Manager of Psychology and Counselling

**Description**

**Employment Type**:Full-time, Temporary, 5 months with the possibility of extension.
**Classification**: Health Professional Level 5/ Psychologist Level 4 (PN 66363/29124)
**Note**: This role will be filled at either Health Professional Level 5 or Psychologist Level P4 depending on qualifications and experience, in line with the Enterprise Agreement.
**Salary for HP5**: $145,253 - $162,877 (Plus 11.5% Super)
**Salary for P4**: $132,115 - $138,896 (Plus 11.5% Super)
**Location**:University of Canberra Hospital, Bruce and The Canberra Hospital, Garran
**Section**:Psychology and Counselling
**Closing Date**:**17 December 2024

**What can we offer you**:

- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- 11.5% Superannuation.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to discounted gym membership.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

**About the Role**:
The Division of Rehabilitation Aged and Community Services (RACS) is seeking a motivated and supportive manager for our Psychology and Counselling Services team.

We are seeking a P4 Clinical Psychologist or Neuropsychologist experienced in working in areas of rehabilitation, aged and community services to backfill the RACS Psychology and Counselling manager role available immediately until 30 April 2025. If we are unable to attract a suitably trained and experienced psychologist, we are seeking to backfill the role with a HP5 Allied Health manager from within RACS to manage two Allied Health service teams.

The successful applicant will work under limited supervision of the Director of Allied Health in collaboration with the broader allied health management team, and your broader multidisciplinary colleagues. This role is responsible for the direct management of the Psychology and Counselling Services delivered at our University of Canberra Hospital (UCH) inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services, as well as our Canberra Hospital (CH) Aged Care inpatient services. The team consists of Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychology, and Rehabilitation Counselling positions.

**For more information regarding the position duties for the Health Professional Level 5 click here for the**_Position Description._**

**For more information regarding the position duties for the Psychologist Level 4 click here for the**_Position Description._**
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the _Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011_ is required.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

**To Apply**:
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

**Our**Vision**: creating exceptional health care together
**Our** **Role**: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
**Our**Values**: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
- The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics._

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**Job**: Allied Health

**Salary Range**: 142,329.00 - 159,780.00

**Contact Name**: Barbara Bolton

**Closing Date**: 17/Dec/2024, 6:59:00 AM