Clinical Psychologist
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ529243 Requisition #
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $55.09 - $67.15 per hour
Hours Per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ529243
Applications Close: 11/12/2024
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 and 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.
The Nepean Pain Management team is seeking to engage Clinical Psychologists to join their unit. The Clinical Psychologist is responsible for the provision of high quality, evidence-based psychology services to individuals and groups in the context of the pain management service. The incumbent will conduct comprehensive assessments of patients referred to the Pain Service and advising on appropriate management as part of the chronic pain service.
As a Clinical Psychologist, you will participate as a member of the multidisciplinary team and engages in quality improvement and research to improve patient care and patient-related outcomes. Hours per week is negotiable for the successful applicant. Apply Today!
What we can offer you (for eligible employees):
- Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time employees
- 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 Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
What you will bring to the role:
- Theoretical knowledge of pain theories and the relationship between psychological factors and chronic pain.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct a comprehensive psychological assessment and deliver individual and group therapeutic and educational interventions to people with mental health conditions.
- Demonstrated experience in delivering a range of psychological interventions including cognitive behavioural therapy.
- Experience working with people living with chronic pain
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate group processes, identify and manage problems in relation to group dynamics and to promote and support team-based solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to engage in quality improvement and participate in the research process.
- Demonstrated well developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
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?
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For role related queries or questions contact Rebecca Martin on Rebecca.Martin@health.nsw.gov.au
