Clinical Psychologist, Developmental Disability Team, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. Westmead, Sydney, NSW. Psychology, counseling& Social Work (Healthcare & Medical). Casual/Vacation, Part time. Add expected salary to your profile for insights. Employment Type: Temporary Part Time up to March 5, 2025. Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist. Remuneration: 105553–128653—full-ttime equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging). Hours Per Week: 16. Requisition ID: REQ504246.

Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes, with one purpose in mind: to help young people live their healthiest lives. Click here to learn more about our Network. Clinical Psychologist Developmental Disabilities Team, Psychological Medicine, Temporary Part-time 16 hours a week until 5.3.2025. We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join our Developmental Disabilities Team at the Children’s Hospital, Westmead. You will work within an experienced multidisciplinary team providing assessment and treatment for children and families with a range of mental health and developmental disability needs. This includes working with children with autism, intellectual disability, and ADHD, some in the context of challenging behaviours, anxiety, and mood issues. This is a highly rewarding position working alongside a variety of multidisciplinary clinicians, including clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, and social workers. Clinical supervision, access to regular continued professional development and additional training are provided. The opportunity to conduct research within a supportive research structure is also offered. At a broader level, the hospital offers salary packaging, which increases your take-home pay and access to Fitness Passport.

What you'll be doing: The primary focus of this position is to provide specialist psychological services to children, young people and their families referred for mental health care at the Sydney Children's Hospital Network. This includes psychological assessments, evidence-based psychological interventions, group work, psycho-education and advocacy. The clinical psychologist works as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team located at the Westmead Campus. In addition to the clinical responsibilities, this position is required to play a key role in service development and continuous quality improvement to ensure clinical needs of children, young people and their families are met. The position will lead development and provision of education and supervision to both clinical psychologists and other health professionals within SCHN and externally. The clinical psychologist also provides a consultative role within their area of clinical specialty to key stakeholders, including supervision, consultation and teaching via videoconferencing (CAPTOS) to allied health clinicians in rural and remote NSW child and adolescent mental health services, including one or two rural visits per year.

The Department of Psychological Medicine has a number of multi-disciplinary clinical teams.  The Clinical Psychologist may be required to work in any of the teams according to service needs as determined by the Head of Department.

Additional information: An eligibility list may be created for future temporary part-time vacancies. Completion of 2-year (minimum) full-time equivalent accredited postgraduate Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. Full registration with the AHPRA Psychology Board of Australia, with Clinical Psychology endorsement, or eligibility to progress to the same. Clinical skills and expertise in mental health that allow the applicant to fulfil the tasks of the role as outlined in the statement of duties. Experience working in a multidisciplinary team led by a medical consultant. Experience in paediatric psychological assessment and therapy, specifically in cognitive behaviour therapy and systemic family therapy, is a minimum. Skills in teaching and the development of teaching material. Experience in the provision of clinical supervision. Demonstrated research and publication. Capable of independent initiative as well as ability to work well in a team.

Applicants currently enrolled in a combined Masters/PhD are eligible to apply if they have completed the equivalent of Masters degree requirements as part of the PhD pathway.  Evidence of this is demonstrated by a completed PDEC-76 form and cover letter from the University confirming Masters degree requirements have been met. Applicants are eligible to apply if they have completed an accredited Masters degree and are awaiting their graduation ceremony. Written confirmation from the University is required.

Successful applicants who have completed the Masters degree or Masters degree requirements and are awaiting full registration from the Psychology Board of Australia will be paid at Year 2 of the Psychologist Scale until they have full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia, at which point they will commence on Year 1 of the Clinical Psychologist scale.

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity; we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up, to assist in preparing your application.

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