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Your Role at St John of God Bendigo Hospital

We are seeking an experienced Grade 2 or Grade 3 Psychologist to join our Allied Health team in a permanent parttime role offering flexible and negotiable hoursideal for clinicians seeking strong worklife balance.

You will provide evidencebased individual and group therapy across our outpatient rehabilitation programs supporting patients recovering from illness injury or surgery. The role also includes therapy for private outpatients and selected inpatients.

Grade 2 applicants will demonstrate independent practice specialist knowledge and contribute to supervision teaching and quality activities. Grade 3 applicants will provide senior leadership in developing and delivering innovative programs and highlevel clinical care.

We welcome applications from both Grade 2 and Grade 3 Psychologists depending on experience.

The Position

• Provides individualised and group clinical care based on professional training reflecting current ethical clinical practice as required.

• Provides advanced level Psychology services including a range of individualised and group clinical care based on professional training reflecting current ethical clinical practice as required.

• Provides comprehensive assessment and care planning monitoring client/patient progress adjusting treatment accordingly for complex management.

• Liaise with multi-disciplinary team to promote effective communication including verbal and written feedback to referring Doctor.

• Supervise and assist patients in exercise routines gait activities and daily living activities as directed by the treating allied health care professional.

• Maintains appropriate clinical records reflecting adherence to hospital policies ACHS and legal requirements.

• Contributes to the design and implementation of programs relevant to the needs of clients and current clinical practice.

• Maintain a sound working knowledge of best practice supervision practices; competency based learning plans and ethics around supervision.

You will Registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA) and experience/ability to provide group programs and individual therapy to child adolescent and adult patients/clients presenting with a myriad of concerns.

To succeed as grade 3 you will have minimum of five years experience responsible for the supervision of other psychologists and/or engaged in work requiring specialist knowledge and skill or involving a significant degree of administration policy and/or planning involvement.

Above all people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values

We can offer you

• Salary Grade 3: $112265 to $126059(pro rata for part-time) per annum plus 12% superannuation

• Salary Grade 2: $95926 to $110468 per annum (pro rata for part-time) plus 12% superannuation

• Salary packaging up to $18550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage rent meal entertainment holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• Permanent part- time role working up to 30.4 hours per fortnight

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options and well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

For enquiries about this position applicants should contact Berni Thomas Allied Health Manager on

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

At St John of God Health Care we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure welcoming and accessible and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.