Clinical Psychologist - Supportive and Palliative Care
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ519851 Requisition #
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $109,247.00 - $133,156.00 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ519851
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 Clinical Psychologist for Supportive and Palliative Care is responsible for providing high quality, patient-centred, evidence-based psychological assessment, diagnosis, intervention and consultation to improve the quality of life of patients and families/carers engaged within the service. The role will provide psychosocial services for people living with a life limiting illness and will include inpatient, outpatient, community and occasional consultation-liaison work.
The incumbent will work as part of the multidisciplinary Supportive and Palliative Care service across the District and will also be involved in the development and provision of education and training programs and quality improvement and research. If this sounds like your next career step, we invite you to 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:
- Full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with full endorsement in the area of Clinical Psychology or working towards endorsement.
- Accredited Clinical Doctorate/Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology
- Knowledge in a wide range of psychological assessment procedures and specific training and experience in cognitive-behavioural and other evidence based psychological treatments delivered on an individual or group basis.
- Comprehensive contemporary knowledge of psychological practice in palliative care and bereavement.
- Demonstrated knowledge of research and the quality improvement process for service development, implementation and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team to accomplish service goals and improved patient and/or consumer care and outcomes.
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and problem solving skills and computer literacy.
- Unrestricted NSW driver’s licence and willingness to travel across the local health district as required.
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.
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For role related queries or questions contact Laura Kirsten on Laura.Kirsten@health.nsw.gov.au
