Senior Psychologist

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Consultation Liaison (Developmental Disability) – North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary

• Classification - AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3 - $102,641 to $110,094

Overview

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service.

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is a free community-based tertiary mental health service provided through the WCHN across South Australia, providing care to those with severe and/or complex mental health needs. CAMHS provides services to: infants / children / young people up to 18 (16 in some areas) for community, state-wide and hospital-based services for perinatal women.

Our services include:

• Triage of mental health difficulties
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Individual and family therapy
• Group programmes
• Information provision to parents/carers and key partners such as schools, GPs, hospitals, government and nongovernment organisations

Our multi-disciplinary teams include:

• Aboriginal Mental Health Workers
• Administration Workers
• Lived Experience and Peer Workers
• Nurses
• Occupational Therapists
• Psychologists
• Psychiatrists
• Speech Pathologists
• Social Workers

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists within CAMHS Consultation Liaison, Developmental Disability team to join us as Senior Clinical/Educational Psychologist (AHP3).

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for a direct clinical case load
• Demonstrate competency in a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions
• Plan and co-ordinate services with other disciplines or agencies to meet health care needs of children and young people with co-existing mental health problems and developmental disability
• Liaise with and contribute to capacity-building for other CAMHS and WCHN teams, NDIS providers and external agencies
• Promote access and equity of services for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.

About You

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Must hold an appropriate degree (Master’s Degree in Clinical and/or Educational/Developmental Psychology) or equivalent qualification recognised by the PsyBA
• Must hold general registration with the PsyBA and be endorsed in Clinical and/or Educational/Developmental Psychology area of practice
• Must hold approved supervisor status with the PsyBA at all levels of supervision
• Experience in assessing and developing therapeutic plans with children and adolescents with developmental delay or disability
• Strong communication skills and work with other professionals, facilitate group functions and work as a team member

Benefits of Joining us

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements.

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 857626

Enquiries

Tom Sheppard

Position: Clinical Coordinator - CAMHS Consultation Liaison

Phone: 8161 7227

E-mail: tom.sheppard@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Thursday 28 March 2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

AHP3 - Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS - Role Description - 857626

WCHN Competency Framework.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines