Job Description:

• Part time fixed term opportunity until 20/10/2026 2 days per week
• Friendly supportive team
• Fitzroy location

About the Role
As a Clinical Psychologist you will be providing 1:1 support for consumers presenting with broad mental health conditions. You will also co-facilitate group programs across Clarendon and Hawthorn Clinics. Your role will predominantly include the following:

• Co-facilitating groups
• You have experience in utilising the following therapies: ACT CBT DBT
• Able to provide in depth psychological assessments to clarify diagnosis explore treatment barriers and provide feedback to treating teams

Classifications for this position will range from PL1 - PL4 ($108279 - $123905 per annum pro rata).

Your Contribution

• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Registration as a Psychologist under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009). Practice endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist
• Current Victorian Drivers Licence
• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History check or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives with regular events and programs

• Confidential solutions-focused employee counselling

• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)

• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

• Salary Packaging Increase your take home pay!

• In the heart of Fitzroy CBD at our doorstep close to some of Melbournes best cafes public transport and lots of carparks

• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation

• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals

• Culture of continuous improvement

About St Vincents Mental Health

The St Vincents Mental Health Program is looking for people who are creative and imaginative around the possibilities that change can bring. We pride ourselves on seeking out and recruiting people who truly care and are warm and friendly. We are looking for like-minded staff who are passionate enjoy team work and who come to work to make a difference to peoples lives. If this is you we would love to hear from you.

Working at St Vincents
St Vincents Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion Justice Integrity and Excellence.

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

St. Vincents Mental Health (SVMH) provides high quality recovery-oriented services across an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. The service utilises the Strengths Model of recovery and this model is embedded across all parts of the mental health service. St Vincents is also committed to the development of a strong peer support workforce. The adult mental health service components are: The Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU) the 44 bed Acute Inpatient Service (AIS) located on the St. Vincents Hospital site the North Fitzroy PARC and two community mental health services (CMHS) at Hawthorn (Hawthorn CMHS) and East Melbourne (Clarendon CMHS). Community mental health services comprise the Triage and Crisis assessment and Treatment (CAT) service Continuing Care (CCT) Mobile Support and Treatment (MST) Homeless Outreach (CHOPS) services and Group Program and Brief Interventions Team (GPBIT). The Primary Intervention and Care Team (PICT) include Primary Mental Health Extended Triage and HOPE (Suicide Prevention). A Consultation & Liaison Service is provided to the health service. NEXUS Dual Diagnosis Service and the Body Image and Eating Disorders Assessment and Treatment Service (BETRS) are regional services. State-wide services are the Victorian Dual Disability Service and the Victorian Transcultural Mental Health. The Acute Inpatient Service includes 5 beds designated as the Koori State-wide Inpatient Service and linked to the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service.

St Vincents Mental Health is committed the recruitment and retention of high quality staff. The service aims to support staff to maintain and develop their skills to provide excellent clinical care and to meet their own personal and career goals. SVMH has a strong education and research focus in addition to affiliations with a number of universities and educational institutions. All SVMH clinical staff is expected to be familiar and practice in a manner consistent with the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce.

Group Program and Brief Interventions offers a range of group and individual therapies and supports as an adjunct to consumers support with case management across Hawthorn and Clarendon mental health sites. Under the direction of the Manager Community Mental Health and the Group program and Brief Interventions Team Leader the clinical psychologist will develop and deliver evidence based psychological assessments and interventions to consumers with complex needs through individual brief intervention sessions. The Clinical psychologist will also assist with developing and delivering group programs.

The Clinical Psychologist will also provide secondary consultation to case managers for consumers with complex presentations and in particular provide support with the development of service wide management plans. They will also be responsible for providing clinical leadership to more junior staff students and peers and for the supervision of Grade 2 Clinical Psychologists Clinical Psychology Registrars and provisional psychologists on postgraduate placements.

• Provide best practice/evidence based interventions for consumers presenting with high and low prevalence disorders within the Strengths Model of recovery
• Provide high quality comprehensive assessments including clinical diagnosis psychological and personality assessments
• Provide secondary consultation to case managers for consumers with complex needs and assist them with the development of service wide management plans as required.
• Provide supervision to Grade 2 clinical psychologists clinical psychology registrars and provisional psychologists on postgraduate placements.
• Display clinical expertise and leadership in the utilisation of discipline-specific skills as appropriate and provide clinical leadership to more junior staff students and peers.
• Assist in the provision of primary secondary and tertiary consultation services community development and education liaison and linkage to other agencies that also provide support to people with mental illnesses as required.
• Display a high standard of clinical practice and professional conduct at all times.
• Work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Contribute to discipline specific professional development and quality projects including research and evaluation activities where appropriate.
• Maintenance of all documentation in line with SVMH policies including clinical documentation outcome measures and CMI reporting.

• Completion of an APAC approved degree in Clinical Psychology at a Masters or Doctorate level
• Registration as a psychologist under the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Practice endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist under AHPRA
• Recognised psychology supervisor under AHPRA.
• Current Victorian drivers license.

• The successful applicant must have a minimum of at least 5 years post qualification clinical experience including some experience in mental health services.

• Experience and relevant training in the provision of assessment interventions and evaluation of best practice psychological interventions (CBT ACT group work etc.) for consumers with a severe mental illness.
• Knowledge of and commitment to providing a comprehensive range of psychological assessments including diagnostic cognitive and personality assessments for people with serious mental illness and complex needs.
• Demonstrated ability to develop service wide management plans for consumers with complex needs.
• A comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2014 (including amendments) and other relevant legislation.
• Commitment to work collaboratively and effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team with multiple key stakeholders both internal and external of the St Vincents Health organization (including consumers carers family members and community agencies).
• Demonstrated ability to working collaboratively with clients and carers to promote self determination and enable progress towards reaching personal goals.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including problem solving ability and conflict resolution skills as well as sound oral and writing skills.

• Member of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists is desirable.

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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