Seslhd - Clinical Psychologist - The Sutherland Hospital

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $ 105,553 - $ 128,653 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ476419What you'll be doingThe vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.You will be woking within a multidisciplinary team to provide high quality, evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention services to patients/consumers of The Sutherland Hospital, specifically rehabilitation and pallaiitive care patients.Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.All workers and new recruits are required to receive 2 doses of a Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine to commence employment/ engagement or continue to work within a NSW Health service.A worker and new recruit will be considered compliant if they have a medical contraindication to all available Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccines and provide medical contraindication evidence in line with the policy requirements.In addition, all Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine annually to be considered compliant.Category A workers and new recruits who are non-compliant with seasonal influenza vaccination or have a medical contraindication to influenza or COVID-19 vaccinations must comply with all other infection control risk reduction strategies as directed while working in a Category A position.SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to:

• Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia, with Endorsement in Clinical Psychology (or eligibility to progress to same), along with a minimum two-year full-time equivalent Master or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology.
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of evidence-based psychological assessment, intervention and evaluation of clinical outcomes with clients experiencing significant illness, newly acquired disability and/or end of life care.
• Capacity to design and implement short and medium term, individual treatment protocols for a range of psychological issues
• Demonstrate high level written and verbal communication skills, organisational skills and time management skills
• Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to other staff
• Demonstrated experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a health setting
• Demonstrated experience in and commitment to quality improvement and research
• Current drivers licence (or a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position)

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For role related queries or questions contact Brielle Gosch on Brielle.Gosch@health.nsw.gov.auApplications Close: 18 April 2024