Work in an environment that offers :
* Support for career progression and development
* An ability to live and work in a vibrant regional setting
* A strong attitude to teaching and learning
The Position
Job Reference : 1838
Position Title : Senior Clinical Psychologist
Classification : PL1 - PL4
Hours per fortnight : Up to 48 hours
Employment Status : Ongoing Part time
Closing date : 20 / 02 / 2025
The Role
The new Early Parenting Centre (EPC) is a dedicated facility to support mothers, fathers, parents, carers, families and their children up to four years of age. EPCs deliver a suite of core services, through a nurse-led multidisciplinary care team. High quality and safe EPC service delivery is best achieved through a workforce built on a strong nursing leadership team, including Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nurses, that provides leadership and clinical oversight and support for the multidisciplinary clinical team.
The combined health and community services model is a strength of EPC service delivery, with a multidisciplinary team-based approach enabling the different disciplines to provide the right support and care to each family and child visiting an EPC.
EPCs recognise the health and wellbeing of mothers, fathers, parents and carers and the broader family impacts the child’s health, wellbeing and development. EPC services aim to enhance the parent-child relationship, and support mothers, fathers, parents, carers and families with strategies to achieve their parenting goals in areas like sleep and settling, parent attachment, child behaviour, and parent and child health and wellbeing. Parents and caregivers are provided with strategies to respond to the issue in real and extended time (e.g., supporting children to settle during the day or night). This is achieved through stepped up, more intensive support services, including a day stay program and residential program.
The Senior Clinical Psychologist is a valued and integral member of the EPC’s team. Working directly under the Nurse Unit Manager, the primary role of the Psychologist is to provide psychological assessment, counselling, professional development of staff and to follow up on clients referred to EPC programs. The role will contribute to the care team planning approach taken by the organisation, by contributing to and supporting tailored interventions that best meet the needs of babies, toddlers and their families. This will be undertaken by meeting their holistic needs including but not limited to culture.
The position will deliver a range of both individual counselling and group work clinical interventions and will facilitate community referrals to ensure ongoing support to families.
Working with Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health is a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.
Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.
Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.
Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including : Staff health and wellbeing programs, career development and education opportunities, generous salary packaging opportunities to increase your take-home pay each fortnight, flexible working arrangements, and use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program.
If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the onboarding process.
Your New Division
The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, allied health, cancer, dental and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women’s and Children’s, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services. Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.
Bendigo Region
Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
Interested?
We’d love to hear from you! Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.
Need more information? Please contact Jaimee Oxford on 5454 7901 for a confidential discussion.
Diversity and Inclusion
Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
Relocating to the Region?
Bendigo Health currently has access to the Regional Mental Health Workforce Incentive program. Candidates relocating may be eligible for grants to support relocation and settlement expenses.
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