Psychologist - Wondakka Community Rehabilitation Centre - Northern Mental Health

Department for Health and Wellbeing
Job reference: 789773
Location: 5112 - ELIZABETH EAST
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Northern Mental Health, Elizabeth East
• Salary: $85,665 - $99,241 p.a. (pro rata) - AHP2 - Ongoing Part-Time, working 18.75 hours per week

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care to more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide as well as providing a number of state-wide services, and services to those in regional areas. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged. With a workforce of almost 6,000 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability.

In this key role as a Psychologist, you will provide assessment and treatment services for community consumers of NALHN which aim to optimise health outcomes. In this role you will rotate through a series of clinical services.

The Psychologist applies clinical experience, increasing clinical knowledge and professional competence to plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive and integrated services to the needs of consumers. In this role you will work under limited direct clinical supervision and may provide direction and support to less experienced staff, allied health assistants and students.

In this role you will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and liaise directly with medical, nursing, allied health staff, community mental health teams, NALHN and with other private providers and community agencies.

To be eligible for this position you must hold an appropriate degree (Master of Clinical Psychology) or equivalent qualification recognised by the PsyBA. You must hold general registration with the PsyBA.

COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement under the Emergency Management (COVID-19) (Healthcare Setting Workers Vaccination) Directions 2022 No 7 to work in SA Health/health care setting.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 789773

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.