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SalaryReference Number 181728
Position Title Psychologist (Grade 2 & 3) - Child and Family Health Services
Employment Status Permanent Part Time
Program Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care
Location Barwon Health North
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 48
Position Summary
HAVE IT ALL
JOIN OUR ALLIED HEALTH TEAM NOW!
- Join a collaborative and passionate multidisciplinary paediatric team at Barwon Health North.
- Take this opportunity to make a difference with Children & Families
- Grow your skills at an organisation invested in your long-term development
Barwon Health North provides accessible health care close to home and to public transport bridging the gap between the acute settings at the University Hospital Geelong by providing the following services:
- Urgent Care Services
- Medical Imaging
- Child and Family Health Services
- Healthy at Home (Chronic and Complex Care)
- Dialysis
- Specialist Clinics
We are part of the Barwon Health North Area Health Team and are located at Barwon Health North. We are a multidisciplinary allied health, medical and mental health team skilled in the Paediatric age group. Our team members consist of speech therapists, social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapist, complex care navigator, audiologist, psychologists, allied health assistants, child psychiatrist, dietician, and paediatrician. We follow best practice based on a family centred care philosophy.
About the role
To provide high quality care to Children and Families accessing the services and demonstrate developing professional leadership through proactive participation within the North Area Health and Child and Family Program Teams.
About the culture
The Northern Suburbs is both dynamic and challenging environment; where staff draw on a large scope of practice and need to be able to think outside the square to work with some of our client cohorts. The possibilities to be innovative are endless.
There is a strong and supportive team culture in our current services at Corio which will align and integrate with those being delivered at Barwon Health North. Working together across a range of disciplines staff have a focus on clients and their health improvement or improving self-management skills to enhance living with chronic illness. Our team culture can be best described as forward striving, involved, empathetic and innovative. We are all dedicated to supporting the organisation in achieving our vision of - By 2050, everyone in our community enjoys the best health and wellbeing in Victoria.
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We also strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.
We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments to submit your application for this role, please contact noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
Selection Criteria Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health's immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.
Essential: Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia
Essential: Endorsement in one of the following: Educational and Developmental, Counselling, Community, Health or Clinical Psychology
Essential: Registered Supervisor with AHPRA
Desirable: Experience in infant mental health, family therapy, CAMHS or child psychotherapy
Essential: Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team and contribute to a positive team environment.
Contact Person Lindsay Shaw
Contact Person Job Title
Contact Number 0435 770 037
Alternate Contact Person Sally Bradshaw
Alternate Contact Number (03) 4215 8055
Closing Date 24/09/2023
