Young Adult Support Unit Clinician

The Mater Hospital is looking for a dynamic, vibrant psychologist to join us in the Young Adult Support Unit team on a permanent part time basis.

About the role

The Young Adult Support Unit (YASU) is a specialist multidisciplinary team who adopt a developmentally sensitive, trauma informed and systemic approach to supporting adolescents and Young Adults with chronic medical conditions. Chronic medical conditions can impact a person’s physical, psychological, social and occupational wellbeing. Young people with chronic conditions often face more difficulties negotiating the tasks of adolescence and Young Adulthood than their healthy peers. Adolescents and Young Adults are distinct population with unique needs as they transition out of child/adolescent focused systems and into adult focused systems. As such, YASU provides integrated and holistic strengths-based assessment and evidence-based treatment to help this cohort develop, thrive, prosper and flourish. 

YASU currently has an opportunity available for an experienced, passionate, and motivated Psychologist to join the team. This position will be offered on a permanent part time basis (0.8FTE).

Salary range: $37.13 - $56.12 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for a dynamic, vibrant psychologist to join our team. Tasks include:

• Comprehensive psychosocial assessments of patients, including families, carers and significant others
• Conducting psychological and psychometric assessment, in addition to producing reports for clients  
• Implementing a range of interventions in relation to mental health and chronic health conditions
• Facilitating established psychosocial group programs
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders (including other healthcare services, government and community agencies)
• Advocating for the needs of Young Adults within the health care system, while supporting them, their families and carers
• Applying a scientific, culturally informed and evidence-based approach to psychological practice and evaluating outcomes
• Conducting comprehensive risk assessments and co-creating safety plans
• Applying the principles of culturally safe care to psychological practice
• Applying the principles of trauma-informed and strengths based care
• Adapting psychological practice, including engagement with clients and relevant others, in response to the needs of people from diverse social identity groups including different cultural backgrounds

About you

As the successful applicant, you will have:

• General Psychology Registration via the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• A passion for working with adolescences and Young Adults
• Demonstrated knowledge, expertise and skill in the provision of psychological interventions for adolescents and Young Adults 
• Proven experience and ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team, establish priorities, exercise initiative, and deliver outputs within agreed timeframes
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability and experience in establishing and developing key relationships with stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience and commitment to professional development and quality improvement and /or research in psychology
• Demonstrated commitment to work, health and safety and positive patient experience

 Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Applications close on 24th April 2024. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

For further information, please contact Annalise Foster, Team Leader - Young Adult Support Unit, Mater Young Adult Health Centre Brisbane on 07 3163 6***.