Principle Psychologist (Grade 5)

• Part time, fixed term role from December 2024 to May 2025
• Up to 28 hours per week (0.7 FTE)
• Role covers all of Western Health's Mental Health & Wellbeing Division

The Western Health Mental Health and Wellbeing Services are situated in a growth corridor where continuous development, service expansion and innovative new programs are on the rise.
The Division of Mental Health and Wellbeing spans across multiple Western Health sites including Sunshine, Footscray, Melton and Sunbury with growth expected throughout the full scope of Western Health’s reach.  

Our recovery-oriented approach to care is provided by a multidisciplinary workforce comprising skilled clinicians, consumers and carers. These services include hospital based, community and mental health and wellbeing services for adults, older adults, children and adolescents who are experiencing, or are at risk of developing a serious mental illness. 

The Principal Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health and Wellbeing Division) is responsible for ensuring the coordination and delivery of best care, evidenced based intervention, and clinical supervision across all levels of the psychology workforce within Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (MHWS) at Western Health.
The Principal Clinical Psychologist is responsible for the development and maintenance of professional standards in psychology leading workforce planning, recruitment, retention and supervision of psychologists in the service.  

The role offers incident support within MHWS including debriefing and defusing sessions to multidisciplinary teams. 

The Principal Clinical Psychologist participates and provides expert advice on the strategy, implementation and evaluation of Psychology activities regarding workforce capability, psychological education and research across the division. 

We expect all our team members to lead with kindness, role modelling open communication and a desire to support and enhance clinical care across the division.  

Key Requirements 

• More than ten (10) years of experience working as a Psychologist in a specific area 

• Extensive experience and demonstrable outcomes in psychological service delivery, supervision, consultation, demonstrated quality project and/or research leadership, and a high level of expertise in the delivery of mental health services to people with severe psychiatric illness and disability, including care coordination, psychiatric and psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions 

• Demonstrated commitment to working with Consumer and Carer Lived Experience workforce and commitment to co-design 

• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and strategic directions relevant to mental health 

• Highly developed communication skills – both with peers and stakeholder services

Position Description

Applications close 11:59pm on 8 November 2024.

About Us
Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support

• Career advancement opportunities

• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing

• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and (if applicable) a Working with Children Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.

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