Clinical Psychologist Registrar

Date: 4 Oct 2024

Site: VCCC (Parkville)

Location:

MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000

Company: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Unit: Clinical Psychology

Division: Chief Nursing Officer

Department: Psychosocial Oncology Program

Enterprise Agreement: Medical Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists

Clinical Psychology

At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE

Fixed Term Full Time Role.

We are excited to now recruit for 3 clinical psychology registrar positions commencing February 2025, looking to join our clinical psychology team at the Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre.

The psychology graduates will be integral members of the mental health team and will work collaboratively with a number of multidisciplinary teams to ensure that people with cancer and their families have their mental health and psychosocial needs addressed. During the two-years, the early career psychologists will be supported to gain clinical endorsement and have an opportunity to work across a number of Departments and Programs such as the adult inpatient and outpatient consultation and liaison mental health program, ONTrac - the Victorian Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Services, the Palliative Care Service and our Group and Systems work rotation. Telehealth services are offered in addition to face-to-face services. You will perform the duties of a fully registered psychologist providing a range of psychological services to people with cancer and their families and be involved in clinical and quality projects

Your responsibilities:

Active engagement in all aspects of the Psychology Registrar Program
Provides psychological assessment and evidence-based treatment to individuals, couples, families, and groups
Manages, conducts, and understands risk assessments and triages
Participates as a member of a multidisciplinary team, providing psychological consultation and advice to other staff (with support from supervisor)
Liaison with medical teams accross Peter Mac including attendence at multidiciplinary team meetings
Provides educational presentations as appropriate
Engaging in departmental and hospital professional development
Commitment to professional development and learning to the registration standard of APHRA
High level of written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills
Communicates in a timely and effective manner to supervisor, Head of Psychology and psychosocial oncology team
Maintains appropriate and timely records related to service delivery including contact data and outcome data and measures.

To support your development, you will have:

A comprehensive orientation
A reduced clinical caseload
Four hours of protected time per week for reflective practice
Clinical supervision and group supervision
Opportunities to work with and engage in consumer lived-experience programs
10 professional development days per annum, to attend internal and externally delivered workshops, seminars of conferences
The opportunity to learn and network with your psychology peers
Access to professional development activities across Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
In addition to the PsyBA competencies for your clinical registrar program, you will also be supported to develop personal wellness and resilience strategies, explore career pathways in public health

Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment. <>

For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary. Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.

Hiring Manager: Claire Groves
Contact person: Vanessa Carty / Katya Kamysheva
Contact Number: 85598743

Email vanessa.carty@petermac.org

Applications Close: 11:59PM Friday 25th October 2024
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Position Summary

The psychology graduates will be integral members of the mental health team and will work collaboratively with a number of multidisciplinary teams to ensure that people with cancer and their families have their mental health and psychosocial needs addressed. During the two-years, the early career psychologists will be supported to gain clinical endorsement and have an opportunity to work across a number of Departments and Programs such as the adult inpatient and outpatient consultation and liaison mental health program, ONTrac - the Victorian Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Services, the Palliative Care Service and our Telehealth Program
Your responsibilities:

You will perform the duties of a fully registered psychologist providing a range of psychological services to people with cancer and their families and be involved in clinical and quality projects.

To support your development, you will have:

A comprehensive orientation
A reduced clinical caseload
Four hours of protected time per week for reflective practice
Clinical supervision and group supervision
Opportunities to work with and engage in consumer lived-experience programs
10 professional development days per annum, to attend internal and externally delivered workshops, seminars of conferences
The opportunity to learn and network with your psychology peers
Access to professional development activities across Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
In addition to the PsyBA competencies for your clinical registrar program, you will also be supported to develop personal wellness and resilience strategies, explore career pathways in public health

Enterprise Agreement

Medical Scientists, Pharmacists, & Psychologists

Classification or Salary Range

Psychologist Grade 2 Year 1 – PK1

Immunisation Risk Category

Category B: Position unlikely to have contact with blood or other body fluid

Key Relationships

Position Reports to:	Direct: Head of Psychology Indirect Director, Psychosocial Oncology
Internal	Members of the Psychosocial Oncology Program. Members of the multi-disciplinary teams: - Surgical, Medical & Radiation Oncologists, Palliative care staff, Clinical Nurse Coordinators and broader Nursing Staff, Allied Health Staff, Other Clinical and Administrative Staff.
External	Health professionals working in related fields, General Practitioners, Community Mental Health, University linkages, non-government organisations

Education

Skills

Essential requirements	Full registration (or eligibility for full registration) as a Psychologist by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) An APAC approved Post Graduate qualification to Masters or Doctorate level in Clinical Psychology Eligibility to enrol in the Clinical Registrar Program under PsyBA Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment
Desirable requirements	Understanding of the work of a psychologist in a hospital or public health setting Demonstrated interest in working with people with cancer and their carers Demonstrated interest in working with people across ages

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

Key Accountabilities

1.Professional	Commitment to professional development and learning to the registration standard of APHRA High level of written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills Communicates in a timely and effective manner to supervisor, Head of Psychology and psychosocial oncology team Attends and participates in regular supervision and departmental meetings Engages in and contributes to development of psychology services at Peter Mac Knowledge of the principles and application of the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation and policies
2.Clinical Care	Provides psychological assessment and evidence-based treatment to individuals, couples, families, and groups Manages, conducts, and understands risk assessments and triages Participates in multidisciplinary clinical review programs Participates as a member several multidisciplinary team, providing psychological consultation and advice to other staff (with support from supervisor) Maintains appropriate and timely records related to service delivery including contact data and outcome data and measures.
3. Education & Research	Active engagement in all aspects of the Psychology Registrar Program Contributes to quality and research projects where appropriate Provides educational presentations as appropriate Engaging in departmental and hospital professional and development Participates actively in regular team meetings and strategic planning

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

Peter Mac requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to discuss this requirement.

WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC

Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.