**Employment Status**
Permanent Part Time
**Program**
Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care
**Location**
Barwon Health North
**Hours Per Fortnight**
38
**Position Summary**
- Enhance your career with Victoria's leading regional health care organisation
- Enjoy a role where you will be an integral component of an innovative health care team
- Permanent part-time - 38 hours per fortnight
**About the facility**
The Chronic and Complex service aims to deliver better health outcomes and reduce hospitalisation rates by improved integration of care with existing GPs, providing specialist assessment, negotiated, comprehensive care plans and early escalation pathways for clients in the Northern suburbs. The service provides a targeted and individualised service to consumers with complex chronic health or psychosocial needs at risk of recurrent ED presentations, admissions and readmissions. The service is primarily delivered in the home, with telehealth, phone or in-clinic appointments at the Barwon Health North (BHN) site as required.
**About the role**
As the Clinical Neuropsychologist you will be responsible for neuropsychological assessment and consumer-centred intervention within the Chronic and Complex Service. This role is responsible for ensuring contemporary evidence-based psychology services. The Clinical Neuropsychologist is also required to provide secondary consultation to the chronic and complex team with the aim of maximizing the efficacy of the full range of interventions delivered.
All activities of the position will reflect current best practice standards. The position will operate according to relevant legislation, Barwon Health policies, and program and department guidelines. Barwon Health is a values-based organisation and all staff demonstrates this in their work with clients, team members and community. The primary location for the role is Barwon Health North, however may be moved to other Barwon Health locations depending on service delivery needs
**About the culture**
All Chronic and Complex Care program staff are supported to thrive in a challenging environment, enjoy being part of a highly recognised and skilled team and are provided with the support to achieve their best.
**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility/program
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
**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.
We at Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
**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 or equivalent.
Essential: Proven ability to conduct neuropsychological assessments and the capacity to confidently and effectively communicate these findings both verbally and in writing to all other relevant and appropriate parties
Essential: Experience working with clients with neuropsychological conditions, and proven ability to provide evidence based interventions for people with neuropsychological impairments.
Essential: Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team and contribute to a positive team environment.
Essential: Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, including a diverse client base, community service agencies, community groups and individuals who have limited resources.
Essential: Experience using Microsoft Programs and Clinical Databases.
Desirable: Previous experience providing supervision to Master's and Doctorate Students
Desirable: Previous experience in delivering care in the home environment.
Desirable: Clinical knowledge and experience working with clients with chronic disease and/or complex psychosocial needs.
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 this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.
**Contact Person**
Michelle Wilson
**Contact Person Job Title**
BH Connected Ca