AddressEarly Careers Mental Health Program - Psychology
An amazing opportunity to start your professional Mental Health career at the Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH) located in Mildura, Victoria.
Our Program:
We are excited to announce we are seeking applications for multiple positions to join our Early Careers Program in Mental Health Services: Psychology -
- Provisional/Intern Psychologist (Grade 1)
- Registered Psychologist/Psychology Registrar (Grade 2)
The Organisation:
Mental Health and Wellbeing Services, forming part of Mildura Base Public Hospital, offers a range of inpatient and community-based services for people experiencing mental illness and distress across the lifespan in the Northern Mallee Region. We promote and provide a work environment that embraces professional development and supports staff to maximize growth through internal and external. We also offer an environment that genuinely cares about the health and wellbeing of all staff.
About the Positions:
The interprofessional Mental HealthEarly Careers Program offers allied health and nursing professionals a fully supported learning program that is delivered within a positive and safe environment. It aims to develop new skills, knowledge, applied experience and values for early career professionals to become effective members of the multi-disciplinary Mental Health team.
Under the supervision of an experienced Clinical Psychologist and registered supervisor along with the Team Leader, they will provide comprehensive biopsychosocial clinical assessments and recovery-focused psychological treatment, and care, to people and their families that are evidence-based and best practice to enhance the person’s recovery from Mental Health disorder and psychological distress.
Elements include:
- A comprehensive orientation
- Mentor/buddy support
- Rotations within different teams/settings
- Professional development days
- A personalised learning plan and study time
- Clinical supervision with a Board Approved Supervisor
- Group supervision program
- Discovery day opportunities to learn about other programs
- Support from a Psychology Educator
About You:
You are a Provisional Psychologist and have recently completed your 5th year of psychology qualification and are on the pathway to becoming a Registered Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. You are eligible to complete your Psychology Internship (6th year) across 2024/2025.
Alternatively, you are fully registered with the Psychology Board of Australia as a Psychologist and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) by commencement date and are eligible to complete a two-year Clinical Psychology Registrar program for Endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist.
Successful applicants with have an authentic desire to improve the lives of people with Mental Health conditions and to develop a career in an interprofessional public health setting. Your will be a keen and curious learner and passionate about delivering a high standard of care to consumers, families, carers and supporters. Candidates must meet the necessary key selection criteria outlined in the relevant position descriptions.
The Intern Psychologist position is offered as full-time on a fixed term 12-month basis, with the Registrar role a two-year fixed role. This program is derived from the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health system recommendations.
The Mildura Base Public Hospital is an organisation driven by a genuine focus on patient centred care, delivering exceptional care for our consumer base of over 80,000. With this focus guiding the functioning of our organisation on a day to day basis in line with our HEART values we have established a work environment in which there are greater levels of employee engagement and professional development than ever seen before. Our workforce of over 1200 employees are committed to providing a service to our community 24/7 which will have long lasting positive outcomes.
Our People, Our H.E.A.R.T:
Our H E A R T values (Happy Empathetic Accountable Respectful Team Based) are so much more than words; they are the driving force behind what we do every day. These values are lived throughout the organisation across each department, role and location.
What MBPH has to offer you:
- Internal Professional Development– including but not limited to the opportunity for eligible employees to access scholarships for postgraduate studies as well as specifically designed programs within MBPH for skill development
- An environment where external professional development is supported and encouraged
- A location centre of town reducing travel times
- Free parking on site for all employees
- Salary Packaging – Pay less tax
- On-site Café
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Employee Intervention Programs – Free Remedial Therapy and Physiotherapy
- Free employee events and celebrations (check out our Facebook page @MilduraBasePublicHospital to see what we have been up to this past year)
- At MBPH, we continue to strengthen our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion practices. This is supported through our internal network of LGBTQIA+ Allies and organisational membership with ACON Pride in Diversity.
- Our membership with ACON Pride in Diversity shows our commitment to building an inclusive workplace.
How we model our values:
- MBPH employees are 3% more satisfied compared to other health services, a 7.8% increase from 2022
- 7:10 employees live and breathe our MBPH HEART Values
- 86% of employees feel a sense of accomplishment from their work
- 94% say they can use their skills and knowledge in their job
- 79% of employees feel included, which is a 1.3% increase above the Victorian Public Sector
- 9.8% increase in satisfaction with work/life balance since 2022
- Priority on learning and development of staff has increased by 10% since 2022
How to Apply:
All applications must be lodged online by clicking on the ‘apply now’ button.
Please specify in the Cover Letter which position is being applied for.
For a copy of position descriptions, please visit https://www.mbph.org.au/careers/job-vacancies
For further information on the hospital, please visit our website: https://www.mbph.org.au/
For further information on the positions contact Director of Psychology, Kate French on 03 5022 3*** or *******@mbph.org.au
Enquiries can also be directed to Human Resources at **************@mbph.org.au
Please note that the Department of Health requires all health care workers in Victorian public hospitals to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. For those over the age of 18, this means 3 Covid-19 vaccinations are required. For those under the age of 18, 2 Covid-19 vaccinations are required. For further information, please visit the Department of Health website: Vaccination for healthcare workers | health.vic.gov.au
A valid Working with Children Check and a National Police Check (undertaken in the last three months) are required.
Applications close: 20 July 2024
