Clinical Psychologist Grade 2

South Metropolitan Health Service; Fremantle; Sur place; AUD 70 000 - 110 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Professional Development Opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Flexible leave arrangements

Other professional and location-based

Résumé du poste

South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) Fremantle Hospital is seeking a skilled Clinical Psychologist to join the adult inpatient wards as part of a new mental health beds expansion project. The role covers clinical, consultant, and education psychology services within a multidisciplinary team.

The successful applicant will provide supervision to clinical psychology registrars and trainees, ensuring alignment with Psychology Board of Australia standards and ethical guidelines.

Qualifications

• Registered clinical psychologist with Australian standards and registration.
• Experience providing clinical, consultant and education psychology services in inpatient settings.
• Ability to supervise registrars and trainees in line with professional standards.

Responsabilités

• Provide clinical psychology services to adult inpatient wards.
• Deliver consultant and education psychology services to individuals, couples, families, and groups.
• Supervise clinical psychology registrars and trainees.

Connaissances

Clinical psychology

Supervision

Education psychology

Formation

Registration with Psychology Board of Australia

Description du poste

Position Profile and Role

CRVCID 750514 This recruitment process offers a Permanent Part Time (0.7 FTE) appointment. At South Metropolitan Health Service , every employee contributes to delivering safe, high-quality care to our community. Guided by our vision of Excellent health care, every time , we place research, innovation and continuous improvement at the centre of everything we do. We are building a culture of shared learning and leadership that reflects our commitment to being Collectively One, Locally Led . Through tailored development programs, leadership opportunities and contemporary ways of working, our people are empowered to grow, thrive and make a meaningful difference across every site and portfolio. Position Profile and Role We are currently seeking a skilled and compassionate Clinical Psychologist to join our team at Fremantle Hospital in the adult inpatient wards of our new mental health beds expansion project (Wetij & Boodalung Wards). This is an exciting opportunity to grow the presence of clinical psychology in a contemporary inpatient mental health setting. The successful applicant(s) shall perform a clinical, consultant, and education psychology service with individuals, couples, families, groups, other professionals, and organisational systems within a multidisciplinary and professional team context. In addition to clinical duties, the role involves providing supervision to clinical psychology registrars and trainees, supporting their development in line with professional standards. All practice must adhere to the Psychology Board of Australia’s registration standards, ensuring ethical, evidence-based, and high-quality care. The successful applicant will be joining an established and supportive clinical psychology and neuropsychology team with opportunities for peer supervision, training and development.

Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Cate Spencer/Sian Jeffery, Senior Clinical Psychologist Coordinators at 08 9431 3741.

About us

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce. Fremantle Hospital is a 300-bed specialist hospital delivering high-quality aged care, mental health, rehabilitation, planned surgery and medical services. Supporting the tertiary and quaternary services of Fiona Stanley Hospital, Fremantle Hospital provides a broad range of specialist care across areas including orthopaedics, general and plastic surgery, ENT, specialised hand surgery, ophthalmology, urology, vascular, endoscopy, dental and maxillofacial, and women’s health services. South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) Mental Health has opened a new state-of-the-art facility at Fremantle Hospital designed to offer expanded and modern mental health services for our community. The three-storey space will provide an additional 40 mental health beds and a 24-hour Mental Health Crisis Centre, ensuring compassionate and innovative care for those who need it most.

Application and assessment support

If you have any access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and assessment process, please contact Sian Jeffery, Senior Clinical Psychologist Coordinator at 08 9431 3741. If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.

Employee Benefits

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flexible leave arrangements
• Other professional and location-based allowances

Eligibility to Apply

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within SMHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision. Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED