**Employment Status**
Permanent Part Time
**Program**
Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care
**Location**
McKellar Centre
**Hours Per Fortnight**
48
**Position Summary**
**HAVE IT ALL**
**JOIN OUR PSYCHOLOGY LEADERSHIP TEAM NOW!**
- Gain satisfaction from the positive difference that our programs make to our community
- Take the next step in your career with this rewarding psychology leadership position
- Enjoy work life balance with this permanent part-time position (48 hours a fortnight)
**About the facility**
Barwon Health is the major regional health provider for the Barwon South West region. It is one of Victoria's largest regional health services with one of the busiest hospitals in the state, University Hospital. We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 8,500 staff and more than 1200 volunteers. We provide care at all stages or life and circumstance through a wide range of services from emergency and acute to mental health, primary care, community services, aged care, and subacute/rehabilitation. Care is provided to the community through over 28 key locations throughout the region.
**About the role**
The Psychology Team Leader provides professional leadership and clinical supervision of psychology staff across subacute programs and direct line management to psychologists in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Centre (IRC) and University Hospital Geelong. This senior clinical role is responsible for coordinating professional supervision, leading professional development for psychology disciplines, providing professional expertise and advice on key issues of a psychological nature (including service development), leading staff recruitment and performance development and for driving quality improvement projects (including research) within psychology ensuring that these align with service objectives and relevant business plans. You will be well supported by our Psychology leadership team with one on one and peer supervision as well as a broad array of professional development opportunities.
**About the culture**
Our staff thrive in a challenging setting, get enjoyment from being part of a highly recognised and skilled team and truly believe they have the opportunities to be their best. Most importantly our dedicated staff live the Barwon Health way with our values under pinning all that we do.
**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA
- Sitting within one of Victoria's six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria's second largest city after Melbourne! Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) is means "Tongue of Land".
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.
**Diversity and Inclusion**
At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person's uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
- This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy._
**Selection Criteria**
Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology.
Essential: Registered as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency with specialist endorsement as a Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Essential: Registered as a supervisor with AHPRA.
Essential: Current Victorian Driver's Licence.
Essential: Well developed clinical skills with a minimum of 8 years experience working in the field of Clinical Neuropsychology
Essential: Experience in providing clinical supervision to psychologists and psychology students
Desirable: Experience working in subacute settings
Desirable: Experience in a leadership role and/or senior clinical role
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health's immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting