Clinical Psychologist
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (Until 21/10/2025)
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $53.23 - $64.88 per hour
Hours Per Week: 15
Requisition ID: REQ521600
Remuneration: $53.23 - $64.88 per hour
Hours Per Week: 15
Requisition ID: REQ521600
Applications Close: 12/11/2024
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.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
The Nepean Cancer Care service is seeking to engage a Clinical Psychologist. The position will provides psychological assessment and interventions for patients of the oncology, haematology and palliative care service at Nepean Cancer Services and related inpatient units. The successful candidate will ensure provision of services to family members and carers of such patients where required. Team responsibilities include case discussion, appropriate referral, and a close effective working relationship with other psycho-social staff, under the direction of the head of psycho-oncology.
We invite you to share your skills and expertise by joining our team. Apply Today!
What we can offer you (for eligible employees):
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.
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.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
The Nepean Cancer Care service is seeking to engage a Clinical Psychologist. The position will provides psychological assessment and interventions for patients of the oncology, haematology and palliative care service at Nepean Cancer Services and related inpatient units. The successful candidate will ensure provision of services to family members and carers of such patients where required. Team responsibilities include case discussion, appropriate referral, and a close effective working relationship with other psycho-social staff, under the direction of the head of psycho-oncology.
We invite you to share your skills and expertise by joining our team. Apply Today!
What we can offer you (for eligible 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
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
What you will bring to the role:
- Accredited post-graduate Masters or Doctorate degree in clinical psychology and General Registration as Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and endorsement in the area of Clinical Psychology.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team to accomplish service goals and improved patient and/or consumer care and outcomes.
- Demonstrated skills in working with patients and carers in both inpatient and outpatient settings, providing assessment, management planning and delivery of psychological services.
- Demonstrated experience in adult mental health including experience in cognitive-behavioural therapy and other relevant therapeutic techniques (which may include group therapy, ACT, mindfulness techniques, family therapy, among others).
- Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style to suit the target audience including the ability to communicate in a sensitive and professional manner with patients and staff.
- Capacity and maturity to provide psychological support and education on psychosocial issues for staff.
- Computer literacy, and quality improvement / research skills.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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For role related queries or questions contact Laura Kirsten on Laura.Kirsten@health.nsw.gov.au
