AddressEmployment Type: Permanent Full Time 38 hours per week
Location: Liverpool Drug Health Services
Position Classification: Psychologist
Remuneration: $74,742.00 - $109,397.00 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ461704
Application Close Date: 04/02/2024
Interview Date Range: 07/02/2024 - 14/02/2024
Contact Details: Joan Purcell - (02) 8778 7870 | Joan.Purcell@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity:
SWSLHD is seeking a dedicated, driven and supportive Psychologist to join the Drug Health Youth Services team.
To be successful in this role, you will have proven clinical assessment and clinical judgment skills and be a true patient advocate. Your analytical abilities will reflect strongly in client treatment plans and you will be dedicated to working with clients, service providers and their families to work through the challenges of receiving. You will be a skilled problem solver who has strong analytical skills. Your critical thinking will form the basis of your clinical assessments and you will be well versed in understanding the requirement of work within the community.
Your experience in Psychology will ensure you can provide a high standard of evidence-based care for clients. As a skilled communicator you will be able to provide therapeutic interventions, liaise professionally with service providers and be a strong advocate for your patients.If you are ready to take on your next challenge, click APPLY NOW!
What You'll be Doing:
Delivering evidence-based psychological assessments and interventions in order to address the needs of consumers who are living with a wide range of behavioural and emotional disorders.
Where You'll Be Working:
The Drug Health Youth Services team provides support and education for young people aged 12 to 25, as well as their caregivers in dealing with complex drug and alcohol related challenges.
The team consists of social workers, clinical nurse consultants (CNC), psychologists and Aboriginal health workers who collaborate closely with the Aboriginal health team to provide a holistic and culturally sensitive approach that underscores their commitment to inclusivity.
Through group sessions tailored to teenagers dealing with alcohol and substance dependencies, the team provides a safe platform for open dialogue and assists in the development of strategies to empower these young people and their carers in their journey towards recovery.
The team works closely with parents and caregivers to help them navigate the complexities of addiction and assist the consumers by partnering with NGOs and collaborating with external stakeholders like Street University, youth centers, Youth Services and Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ).
The team holds a clinical caseload, directly partnering with patients in their journey to recovery and offer support by guiding youth and their families through their addictions.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible.
- Full registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. Completion of a four-year sequence of accredited undergraduate study in the discipline of psychology (or equivalent completed overseas).
- Demonstrated effective experience in assessment, intervention and evaluation of clinical outcomes with diverse patient and/or consumer populations.
- Demonstrated experience working independently in the provision of patient/consumer-focused care.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the quality improvement process for service development, implementation and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team to accomplish service goals and improved patient and/or consumer care and outcomes.
- Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style to suit the target audience.
- Current unrestricted Australian drivers licence (P2 Licence Acceptable) subject to obtaining NSW drivers licence within 3 months of appointment.
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Additional Information
Stepping Up - Close the Gap
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au
Workplace Giving Program
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees also have the opportunity to make a difference to help those less fortunate. Visit the Workplace Giving Program for more information.
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Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ?? Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ?? background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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 certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
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