Clinical Psychologist
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- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ562123 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $55.10 - $67.16 per hour plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ562123
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $55.10 - $67.16 per hour plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ562123
Applications Close: Sunday, 20 April 2025
Benefits:
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay!
- Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Inner city location with direct access to eastern suburbs beaches, restaurants and transport links that are right at the front door
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An exciting opportunity for a clinical psychologist to work in the emerging field of pain management with a dedicated multidisciplinary team.
Department of Pain Management, Prince of Wales Hospital
Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Service is a Level 6 Tertiary Referral Hospital with an inpatient bed base of 370. Each year we care for more than 70,000 patients in our Emergency Department and have around 50,000 admissions to the inpatient units. POWH offers an outpatient service and rural outreach service and provides more than 900,000 occasions of non-admitted patient care each year, including innovative virtual models of care. We have transitioned the majority of inpatient units and wards to the Acute Services Building (ASB) including a state of the art Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. POWH provides an exceptional staff experience and enhanced patient and family outcomes as a result of the provision of person-centred care.
Randwick Local council is renowned for our world-class beaches and supported by cafes and restaurants to tickle your taste-buds, Randwick’s fascinating coastline and atmosphere will have you in awe the minute you arrive. Offering a mix of historic buildings, impressive beaches and coastal walks coupled with boutique restaurants, transport links and a vibrant nightlife, you’ll never be short of things to do in this progressive community.
What you'll be doing
The provision of high quality evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention services to patients/consumers of the Department of Pain Management. This includes a specialist contribution to the biopsychosocial case formulation and treatment plan of the multidisciplinary team for patients with persistent non-cancer pain, cancer pain, survivors of cancer and those in the post-acute pain phase. Interventions will aim to help patients learn active self-management strategies to deal with stress and uncertainty, to improve function and quality of life. Patients will primarily be seen in the outpatient setting, with occasional consultations as inpatients of the treating team. Interventions will be both as individuals (one-on-one) and in groups of patients either in a directly face to face setting and by telehealth. The role involves participation in quality improvement and research to improve patient care and patient related outcomes and also assists in the development and provision of education and training programs.
Selection Criteria
- Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia, with Endorsement in Clinical Psychology (or eligibility to progress to same), along with a minimum two-year full-time equivalent Master or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology.
- Demonstrated experience in the provision of evidence-based psychological assessment, intervention and evaluation of clinical outcomes with consumers in acute or outpatient hospital or palliative care settings
- Capacity to design and implement short and medium term, individual and group treatment protocols for people living with pain and/or end-of-life challenges.
- Demonstrate high level written and verbal communication skills, organisational skills and time management skills
- Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to other staff
- Demonstrated experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a health setting
- Demonstrated experience in and commitment to quality improvement and research
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Kok Khor on KokEng.Khor@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
Information for applicants:
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
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