Neuropsychologist - Brain Injury Rehab Team

Holland-Bloorview-Kids-Rehabilitation-Hospital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking a Neuropsychologist for the Brain Injury Rehab Team. You will provide neuropsychological assessments and interventions for children/adolescents with brain injuries, work within an interprofessional team, and support school and home transitions.

The role emphasizes client- and family-centered care, supervision of practicum students, and active participation in the BIRT program, contributing to academic and clinical excellence.

Qualifications

• PhD in Psychology and registration with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
• Competencies in clinical neuropsychology and clinical psychology with children and adolescents.
• Experience with pediatric acquired brain injury preferred.

Responsibilities

• Offers a complete range of psychological services including assessment, intervention, consultation, education, training, and team support.
• Completes neuropsychological assessments and provides comprehensive feedback to individuals and families.
• Works with psychometrists and provides supervision for assessments.
• Communicates information to interprofessional teams and schools involved in client care.
• Demonstrates strong neuropsychological formulation, feedback, and report writing.
• Provides group and individual psychological interventions appropriate for pediatric rehab.
• Collaborates with clients, families, and teams to deliver client- and family-centered care.
• Educates and trains the interprofessional team; supervises practicum and internship students.
• Participates in BIRT program and related psychology meetings.

Skills

Neuropsychological assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Supervision of practicum

Education

PhD in Psychology

Registration with College of Psychologists (Ontario) or eligible

Pediatric rehabilitation/health psychology asset

Job description

Neuropsychologist - Brain Injury Rehab Team

Category Healthcare Professional Opportunities

Req Number HEA-26-00081

Open Date 9/24/2026

Number of Openings 1

Department Brain Injury Rehab Team

Work type Temporary Full-Time

Salary band Band I ($59.92 - $74.89/hr)

FTE 1.0

Posting Close Date 10/23/2026

Description

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital, and a top 40 Canadian research hospital. Serving over 8,500 families annually in both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Bloorview's vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. We are an academic hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities: supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and research.

Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

Our inpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation Team (BIRT) provides multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services to children and adolescents following acquired and traumatic brain injuries (e.g., encephalopathy, brain tumour, and motor-vehicle accidents). Rehabilitation services include assessment, intervention and consultation, and the neuropsychologist will be a key player on the inter professional team.

The neuropsychologist’s main focus is to provide neuropsychological assessment services to support clients during their admission, as well as support their transition home and back to their school and community. In addition, the neuropsychologist will be involved in providing individual and group intervention to clients and their caregivers.

Specific duties include:

• The neuropsychologist offers a complete range of psychological services including assessment, intervention, consultation, education, training, and team support.
• Completes neuropsychological assessments and provides comprehensive individual and/or family feedback.
• Works collaboratively in providing supervision with psychometrists in completing assessments.
• Communicates information to the inter professional team, including members from the Bloorview School Authority, as well as the client's home school and community teams.
• Has strong neuropsychological formulation, feedback, and report writing skills (a de-identified report example may be requested).
• Provides psychological interventions in both group and individual formats to clients and their caregivers.
• Provides intervention approaches that are appropriate to the pediatric rehabilitation setting.
• In partnership with clients, caregivers and the inter professional team, works collaboratively to provide client and family-centred care which is goal directed, evidence based and outcome oriented.
• Ability to provide appropriate education and training sessions to inter professional team.
• As a member of the Holland Bloorview Psychology Pre-doctoral Internship Program, supervises psychology practicum and internship students.
• Active participation in the BIRT program and psychology specific meetings, which may include involvement in committee work, as appropriate.

Qualifications:

• PhD in Psychology and Registration (or eligible for registration) with the College of Psychologists in Ontario required, with declared competencies in Clinical Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology with children and adolescents.
• Previous experience working with clients and families following pediatric acquired brain injury is preferred.
• Declared competence in Rehabilitation Psychology and/or Health Psychology would be an asset.

About the Organization

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030. The plan: https://strategicplan.hollandbloorview.ca/

To get a glimpse as to who Holland Bloorview is, we invite you to watch the Together We Dare. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3c-FszREUk

Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA). This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. To help in our journey towards fully reflecting the communities we partner with, we welcome and encourage applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. Holland Bloorview is committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting [e-mail] or 416-425-6220.

This position is currently accepting applications.