**About the role
Permanent part time opportunity to deliver high-level Psychology clinical services as a member of the Healthy Ageing Assessment and Rehabilitation Team.
The Healthy Ageing Assessment and Rehabilitation Team is part of the Rehabilitation Service Stream in Community and Oral Health. The Service Stream consists of inpatient and ambulatory services across Metro North including: Brighton Rehabilitation Unit; Interim Care; Brighton Geriatric Evaluation and Management; Brighton Brain Injury Service, Community Based Rehabilitation Team (North Lakes, Chermside, Caboolture, Redcliffe) and Healthy Ageing Assessment and Rehabilitation Team-Kallangur Satellite Health Centre.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:
Deliver high quality, evidence-based psychology services including complex psychological assessments, preparation of psychological reports, as well as the design and implementation of evidence-based interventions.
Exercises independent professional judgement in decision-making and clinical management, handling an increasingly complex and varied caseload beyond that of day-to-day practice relevant to the discipline.
Work cooperatively and effectively with patients and their families, the multi-disciplinary team, the psychology team, and other internal and external stakeholders.
Provide clinical practice supervision to less experienced psychologists and students on placement within the Department to ensure the maintenance of professional clinical standards within psychology services within Community and Oral Health.
Health Equity
It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.
Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.
Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health
Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here:
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
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