- Senior Clinical Psychologist (Grade 3)
- Part Time, Ongoing position working 48 hours per fortnight
- Based at Broadmeadows Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
North West Area Mental Health Service (NWAMHS) provides a range of psychiatric services to adults aged between 16-65 who reside in the local government areas of Moreland and Hume in the north-west of Melbourne. We are part of North Western Mental Health (NWMH), which has a multi-disciplinary workforce of 1,800 staff. NWMH is the mental health treatment service of Melbourne Health.
A Job To Be Proud Of:
- The Senior Psychologist will lead the development and implementation of psychotherapeutic activities within the multidisciplinary Broadmeadows Inpatient Unit team.
- Provide specialist psychological assessments and where appropriate, brief interventions to inpatient consumers.
- Play a significant role in encouraging BIPU staff to deploy psychotherapeutic frameworks in their dealings with consumers.
- Refinement and ongoing development of inpatient psychotherapeutic treatment, consultation to the clinical team, and liaison and consultation to other agencies and service providers where appropriate.
- Training of inpatient staff and demonstration and encouragement of psychotherapeutic approaches.
- Provide guidance on outpatient treatment for patients discharged from BIPU for community clinicians inside and outside of NWAMHS
- Work collaboratively with families and carers
Your Contribution:
- Registration as a Psychologist under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009)
- Endorsement as a clinical psychologist or eligibility to enter a registrar program as a clinical psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia
- Endorsement as a supervisor for clinical psychology registrars and other psychologists with the Psychology Board of Australia
- Experience in the delivery of a range of specialist psychotherapeutic interventions to people with severe psychiatric illnesses and their families
- Ability to provide focused and brief psychological interventions to
Our Commitment to You:
- We are a values based organisation, a career with us is a rewarding experience offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
- NorthWestern Mental Health boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride
- Attractive salary and working conditions including annual and CPD leave, salary sacrifice
- Reward & Recognition Programs
- Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; Staff Gym, staff health service, peer support program and Employee Assistance Programs
- Rich opportunities for professional development, training and research
Interested?
Get to know us, check out our website https://www.nwmh.org.au/ and if you have any questions or want to know more, connect with us. We look forward to hearing from you.
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