Senior Psychologist Perinatal Emotional Health Service - VIC St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne - Mental Health Services

Job Description:

• Permanent, part time, (32.4 hours per week)
• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Best practice implementation
• Friendly and supportive team environment

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About the Role

This permanent part time role is an exciting clinical opportunity at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM), with the scope to contribute to the develop of a new clinical Perinatal Emotional Health Service (PEHS) as part of the suite of Mental Health & Wellbeing Programs at SVHM.  

The PEHS Psychologist will provide a range of high quality specialist psychological interventions to parents in the perinatal period presenting with moderate to severe mental health conditions, including psychological assessment, specialist therapeutic interventions, and secondary consultation.

The psychologist will also supervise Grade 2 psychologists, and psychology registrars.

Under the guidance of the Manager and Perinatal Psychiatrist, the Senior Clinical Psychologist is also responsible for providing clinical and professional leadership to junior staff, students and peers within a multidisciplinary, integrated team framework providing a recovery-focused Strengths Model of Perinatal Mental Health care.

• In collaboration with the Consultant Psychiatrist PEHS develop a best practice based model of care to meet the program objectives.
• Deliver timely, comprehensive, evidence-informed specialist therapeutic interventions and treatment program, including CBT, ACT and other evidence-based therapies for parents who experience moderate to severe mental health conditions.
• Contribute to the PEHS achieving the key performance indicators for perinatal emotional health services as set by the Department of Health.  

Classifications for this position will range from Psychologist Grade 3 PL1 - PL4 ($106,158 - $121,477 per annum pro rata)

Your Contribution

• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership in a multi-disciplinary mental health and wellbeing service.
• Experience in providing expert psychological clinical care in perinatal emotional health or related area.
• Experience in delivering clinical care within a recovery-oriented model or framework and demonstrated advocacy for consumer-centred healthcare.
• Completion of an APAC approved degree in Clinical Psychology at a Master’s or Doctorate level
• Current National Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About the Mental Health & Wellbeing Program

St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) Mental Health & Wellbeing Program includes an adult area mental health and wellbeing service for the inner-city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. 

We are establishing a small multidisciplinary Perinatal Emotional Health Service (PEHS). The PEHS aims to improve early intervention and treatment of antenatal and postnatal depression and other mental health illnesses for expectant and new mothers and parents, or those who experience a miscarriage or stillbirth.

This service will be delivered in community-based settings in a hybrid clinical and partnership co-location model with the key identified partners in our Community.

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s 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).

This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:

Contact Details:

Manager Hawthorn Community Mental Health, Jennie Fairclough, 92315900, jennie.fairclough@svha.org.au

Alternate Contact:

Senior Neuropsychologist Mental Health & Wellbeing Program, Evrim March, 92312211 (Switchboard), evrim.march@svha.org.au

Closing Date:

13 July 7202 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's 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.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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