Psychologist

Psychologist Eating Disorders Program Cooinda Mental Health Service Buderim Private Hospital

• Employment Term: Casual Opportunity Available

• Location: Buderim Private Hospital Cooinda Mental Health Service

• Remuneration: $45.49- $64.48p/hr Casual Loading Super NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private Hospital

As one of the Sunshine Coasts largest hospitals we provide a comprehensive range of surgical and medical services using the latest technology. This includes emergency maternity intensive care cardiovascular obstetric and gynaecology urology cancer care general medicine renal and respiratory services orthopaedic and mental health care among many others. With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast thats 40 years in the making Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one-on-one care from the heart and make a meaningful difference in peoples lives.

An integral part of our team as a Psychologist youll be encouraged to grow develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about . Lets make a meaningful difference together!

Your part in our Buderim Hospital team

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist with a strong focus on Eating Disorders to join our multi-disciplinary team at Cooinda Mental Health Service . Our Service consists of four units including Cooinda Psychiatry Clinic Cooinda Psychology Clinic Cooinda Inpatient Unit and Cooinda Day Program Unit .

Key duties in the hospital (Inpatient Unit and Day Program Unit)

• Psychometric assessments

• Provision of individual psychological treatment

• Facilitating group therapy and 1:1 therapy for eating disorder patients

• Facilitate the Eating Disorders Day Program

• Working under an Eating Disorders Psychiatrist with r egular communication with Psychiatrists Nurses and other Allied Health Professionals

• Attending Multidisciplinary Team Meetings and participate in team reviews for eating disorder patients

• Provide Staff upskilling on eating disorders

Key duties in Cooinda Psychology Clinic

• Psychometric assessments

• Individual psychological treatment

• Regular written communication with referrers including Psychiatrists and GPs

What makes a difference for us

• Full unconditional registration with AHPRA

• Experience and expertise in Eating Disorders

• Formal qualifications in Clinical Psychology (Masters or Doctorate Degree) or working towards

• Formal training in evidence-based psychological therapies including CBT TF-CBT DBT

• Conducting psychometric assessments

• Providing individual evidence-based psychological therapy

• Facilitating group therapy

• Experience in treating moderate to severe psychiatric disorders

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and record keeping skills

• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment

What makes a difference for you

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15900) and meal entertainment (up to $2650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• A recognition and rewards platform providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers including everyday expenses holidays health insurance annual awards celebration wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave available after 6 months service in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year Diwali Ramadan NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself grow and make a meaningful difference

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect shared standards strong values and a commitment to serving others

Wed love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals youll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer were a proud not-for-profit with more than 17500 staff and 9 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare Lifeline ARRCS The Wesley Hospital Buderim Private Hospital St Stephens Hospital and St Andrews War Memorial Hospital and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate inclusive and committed to the work we do helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming safe and nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare diversity is at the core of our who we are our mission and our are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex race culture sexual orientation disability or gender our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children young people and the elderly safe from harm within our services workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Required Experience:

IC