The Role:

Grade 2 Mental Health Psychologist – Specialist Older Adults Consultation Service

Part Time 12 months Fixed Term -Leave Cover commencing 1st August 2024 

Northern Health is a great place to continue your journey in older adult mental health. We are seeking Grade 2 Psychologists to join our new Specialist Older Adults Consultation Service. If you are excited by the opportunity to work in a new service and use your aged mental health experience and skills to optimise the health and wellbeing of the older adult consumers in the north, now is the time to join our service.

As a Grade 2 Psychologist/Key Clinician, you will provide assessment, treatment, co-ordination of care and discharge planning for older persons with mental health issues, frailty and/or co morbidities, who reside in their own homes (including RACFs) in the Northern region of Melbourne. You will be supported in your career development through professional development and leadership opportunities. Join us as we build a better future together.

About SOACS:

The Specialist Older Adults Consultation Service commenced on 1 July 2023. The Specialist Older Adults Consultation Service is a multidisciplinary specialist team that will provide assessment, treatment and episodic rapid response for older adult consumers with a mental health diagnosis and frailty/complex comorbidities. The service will provide place-based care at the level and timeliness of service appropriate to the acuity of the consumer's health condition. Within the service, there will be a team providing services to consumers residing in Residential Aged Care facilities.

To be successful in this role you will have: 

• Current registration with the Psychology Board of Australia with Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology or Neuropsychology (or preparedness to achieve endorsement)
• Experience working in adults/older adults mental health.
• Ability to work with consumers, family and carers from a range of cultural backgrounds, and to provide gender sensitive services.
• An enthusiasm and commitment to work within developing older adult and service

Next Steps

If you are ready to explore how we can help you take the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description or contact: Lynette Stephens, Manager -Specialised older Adult consultation service (SOACS) Via lynette.stephens@nh.org.au or 0418596742.

Applications close 25th September 2024.