Clinical Neuropsychologist

**Employment Status**

Permanent Part Time

**Program**

Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care

**Location**

Belmont CRC

**Hours Per Fortnight**

36

**Position Summary**
- Gain satisfaction from the positive difference that our programs make to members of our community
- Be part of our supportive, innovative and flexible team environment and enhance your career through clinical supervision and exposure to diverse client presentations
- Conduct neuropsychological assessment and consumer-centred intervention within the community rehabilitation program.

**About the facility**

Belmont Community Rehabilitation Centre provides interdisciplinary, time limited, goal directed outpatient rehabilitation for people who have had a recent change in their health status for example following a stroke or hospital stay. These services are delivered according to a rehabilitation plan that is based on goals negotiated with the client and their carers. Our state of the art facilities are located on site with Belmont Primary Care, Community Nursing, Dental, Mental Health and Immunisation services.

**About the role**

The Clinical Neuropsychologist is responsible for neuropsychological assessment and consumer-centred intervention within the community rehabilitation centres. This role is responsible for ensuring contemporary evidence-based psychology services for rehabilitation clients within the clinical setting. The Clinical Neuropsychologist is also required to provide secondary consultation to the rehabilitation team with the aim of maximizing the efficacy of the full range of rehabilitation interventions delivered. The Clinical Neuropsychologist will assist in the supervision of Masters and Doctoral Students as required. This position is primarily based at Belmont Community Rehabilitation Centre although movement across sites may be required.

**About the culture**

Our staff group is friendly and social and enjoy working in a large department with other specialised staff and clinicians. We promote positive respectful relationships and strong working partnerships. As a team, we focus on providing the highest quality, patient centred care. Everything we do centres all services on the patient and is guided by our driving values: Respect, Compassion, Commitment, Accountability and Innovation.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Relocation and sponsorship support options
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Jillong, Geelong is thought to mean ‘land’ or ‘cliffs’.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
- To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health Immunisation Policy_**

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology.
Essential: Registered as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency with specialist endorsement as a Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Essential: Proven ability to conduct neuropsychological assessments and the capacity to confidently and effectively communicate these findings both verbally and in writing to all other relevant and appropriate parties.
Essential: Proven ability to provide evidence based interventions for people with neuropsychological impairments.
Essential: Registered as a supervisor with AHPRA.
Essential: Current Victorian Driver's License
Desirable: Current experience working in a rehabilitation setting with clients.
Desirable: Previous experience providing supervision to Master's and Doctorate Students and Grade 2 Neur