Clinical Psychologist

hhsc; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Health Sciences, through the Eating Disorders Service at McMaster Children’s Hospital, seeks a doctoral‑level psychologist to support children, adolescents and families with eating disorders. The role spans outpatient, inpatient and day treatment, delivering evidence‑based therapies and contributing to program evaluation and innovation.

The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team, provide formal and informal supervision, and help develop care plans, with a focus

Qualifications

• Registered or on the temporary registry with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
• Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology from an accredited university.
• Specialized training in evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents with eating disorders is an asset.
• Clinical training in psychological assessment, treatment, and diagnosis or range of eating disorders with co-morbid conditions.
• Experience with Family Based Treatment (FBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT).
• Ability to work flexibly in a multidisciplinary team and provide peer consultation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and willingness to contribute to a growing program.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team supporting outpatient, inpatient and day treatment programs.
• Deliver evidence-based individual, family and group therapies.
• Contribute to program research activities involving evaluation and outcome liaison.
• Develop and implement innovative approaches to care with program leadership.
• Take a leading role in delivering therapeutic interventions and shaping program policy.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Flexibility in multidisciplinary team

Peer consultation

Education

Doctoral-level training in Clinical Psychology

Job description

The Eating Disorders Service within the McMaster Children's hospital provides a comprehensive range of services for children, adolescents and their families through the delivery of Inpatient, Day Treatment and Outpatient Services. The focus of this service is on children and adolescents with a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Binge Eating Disorder and related eating disorders.

The psychologist will be part of an interdisciplinary team supporting the Outpatient, Inpatient and Day Treatment programs working with patients with a diagnosed Eating Disorder: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Binge Eating Disorder and related eating disorders.
The psychologist role works to the full scope of their practice to include formal and informal peer consultation and supervision, psycho-diagnostic and psychoeducational assessment, delivery of evidence based individual, family, and group therapies, and relevant program research activities involving program evaluation and outcome liaison with the Ontario Eating Disorders Outreach Program.
The Psychologist will assist with and drive the development of innovative approaches to care with the program’s medical and administrative leadership. Will work collaboratively with other team members to develop and implement a care plan for children and adolescents with eating disorders, as well as provide specialized therapy services to pediatric and adolescent patients. The psychologist will take a leading role in the delivery of therapeutic intervention and program policy.

Monday to Friday, days (may require some evening work)

• Registered or on the temporary registry with the College of Psychologists of Ontario
• Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology from an accredited university
• Specialized training in working with evidence based interventions for children and adolescents with an eating disorder is an asset Clinical training in psychological assessment, treatment, and diagnosis or a range of eating disorders along with a range of co-morbid mental health disorders
• Demonstrated experience and skills in the delivery of Family Based Treatment (FBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
• Ability to work flexibly in multidisciplinary team and provide formal and informal peer consultation
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Willingness to work with and evaluate a growing program

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact Human Resources at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:

• Article 30 (k), CUPE Collective Agreement
• Article 10.7 (d), ONA Collective Agreement
• Article 13.01 (b) (ii), OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement
• Article 14.04, OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement
• Article 2.07 and Article 13, PIPSC RT Collective Agreement