Clinical, Forensic, or Neuropsychologist - Drug and Alcohol LifeSpan Clinics
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ537532 Requisition #
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist, Snr Clinical Psychologist
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: Dependent on Qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ537532
Applications Close: 03/02/2025
This position is dependent on Qualifications:
Clinical Psychologist - ($55.09 - $67.15) per hour
Snr Clinical Psychologist - ($70.17 - $74.19) per hour
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
An opportunity has become available for qualified Clinical Psychologist, Snr Clinical Psychologist to join the Nepean Hospital team on a temporary basis.
The Lifespan Clinics are a suite of outpatient clinics developed to ensure all patients who use methamphetamine are offered an opportunity for assessment, screening and diagnosis for known sequelae and complications of methamphetamine use. Targeted interventions are developed and implemented based on individual need, consistent with the principles of harm minimization and longitudinal follow up. Building around individuals, the clinics bring in the expertise of specialists who understand the health manifestations of methamphetamine on body systems associated with their scope of practice. Clinicians work synergistically with Addiction Medicine specialists and highly skilled drug and alcohol clinicians to realise patient centred and fully integrated care.
Your role as the successful candidate will provide high quality, patient focused, evidence-based psychological assessment, neuropsychological assessment, diagnosis, treatment and clinical management of drug and alcohol addiction and psychological conditions for people presenting to newly established clinics. This includes the provision of specialised assessment and interventions to the Neurodiversity and ADHD clinics of the program.
You will support the evaluation of high-quality, evidence-informed psychological services within the clinics, this includes participating in the evaluation of clinical outcomes of services, assist in the development and provision of education and training programs and to provide supervision to other psychologists.
This position is open to fully registered and endorsed Clinical, Forensic and Clinical neuropsychologists.
If this is the kind of working environment for you and the opportunity excites you, please apply now!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
· Accrued Day Off (ADO)
· Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
· Novated Leasing
· Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
· Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
· Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role:
- Must hold a post graduate degree in clinical, forensic, or clinical neuropsychology (Masters, and/or Doctorate or PhD) and full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and practice endorsement (or working towards) in Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology or Clinical Neuropsychology.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in psychological assessment, case formulation and intervention for adults and adolescents with a severe mental illness, drug and alcohol concerns, and/or neurodivergent disorders.
- Demonstrated understanding of the relevant scientific literature on psychological services for adults and adolescents with a severe mental illness, drug and alcohol concerns, and/or neurodivergent disorders.
- Skills in conducting research/quality projects including data analysis and program evaluation.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and the provision of clinical correspondence.
- An ability to liaise with a range of relevant agencies and departments both internal and external to health.
- Demonstrated high level organisational, prioritisation and time management skills in an environment of competing clinical demands.
- Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact James Brown on James.Brown1@health.nsw.gov.au
