complex mental health conditions
- Demonstrated skills in effective interpersonal communication, advocacy and negotiation
- Able to work as an effective team member within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Able to work autonomously, manage time well and prioritise workload
- Current NSW Drivers Licence
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
3) For role related queries or questions contact Jane Pineda on [email protected] or 02 9881 8888/ 0428 736 169
Applications Close: 2nd November 2022