Work in an environment that offers: Support for career progression and development An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service An ability to live and work in a vibrant regional setting The Position Job Reference: 934 Position Title: Senior Clinical Psychologist Classification: PL1 – PL4 Senior Clinical Psychologist Salary per hour (exc.
super): $54.80 - $62.71 Hours per fortnight: 80 hours Psychiatry Adult (includes an ADO evry 4 weeks) & 32 hours in the Residential Rehabilitation Employment Status: Ongoing - Full time in Psychiatry Adult & Ongoing Part time in Residential Rehabilitation Closing date: 15/01/2025 Role Description We have two Senior Clinical Psychologist positions for you to choose from!
We have designed these positions so that you will have great opportunity to exercise your therapeutic and assessment expertise!
One position is in our inpatient precinct, which includes our acute inpatient unit, our extended care unit and our parent – infant unit.
This is a full time position.
The 2nd position is in our Dual Diagnosis Unit which is part time (two days per week) which is for adults who have both a AOD and mental health diagnoses.
In both positions we are seeking candidates who are wanting to work with a variety of complex presentations, where you will be able to undertake comprehensive assessments (which could include some cognitive/personality assessment), clinical formulation, collaboration with our psychiatrists and multi-disciplinary team, over diagnostic dilemma's, provide psychological interventions in individual/group format, as well as, provide recommendations to the multidisciplinary treatment teams!
Please refer to the inpatient precinct Adult acute (psychiatry Adult) unit position description and Dual Diagnosis (residential rehabilitation) Position description for details of each position.
This is an incredible opportunity to develop your career with exposure to a diverse inpatient and community residential population where your psychotherapeutic and recovery orientated skills will be very beneficial to our patients.
We expect you to be a consummate professional, who maintains high ethical standards and upholds the values of Bendigo Health.
Acute Precinct role: Greater opportunity for diagnostic clarification and working with both short term and longer term inpatient admissions, as well as a greater variety of presentations, including patients admitted to the parent-infant unit We value your expertise in providing psychological interventions, to our longer term patients and your skills in establishing rapport and positive therapeutic alliances with patients with a number of co-morbidities.
We will be seeking your knowledge and ability to make therapeutically orientated recommendations to families and patients and to work with therapeutically in both a group and individual format Need more information?
Please contact Anthony Lunney, Nurse unit Manager on (03) 5454 7675 for a confidential discussion.
Dual Diagnosis role: DDU follows a recovery oriented practice, working on both the Substance abuse disorder, as well as facilitating the recovery from mental illness.
Typically, patients have admissions up to 3 months.
Your expertise in both individual and group therapies will be required and your assessment skills, including personality and cognitive skills will be greatly appreciated.
Your interest in working with a population of people with both significant alcohol and drug, as well as high and low prevalence disorders will be your greatest asset Need more information?
Please contact Sheethal Thomas, Acting Nurse Unit Manager Sheethal Thomas on (03)5454 6512 for a confidential discussion.
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Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.
Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care.
Every Person, Every Time.
Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria.
The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: Staff health and wellbeing programs Career development and education opportunities Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight Flexible Working Arrangements Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.
Your New Division The Mental Health & Well-being Service provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment area in Victoria stretching from Swan Hill in the north of the state to Gisborne in the south.
Family sensitive practice is central to our models of mental health care and best practice ensures the identification, inclusion and support of families, carers and children.
Bendigo Region Bendigo is one of Victoria's largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in.
Bendigo provides services for the region's population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities.
We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
Diversity and Inclusion Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
Relocating to the Region?
Bendigo Health currently has access to the Regional Mental Health Workforce Incentive program.
Candidates relocating may be eligible for grants to support relocation and settlement expenses.
For more information please visit the Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (RWAV) website: Regional Mental Health Workforce Incentives · RWAV *Subject to the availability of government funding and eligibility criteria Position Description Residential Rehabilitation : HERE Position Description Psyciatry Adult: HERE Act with RespectX | We are proud to be a RespectX Accredited Employer.
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