Job description
Clinical Psychologist III
Newfoundland & Labrador
Salary range: $59.45 to $66.31 per hour
MPA are exclusively retained by NL Health Services to recruit for a Clinical Psychologist to join their growing teams. There are options to work in the Cancer Care program, Mental Health and Addictions Program, Children’s Hospital, Inpatient Psychiatry Unit - Eating Disorder Program.
The following Sign on Incentives may be applicable and can be combined:
1. Signing bonus up to $10,000
2. Come Home incentive up to $50,000
3. Annual Market Differential of $15,000*
4. Student Bursary up to $20,000
5. Relocation support
About NL Health Services
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NL Health Services) brings together five former separate health entities - Eastern Health, Central Health, Western Health, Labrador-Grenfell Health, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information. The creation of a provincial health authority was announced following recommendations from Health Accord NL.
NL Health Services is responsible for delivering health and community services to more than 528,000 people living in Newfoundland and Labrador and employs over 21,000 people.
Job Summary:
This position provides psychological services to clients as well as consulting services to professionals outside the program. The Psychologist will design, develop, implement and evaluate group therapy/treatment programs to assess and treat clients with eating disorders in the program, in close consultation with the interdisciplinary team.
This position will also function as the team leader for the service, ensuring a high quality inter-professional team approach. The team leader will ensure that the service is positioned along the continuum of care and will be expected to assume a coordinating role with the adolescent medicine team, the HOPE program and acute care to ensure streamlined transition between services. They will also provide ongoing support to clients and their families who are discharged and transitioning to community services.
This is an advanced professional, administrative, clinical leadership/supervisory psychology role within the Mental Health and Addictions Program. The position provides a clinical advisory role to full working level psychologists as well as applying psychological knowledge and principles in clinical practice. Supervision of provisionally registered doctoral level psychologists, residents, and/or practicum students is expected. Work also involves maintaining professional standards and professional development, acting as a resource for other health care professionals, advising on participating in the development, implementation and evaluation of policies and procedures including risk management, quality improvement and workload issues.
This position reports to the Program Manager, Health Sciences Psychiatry and maintains accountability to the Psychology Professional Practice Consultant for professional integrity and practice issues.
Job Qualifications
· Graduation with an approved/recognized Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology is required.
· Current and continuing registration or provisional registration with Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board is required.
· Graduate course work and supervised experience in psychological assessment and therapy with individuals, families, and groups with a specific focus on individuals with eating disorders is required.
· Previous experience supervising Doctoral level residents is preferred.
· Exhibited strong communication, program development and evaluation skills.
· Possessed strong leadership and supervisory skills that are focused on engaging others and developing coalitions.
· Demonstrated ability to provide strong and comprehensive clinical support, training and mentorship to Clinical Psychologists II's and other supervisees.
· Possessed strong analytical, critical reasoning, collaboration, problem solving, decision-making and organizational skills.
· Demonstrated ability to effectively translate and communicate knowledge in the specialized area of psychology practice to others.
· Demonstrated ability to conduct research, deliver lectures/clinical education sessions and provide clinical direction and consultation within an interprofessional environment.
· Ability to work autonomously, prioritizing caseloads and client needs.
· Demonstrated ability and willingness to participle in the clinical training activities of the psychology discipline.
What’s on offer:
· Competitive salary.
· Comprehensive benefits package that includes Health, Dental and Vision Benefits.
· Professional development opportunities
· Recruitment incentives which include relocation support, sign on bonuses and tuition grants.
If this opportunity sounds like it would be of interest to you, please reach out to james.mcnamee@mparecruitment.ca for more details.