Job Description
Listed By : Cairns And Hinterland Hospital And Health Service on 21 Aug ****
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Psychologist - Senior (Perinatal Acute Mental Health Hospital in the Home)
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Remuneration: $*****- $***** per hour
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You have theexciting opportunity to be a part of a newly established service in Queensland- the Perinatal Acute Mental Health Hospital in the Home (PAMH-HITH). Deliverhigh quality evidencedbased perinatal mental health psychology clinicalservices to consumers,
carers/supportersand
infants as part of a highfunctioning acute mental health multi-disciplinary team.
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PerinatalAcute Mental Health Hospital in the Home (PAMH-HITH)
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The PerinatalAcute Mental Health Hospital in The Home program (PAMH-HITH) is a virtual bedadmission program designed to deliver time-limited, intensivemulti-disciplinary treatment for women and birthing people
experiencingmoderate
to severe perinatal mental illness during pregnancy or within thefirst 12 months following birth. Consumers receivedhospital-equivalent care in their home environment rather than within atraditional inpatient unit or Mother and Baby Unit (MBU)in order toreceiveintensive care
whilstremainingwith
their infant/s, their family andcultural environment, and connected to community and social supports.
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Your
keyaccountabilities
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Deliver high level psychology services,
includingassessment,
evidence-informed perinatal menial health interventions, andeducationin accordance withprescribed professional and ethicalstandards.
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Undertake high level psychology duties relevant toyour assigned caseload with minimal need for direct supervision andprovide psychology consultancy and advice (within delegations) to otherstaff members within your team and across the Mental Health and AODService.
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Provide high level skills and experience inproviding quality leadership, clinicaladviceand education tostaff (including psychologists, psychology students, allied health,nursing and medical) to enhance their
knowledgeregardingpsychologicalclinical
practice and services in perinatal mental health.
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Activelyparticipateand
provideleadership in skilled and multidisciplinary team meetings, includingclinical case conferences, departmental and Hospital and Health Servicemeetings.
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Provide high level clinical advice and direction tothe Cairns and Hinterland Mental Health and AOD Service, the psychologyteam, other relevant stakeholders
(includingmedical,nursingand
allied health), professional andoperational supervisors and non-
governmentorganisationsregardingprofessional
psychology standards andpsychology service development and improvement.
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As a Cairns andHinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you
receivecompetitiveremuneration,youwill
also have access to:
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Salary packaging
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Annual incremental increases
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Career training and development
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Wellness programs
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Further yourexperience by joining our dedicated team at Cairns Hospital,
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📌 Psychologist - Senior (Perinatal Acute Mental Health Hospital In The Home) (Queensland)
🏢 The Australian Psychological Society
📍 Queensland