• Permanent, Part Time position, Grade 3, 0.63 FTE
• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Fitzroy and Kew inpatient settings
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• New leadership opportunity

About the Role

This new Grade 3 Clinical Neuropsychologist position will provide clinical neuropsychological services across St Vincent's acute and subacute services, including the medical and rehabilitation inpatient wards. This consulting role will present a new leadership opportunity to develop and implement neuropsychology services, working in partnership with inpatient referrers and multi-disciplinary teams. The role will have autonomy to work across services to assist with person-centred, evidence-based, and timely care.

This position will be required to work at two main locations; SVHM hospital in Fitzroy, and SVHM St George's Health Service in Kew.

Position duties:

• Provide high quality and efficient neuropsychological services to referred clients and families through diagnostic assessment, recommendations, verbal and written feedback and education

• Provide assessments and reports that focus on relative cognitive strengths and weaknesses, differential diagnosis, functional recommendation and, management strategies.
• Provide basic psychoeducation, brief counselling and support relevant to the needs of the cognitively impaired person and their carers.
• Conduct neuropsychological assessments with the use of interpreters, and consider the impact of clients' communication, cultural, and education diversity on the test results.
• Provide assessments and reports that focus on relative cognitive strengths and weaknesses, differential diagnosis, functional recommendation and, management strategies.

Classifications for this position will range from PL1 - PL4 ($108,279 - $123,905 per annum, pro rata for part time).

Your Contribution

• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Psychologist
• Endorsement in Clinical Neuropsychology from the Psychology Board Australia
• Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Neuropsychology recognised by the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
• Board-approved supervisor, or working towards this within next 6 months of commencing the role
• Minimum of five (5) years post-graduate clinical work experience in a relevant field of neuropsychology not including post-graduate clinical training placements
• Extensive clinical experience in and knowledge of the application of neuropsychology practice and principles, in the context of working with older people, people with dementia
• Experience in the application of neuropsychology practice and principles with younger adults presenting with ABI or ID and their families.
• Current National criminal history check

What we Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement
• Supervision and professional development

About the Department
Work within a flexible, interdisciplinary structure, that delivers a high-quality healthcare service. The role involves delivering neuropsychology services for clinically appropriate patients referred from the acute and subacute services. This role requires the Neuropsychologist to work time-efficiently, flexibly and collaboratively across SVHM acute and subacute services, with a range of multidisciplinary team members, referring professionals, community professionals and other key stakeholders.

Working at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
Successful applicants must meet our vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Please click here for a copy of the position description.

Please direct any queries regarding the position to Dr Paul Sadler, Director of Psychology, [email protected]