Safeguards Clinical and Senior Psychologist - Adolescent Mental Health - Justice Health Olympic Park - PFT

Position Title: Safeguards Clinical and Senior Psychologist - Adolescent Mental Health - Justice Health Olympic Park – PFT

If you are passionate about delivering healthcare with the greatest impact, then come and join us at the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (JHFMHN). We are Just the Place to grow your career and be part of a valued team delivering care where it's needed most!

Be part of a supportive environment, where you can apply your skills to address complex healthcare needs while broadening your treatment capabilities to maximise patient outcomes. 

We are a challenging yet rewarding place to take your career even further. With industry-leading safety standards, you can focus on doing your best work alongside skilled colleagues while gaining job training to progress your career.

The Role

To provide high-quality, evidence-informed psychological services within a community adolescent forensic mental health team in the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (JHFMHN). Providing mental health assessment, intervention and care coordination by incorporating discipline specific recommendations to the identification and formulation for young people and their families who are experiencing crisis or mental health complexity.

The position works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and a range of internal and external stakeholders to enhance the assessment, diagnosis, case-formulation and treatment of young people with complex mental health issues involved in the criminal justice system. The Safeguard Service team which is community based and will provide rapid, mobile, intensive and flexible short term delivery of skilled evidence based interventions to improve outcomes for young people in contact with the criminal justice system.

Essential Requirements

• Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia with an accredited Masters degree (6th year) or higher in Clinical Psychology or another endorsed area of psychology (e.g. Forensic Psychology or Clinical Neuropsychology).
• May require extended hours during the week and on weekend. May be required to travel to regional NSW sites to provide in-reach.

Our location:

The Justice Health Olympic Park office is located at 10 Herb Elliot Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park. Designed for inter-departmental communication and collaborative working, the office provides large open spaces and an abundance of natural light. An array of restaurants and café options are a short walk away.

Easy access is provided via public transport including buses, trains, and ferries, as well as road access via the M4 and Parramatta Road via Homebush Bay Drive. 35 km of bicycle paths surround the site, and bicycle storage and shower amenities are available in the office as well.

Salary & Benefits

Your annual salary will be 109,247 - $133,156 p.a plus superannuation. You will also have access to a number of benefits:

o   Additional allowances that may apply

o   Access to salary packaging benefits.

o   A fitness passport (if you’re eligible) + ADOs (If full-time).

o   Fantastic training & education opportunities available.

Diversity & Inclusivity

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We employ all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability.

*This is also a Targeted Aboriginal Position. Preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal descent. Exemption is claimed under Section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977