Snr Clinical Psychologist, Eating Disorders - SESLHD MHS
Position Classification: Senior Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $139,137.00 - $147,108.00 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ548257
Location: Kogarah, Sydney
Applications close date: 9 February 2025
Come Work With Us!
Ready for your next career challenge? Looking to develop your specialist clinical skills in a highly supported environment? Do you have an interest in working with people with an eating disorder?
For more information we encourage you to contact Joanna Williams on Joanna.Williams@health.nsw.gov.au
Interviews are expected to be held between 17 February 2025 and 21 February 2025.
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
What you'll be doing
The Senior Clinical Psychologist, Eating Disorders is part of a specialist multidisciplinary team responsible for the provision of consultation liaison, peer consultation and mentoring, supervision and workforce capability development in the area of eating disorders across SESLHD.
The Eating Disorders Clinical Support Team will also provide a mix of rehabilitative clinical and psychosocial interventions delivered either virtually or face-to face to consumers and their family who would benefit from a period of higher intensity support that supplements existing service provision. Within the team, the Senior Clinical Psychologist will provide evidence-based assessment and therapeutic interventions including group therapies. They will also develop and implement quality evaluation of clinical outcomes of the specialist team.
The role involves clinical leadership, clinical supervision, education, quality improvement and service development in collaboration with the Eating Disorders Program Lead.
Additional Information and Benefits
- An eligibility list may be created for future temporary full time positions
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Selection Criteria:
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible.
- Current Registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA, along with endorsement in Clinical Psychology and a minimum two-year full-time accredited postgraduate Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. Successful applicant must have at least five years of clinical experience as a Psychologist, including 3 years with full Endorsement.
- Demonstrated knowledge of disordered eating, body image and related social and cultural issues with extensive understanding of the clinical expertise required in the identification, assessment, diagnosis, care planning, management and treatment of adults and/or young people.
- Extensive contemporary post-graduate knowledge and clinical experience in the provision of individual and group clinical psychology interventions for eating disorders, such as Maudsley Family-Based Therapy, Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Willing to be trained in the breadth of best practice therapies for Eating Disorders.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making, conflict resolution and advocacy skills including collaborative stakeholder consultation.
- Demonstrated experience in research, quality improvement and/or service evaluation.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to liaise, consult and educate on medical and/or mental health issues with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
- Current unrestricted NSW Class C driver’s license and willingness to travel.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
Information for applicants:
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.
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 invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
