Psychology Registrar Graduate Program

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Forensicare

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Medical and Nursing, Policy, Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: 16417
- Are you about to graduate or have recently graduated in Psychology?
- Multiple full time, P2 positions (of variable length dependent on Registrar Program requirements)
- Be part of a supportive, collaborative, and interdisciplinary allied health graduate and psychology registrar program.
- Extensive investment in facilities and people supporting our significant service expansion.
- Rotational positions across all Forensicare locations.
- Psychology Registrars, are an integral part of Forensicare's commitment to progressing the disciplines into the future while supporting the increased demand for forensic mental health services. The Allied Health Graduate & Psychology Registrar Program is designed to provide structured, supported opportunities for qualified, entry-level health professionals to gain forensic mental health expertise and consolidate both theoretical and practical skills in a range of forensic settings. The Program facilitates an expansion of skills and experience through movement across inpatient, community and prison-based services.

**Job location**

These are rotational positions and will be available across all Forensicare sites including:

- Thomas Embling Hospital
- Community Forensic Mental Health Service
- Prison-based services at several locations

**About the Program**:
Registrars within the program will rotate throughout our organisation and have the access to regular discipline specific clinical supervision, monthly interdisciplinary educations sessions, regular interdisciplinary group supervision, dedicated self-directed learning time, in addition to discipline specific supports. Working with a limited case load, within the boundaries of the relevant professions and under the direct supervision of an experienced psychologist, the graduate/registrar will:
**Duties**:

- Participate in the assessment and treatment of consumers through collaborative group work and individual sessions, making ethical and legal, discipline-specific contributions to the clinical team's understanding of the consumer and their situation.
- Demonstrate an appreciation of the importance of inter-disciplinary teamwork and of connections with the broader service network.
- Plan, develop, facilitate and evaluate therapeutic group programs in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
- Other duties in line with the requirements of your discipline.

**About You**:

- You are committed to mental health consumer recovery.
- Demonstrated commitment to the delivery of quality, recovery-focused mental health care coupled with an awareness of the issues of care-delivery in forensic mental health.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively in a multidisciplinary health care environment, using well-developed interpersonal skills to achieve team goals.

**What you need**:

- Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited course or equivalent, or a Doctorate degree in Forensic Psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent.
- Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA).

**A culture where people matter.**
- Discipline-specific support from our clinical educators and senior supervisory staff to support the wellbeing and success of our registrars.
- Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all our team members including provision and support for Study Leave.
- Well defined career pathways existing across our Directorates with multi-disciplined Teams.
- University linkages and Partnership with the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science providing opportunity to participate in Research projects.
- Salary Packaging Options available - Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
- A leading, multi-faceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and team-based supports to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
- Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
- Access to an employee assistance program - an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
- A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological, peer support and critical incidence response programs.

Eligibility

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