Clinical Psychologist P2 / Senior Clinical Psychologist P3.

Employment Type: Permanent part time

Hours: 22.8 hours a week (3 days)

Salary: Psychologist Grade 2 or Grade 3

Location: Community Care Unit (CCU) Werribee and Prevention & Recovery Care (PARC) Deer Park

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Contact: Helen Hill, Residential Services Manager (CCU/PARC)

P: 99748111 F: 9974810

and./or Dr Aiyesha Melnicenko , Director of Psychology Mercy Health

P: 0403917099 E: AMelnicenko@mercy.com.au

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Where there’s care, there’s You.

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For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

• We have an opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist (P2) or Senior Clinical Psychologist (P3) to join our dynamic multidisciplinary Mercy Mental Health Residential Recovery Services team

• Working across 2 sites at Community Care Unit CCU Werribee and Prevention & Recovery Care (PARC) Deer Park

• The team focuses on best practice, individually tailored consumer care, to meet the needs of adults aged 18-60 years within residential based public mental health settings

• The Clinical Psychologist provides psychological assessment, formulation, individual therapy and group therapy for resident consumers, and offers psychological contributions to treatment planning and recommendations in consultation with the larger multidisciplinary team

• Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, the Clinical Psychologist offers a range of high quality psychological interventions to assist consumers in achieving their recovery goals, increase their independence, and build an improved quality of life, while supporting relapse prevention, discharge planning, and skill building

• In partnership with leadership and psychology registrars, the Clinical Psychologist is involved in developing and improving CCU and PARC psychological services and group programs

• Permanent part-time role, 3 days a week

• Negotiable days

• Generous salary packaging available

• Regular clinical supervision from a senior clinical psychologist, plus opportunities for group supervision and professional development.

What you’ll bring
 

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional consumer-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist, with Area of Practice Endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist

• Experience practising in Psychology under a Recovery Orientated Mental Health Service Framework

• Interest in the intersection between psychiatric, psychological, and systemic approaches to holistic health care

• Sound knowledge and skills in evidence-based psychological therapies, such as CBT, ACT, DBT, CFT, preferably with experience in group therapy facilitation

• Clinical competence in mental state examination and risk management

• Experience in delivery of clinical psychology services to people with severe and complex mental health presentations

• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve

• A compassionate, responsive, flexible and positive approach to effective consumer care and management

• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment

• Commitment to professional development and supervision, with strong reflective abilities

• For P2 Clinical Psychologist role: Candidates currently engaged in an AHPRA Clinical Psychology Registrar Program will be considered

• For P3 Senior Clinical Psychology role: Interest in providing clinical supervision to early career psychologists, with either endorsement as a Psychology Supervisor or working towards completion of the same.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check

• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders

• Relevant postgraduate qualification in Clinical Psychology and AHPRA registration as a Psychologist.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.