Psychologist - Primary Care Navigator
Full-time PermanentCompetitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.Flexible working conditions.11.5% Superannuation.Access to Employee Assistance Program.Access to discounted gym membership.Access to onsite Physiotherapists.Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).About the Role: The Psychologist within the Primary Care Pilot will undertake practical clinical support and interventions, working directly with the patient and their care supports, their GP, and outpatient and community services, to reduce the need for emergency department presentation and/or hospital admission.
The Psychologist - Primary Care Pilot will understand issues related to health and wellbeing and the impact on the person and their family/supports, including adjustment to change in their health. They will promote improved client outcomes through working in collaboration with care navigators, GPs, and other team members to provide high quality clinical services.
This role will undertake trauma-informed and evidence-based psychological assessments and interventions to support the wellbeing of clients with complex needs in the community. The role will also provide support, consultation, and education to the multi-disciplinary team in mental health care. The role will work collaboratively with colleagues, consumers, and external agencies to contribute to/guide the delivery of patient services and ongoing improvement of pilot processes.
This unique role is an opportunity to build relationships with individual consumers and their supports, with GPs, and with diverse acute and community services and external agencies, to anticipate and reduce the challenges that people with complex health needs, and their supports, can face. It is an opportunity to ensure the highest quality of care, information and support is provided when consumers and their supports need it, to optimise their health and wellbeing and assist them to navigate the complexities of their care.
As a member of the Primary Care Pilot Team, you will remain committed to, and focused on placing people with complex health needs, and their families, at the centre of their own care.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.For more information on this position and how to apply "click here" CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
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