This is a Closed Period Contract for a Full Time Psychologist from January 2025 to October 2025 for 5 days per week with the potential to move into a PPT role in Petersham. What you'll be doing As a Psychologist / Clinician you will provide evidence-based clinical case management, assessment, and psychological interventions to clients in the community with mental illness. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive, therapeutic mental health services to clients.
Your role may include:
Providing specialised mental health interventions, including individual and group therapy, that improve the health and wellbeing of residents. Ensuring that appropriate psychological interventions are incorporated into treatment planning, providing 1:1 consultation, and contributing when there is a need for direct work with the consultant psychologist, particularly for complex cases. Being involved in the development of Positive Behaviour Support plans and ensuring the ongoing review of these plans. Providing evidence-based focused psychological and behavioural interventions. Performing functional assessments. Collaborating in shared care approaches, such as joint sessions with the referring Uniting team, case review discussions, and documentation/reports to share information and make recommendations. Conducting individual and/or group sessions to support individuals' mental health and wellbeing. Identifying opportunities to promote our services internally in Uniting and working with stakeholders to bring good news stories and articles. Regularly reviewing and benchmarking best practice to ensure interventions are effective and being involved in research to contribute to the ongoing improvements in mental health in aged care. Who we're looking for Tertiary qualifications in Psychology and current membership to AHPRA (Provisional or Registered Psychologist). 3 years experience in the clinical practice field within mental health, providing high-quality assessment and evidence-based psychological interventions. Ability to collaboratively plan and coordinate a comprehensive bio-psychosocial approach and interventions to meet the needs of clients. Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a larger team. Proficient in using computers and possessing strong technology skills, with a willingness to learn new systems/programs as required. Current and unrestricted Australian Driver's Licence. About Uniting Annesley Located in Haberfield NSW, Uniting Annesley is an accredited 88-bed specialist residential aged care home for men and women living with mental illness and homelessness, including those that have experienced financial hardship and/or are socially disadvantaged.
Why work at Uniting? To help you thrive in your work, you'll have access to a range of benefits that support you in your role and outside of work. Because when our people thrive, we have an even greater impact for the people we serve.
Flexible working options. Career development and progression opportunities. A range of health and wellbeing support. Genuinely make a positive impact on the lives of real people – our employees, our clients, and the communities we serve. When you're part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you're part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.
Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.
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