Psychologist - Cooinda Mental Health Service

Employment Term: Permanent Part Time Opportunity available
Buderim Private Hospital Cooinda Mental Health Service
Hospital Employment/Private Practice Shared Model

Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private Hospital

Were looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our team at Buderim Private Hospital as a Psychologist youll be encouraged to grow develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Lets make a meaningful difference together.

Your part in Buderim Private Hospital team

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join our multi-disciplinary team at Cooinda Mental Health Service. Our Service consists of four units including Cooinda Psychiatry Clinic Cooinda Psychology Clinic Cooinda Inpatient Unit and Cooinda Day Program Unit. The employment model we offer is based on a 50/50 split which means you will be required to work 50% of your time in the hospital with inpatients and day patients (min two days) and 50% of your time in the Cooinda Psychology Clinic running your own private practice (min two days).

Key duties in the hospital (Inpatient Unit and Day Program Unit)

• Psychometric assessments
• Provision of individual psychological treatment
• Facilitating group therapy
• Regular communication with Psychiatrists Nurses and other Allied Health Professionals
• Attending Multidisciplinary Team Meetings

Key duties in Cooinda Psychology Clinic

• Psychometric assessments
• Individual psychological treatment
• Regular written communication with referrers including Psychiatrists and GPs

What makes a difference for us

We would like to recruit Clinical Psychologists that meets the following criteria:

Registration and qualifications

• Full unconditional registration with AHPRA
• Formal qualifications in Clinical Psychology (Masters or Doctorate Degree)
• Formal training in evidence-based psychological therapies including CBT TF-CBT DBT

Work experience:

• Conducting psychometric assessments
• Providing individual evidence-based psychological therapy
• Facilitating group therapy
• Experience in treating moderate to severe psychiatric disorders
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and record keeping skills

Team characteristics:

We are a small team of Psychologists working closely together within a larger multi-disciplinary team and we are looking for teammates with the following traits:

• Professional reliable accountable
• Ability to work autonomously but not in isolation
• Dedication to providing evidence-based treatments
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Willing to build relationships with external referrers
• Warm and friendly disposition and easy to get on with

What makes a difference for you

With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast thats 40 years in the making Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one-on-one care from the heart.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15900) and meal entertainment (up to $2650) per annum
• Free On-Site Parking
• A recognition and rewards platform providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers including everyday expenses holidays health insurance annual awards celebration wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect shared standards strong values and a commitment to serving others
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave available after 6 months service in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year Diwali Ramadan NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Professional development through Graduate Certificates skills development courses bursaries grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).
• Career development opportunitiesto challenge yourself grow and make a meaningful difference

Buderim Private Hospital is proudly part of the UnitingCare family wed love you to be too.

As one of the Sunshine Coasts largest hospitals we provide a comprehensive range of surgical and medical services using the latest technology. This includes emergency maternity intensive care cardiovascular obstetric and gynaecology urology cancer care general medicine renal and respiratory services orthopaedic and mental health care among many others.

Joining Buderim Private Hospital youll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer were a proud not-for-profit with more than 16 500 staff and 9 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare Lifeline ARRCS The Wesley Hospital Buderim Private Hospital St Stephens Hospital and St Andrews War Memorial Hospital and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate inclusive and committed to the work we do helping people live life in all its fullness.

Start making a difference today

Our application process takes less than 15 minutes Click the APPLY button to be taken to our online application process and upload your resume and cover letter. Our team are available to answer any questions you may have.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simpleeverybody iswelcome UnitingCare diversity is at the core of our who we are our mission and our are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex race culture sexual orientation disability or gender our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this more about Diversity & Inclusion at UnitingCare: workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children young people and the elderly safe from harm within our services workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety