Clinical Psychologist - Older Persons Manning Mental Health

Australia Job Openings

Hunter New England Local Health District

Taree

FULL TIME

September 23, 2024

Remuneration: $105,553 – $128,653 per annum + superannuation + salary packaging
Location: Manning Hospital
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Requisition ID: REQ514123
Applications Close: Thursday 3rd October 2024

About the role:

This role will see you work as part of our multidisciplinary team, collaborating with psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. You will provide therapy, conduct assessments, and participate in treatment planning for patients with diverse mental health needs in a fast-paced and challenging work environment. You will work with individuals facing acute or severe mental health crises.

Ensuring effective continuity of care as clients transition between community-based care and inpatient care is crucial - this involves maintaining strong links and effective liaison with local general hospitals, acute psychiatric units, and specialist tertiary referral units. Input into care planning and discharge planning involving other community services is essential.

The role also involves collaborating with local psychiatrists and other specialists in client care and maintaining strong links with local GPs to facilitate their primary care role in treating mental illness. Managing complex clinical issues with multiple stakeholders while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries is a key aspect of the job.

To aid your success in this role, you will receive comprehensive orientation and training, along with ongoing education and professional development opportunities to ensure continuous growth and improvement.

Where you’ll be working:

The Manning Community Mental Health Team provides comprehensive mental health services to the communities of Bulahdelah, Gloucester, Forster, and Taree, located on the Lower Mid North Coast. You will work within our Older Persons Team – where we are proud to foster a supportive environment, ensuring high-quality, consumer-centred care.

We actively support the development of leadership skills and education through organisational learning pathways or external learning providers, with leave options available to facilitate learning opportunities.

About You:

We are looking for someone who can provide high-quality, patient focused, evidence-based psychological services to improve the health outcomes of people utilising the service. Ensuring patient and/or consumer care is delivered within professional, organisational, legal, and ethical boundaries and reflects best evidence-based knowledge and practice is non-negotiable.

You must demonstrate flexibility and innovation in clinical service provision, with strong time management and workload prioritisation skills.

Benefits:

ADO's each month (for full time employees)
Salary packaging options
Fitness Passport
Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.

Requirements:

Recognised and accredited tertiary qualification and registration (or eligibility for) with the relevant board via AHPRA, or eligibility for membership of the relevant association, in one of the following disciplines: social work, psychology, occupational therapy or nursing.

Additional Information:

To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
This position is full time; however, part time arrangements will be considered (minimum 4 days).
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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 Joshua Louis on Joshua.Louis@health.nsw.gov.au

Information for Applicants:

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3v L5fq2

Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealth Stepping Up.

This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available as it has expired

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