Senior Clinical Psychologist

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
REQ537452
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 30/06/2026)
Position Classification: Snr Clinical Psychologist
Location : Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $70.17 - $74.19 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ537452
Applications Close : 19/01/2025

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 Senior 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 Senior Clinical/Forensic/Clinical Neuropsychologist position is responsible for establishing and leading the implementation of evidenced-based psychological assessments and interventions for the treatment and management of drug and alcohol addiction and psychological conditions for people presenting to newly established Drug & Alcohol Lifespan Clinics.
Within the Lifespan group of clinics, the Senior Clinical/Forensic/Clinical Neuropsychologist will provide high quality, patient-focused, evidence-based psychological assessment, neuropsychological assessment, diagnosis and treatment to improve outcomes of patients and families/carers engaged with the program.
This includes the provision of supervision, consultation, and clinical leadership that requires higher-level knowledge and experience, manifesting in competence, initiative, innovation, responsibility, and the development and extension of applications of assessment and treatment methods.
This position will provide specialised assessment and interventions to the Neurodiversity and ADHD clinics of the Lifespan group of clinics, as well as others.
You will lead the provision of planning, coordination and evaluation of high-quality, evidence-informed psychological services.
This includes the provision of advice, support and guidance on the delivery of psychological services to management and other clinical psychologists and allied health staff, including an active caseload of significantly complex patients that will be supported within the context of a multidisciplinary health care team.
You will contribute to establishing the model of care, participate in the evaluation of clinical outcomes of services including research activities, assist in the development and provision of education and training programs, and will be expected to provide supervision of other psychologists.
This position is open to fully registered and endorsed Clinical, Forensic and 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 PackagingNovated LeasingGreat education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each yearAccess to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family membersFitness PassportNBMLHD 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: Current Senior Clinical, Forensic or Neuropsychologist or eligible for Senior Clinical, Forensic or Neuropsychologist grading (with no less than 12 months service at the 5th year of service and thereafter on the Clinical Psychology Award salary scale).
This includes holding 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 in Clinical Psychology, Forensic or Clinical Neuropsychology.Extensive 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.Excellent 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.Advanced verbal and written communication skills including negotiation, advocacy, interpersonal skills, consultation-liaison skills and writing a range of clinical and operational documentation.Demonstrated experience in leading/managing clinical programs, provision of clinical supervision, and mentoring and development of staff.Demonstrated high level organisational, prioritisation and time management skills in an environment of competing clinical demands.Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.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.
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