Address About the role:
The position of Clinical Psychologist on the Maitland Mental Health Unit is a part time position, working 5 days a fortnight. Your typical work day will consist of working with the multidisciplinary team to plan and implement clinical care for our consumers.
The team at Maitland Mental Health is lead by a contemporary Nurse Manager and nursing leadership team where you will be welcomed with warmth and kindness. We have a fantastic team that compromises of medical, allied health, nursing and administration staff. Our Allied Health team is an incredibly supportive, skilled group of clinicians who practice with a trauma informed approach for our consumers. Our nursing team is an extremely senior team, with the majority of the nursing staff having many years experience in acute psychiatric nursing. Our medical team consists of passionate doctors who practice in a holistic model to ensure consumers receive excellent care.
There is a number of avenues to gain further education and training which you will be supported to engage within. Locally you will be well supported by the team on the unit but you will also be provided professional support by the larger psychology group within Mental Health services.
- The Maitland Mental Health Unit is located at the New Maitland Hospital at Metford. The campus is a newly built health facility with architectural design points that reflect the hunter area.
- The Mental Health Unit is a 24 bed Inpatient Unit and we provide treatment and care for consumers who are suffering from acute mental illness and mental disorders.
- While the leadership is great, and the clinicians high skilled, one of the best parts of working with our team is the sense of unity within the vision for our unit and the care we provide. If successful you will find yourself laughing every day with your colleagues, enjoying connection and a sense of teamwork.
About you:
- While experience working in acute Mental Health units is desired, it is not essential
- Our ideal candidate will be contemporary in their practice, with a keen desire to work efficiently within a larger multidisciplinary team setting.
- You will understand the principles of trauma informed practice and have experience in completing assessment of consumers needs.
Benefits:
- Our team is the strong sense of shared purpose and dedication to delivering exceptional care.
- Opportunity for further education
- Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- Superannuation contributions 11%
- Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
Requirements:
- Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accredited postgraduate clinical psychology qualification of no less than two years full time duration or recognised equivalent, displayed on the Psychology Board of Australia website.
Need more information?
- Find out more about applying for this position
- For role related queries or questions contact Stacey Doosey on *************@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
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.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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