Overview
Make a meaningful impact supporting patients with complex presentations.
Deliver high-impact psychology services for complex inpatients, supporting discharge pathways and shaping care within a collaborative, innovative hospital team.
Your New Role
In this senior role you will deliver high-quality, evidence-based psychology services to hospital patients with complex presentations within Metro South Health (MSH) hospitals. This role is based primarily at Redland Hospital, which has recently undergone significant expansion, including the opening of a new inpatient building housing Amity Ward and a state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit (ICU), bringing enhanced services and opportunities for multidisciplinary care within a modern clinical environment.
Responsibilities
* Provide specialised psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for complex medical inpatients and specialist outpatients, including geriatrics, ICU, dialysis and medical clinics.
* Work autonomously within an interprofessional team, offering high-level clinical advice and contributing to diagnosis, care planning and patient flow.
* Contribute to service development, quality improvement, research and clinical education initiatives.
About You
You are an experienced and motivated psychologist who thrives in complex health environments and is committed to compassionate, patient-centred care.
Qualifications
* Demonstrated high-level expertise delivering psychology services in complex clinical settings, with strong assessment, formulation and intervention skills.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills, enabling effective work within multidisciplinary teams and with patients, families and carers.
* Proven ability to manage and prioritise a dynamic clinical workload with autonomy, sound judgement and a focus on safe, effective outcomes.
* Experience or demonstrated capability in supervision, leadership and service.
Benefits
* Family‐friendly work environment that supports the Queensland laid‐back lifestyle.
* Renowned teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
* Opportunities to build a long‐term career, learn and grow across a range of roles.
* All benefits of working in Queensland's world‐class public health system, including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts, and employee wellness programs.
Redland Psychology Department
The Redland Psychology Department is based at Redland Hospital and delivers clinical services across all Redlands facilities, including Redland Bay Satellite Health Centre. It is an expanding and innovative specialist service that offers expertise across pediatrics diabetes, acute medical and complex inpatients, neuropsychology, kidney dialysis, physiotherapy outpatients, and specialist medical clinics.
Diversity and Inclusion
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientations, and family responsibilities to apply.
Occupational Group
Health – Allied Health/Clinical Support
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