Clinical Psychology Registrar

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan, Various

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Mercy Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing

Reference: 18816

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
**Summary of the role**:
As part of the exciting new Psychology Registrar Program at Mercy Mental Health, you will benefit from the unique opportunity to immerse yourself in recovery-oriented psychological practice in a public mental health setting. The Registrar Program offers diverse and comprehensive skill-building rotations across our adult inpatient, community and rehabilitative services, and our specialist perinatal inpatient / outpatient services, as well as learning through exposure to emergency mental health and crisis teams, leading to a thorough understanding of the full client journey through mental health services. The Program will help you build competence and confidence as a Psychologist within an enthusiastic and nurturing multidisciplinary team environment. You will be employed full time and will be well supported professionally with regular supervision, opportunities for paid leave for Professional Development, protected study time, and peer consultation and support from other registrars and psychologists working at MMH.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Knowledge of the discipline and understanding of case formulation in planning evidence based treatment
- Participation in individual and group supervision, and active commitment to professional development as per the requirements of Psychology Board
- Active participation in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribution to formulation, diagnosis and treatment planning
- Provision of specialist psychological assessments, interventions and therapy groups, with a focus on recovery, person-centred care, and effective outcomes for adult consumers and their families

**ABOUT YOU**:

- A minimum of Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology
- Registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist with an intention to complete a Registrar Program for Area of Practice endorsement
- Commitment to working within a recovery-oriented framework
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

**ABOUT US**:
Mercy Mental Health (South West Area Mental Health Service) is a public mental health service supporting people in south west metropolitan Melbourne with severe and complex mental illnesses by providing acute and community-based care. Services are available to adults through acute inpatient programs, residential rehabilitation programs and crisis and community recovery-focused treatment programs. We also deliver inpatient and community specialist perinatal mental health services to women and infants in western Victoria.

Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.

Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:
Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).

If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**CONTACT DETAILS**:

- Dr Aiyesha Melnicenko, Senior Clinical Psychology/Psychology Lead
- 03 9928 7444
- Adham Hammoud, Allied Health Educator/Social Work Lead
- 03 9928 7444