Psychology Educator

**Alfred Health**

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.
- **2 x permanent vacancies, full-time with flexible ADO (part time considered)**:

- ** Psychologist Grade 4 (Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology)**:

- ** Based at St. Kilda Rd location**

**What's in it for you**
- ** A great opportunity to join a newly established Psychology Education Team**:

- ** Regular professional supervision**:

- ** Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment**

**About us**

Alfred Mental & Addiction Health is responsible for the operation of services, which focus on people with a severe mental illness residing in the Inner South Eastern area of Melbourne. The single most important goal of Alfred Mental & Addiction Health is to create an environment that facilitates clinical recovery, supports individual recovery efforts and strives to minimise service system barriers to the recovery process. The Alfred Psychology Department includes Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology Working across all sites and programs. The majority of psychologists work within the Mental and Addiction Health Program.

**What you'll be doing**

The Psychology Educator (Clinical Psychology and Clinical-Neuropsychology) will join the newly established Psychology Education Team, led by the Principal Psychology Educator. The Psychology Education Team will collaboratively coordinate, develop, facilitate, and evaluate a broad range of professional development programs for Alfred Health psychology staff, post-graduate psychology students, and psychology registrars, across Alfred Mental and Addiction Health and Alfred Programs (Acute/Subacute services at The Alfred and Caulfield Hospital). The Psychology Educators will work together on a range of programs and projects, including collaboration with AMAH Educators, Allied Health Educators, and the Lived Experience Workforce. This will include coordination of the Psychology Student Placement Program, the Registrar Learning and Development Program, and Psychology Professional Development Program, and providing supervision. Psychology Educators will have a vital role to play in supporting the learning, development, and support needs of Alfred Health's psychology workforce.

**About you**
- A passion for providing psychology clinical education - including developing/delivering training, providing clinical supervision, and supporting the learning and development of psychologists in public health/mental health settings.
- Extensive postgraduate psychology experience at a senior level in mental health and acute/subacute health settings.
- Knowledge of the learning requirements and support structures for postgraduate students completing external placements, and the learning requirements for psychologists undertaking a registrar program.
- AHPRA registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009
- Masters or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Clinical Neuropsychology
- PsyBA endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist or Clinical Neuropsychologist
- PsyPA approved supervisor
- At least 8-10 years' experience working as a registered clinical or clinical neuropsychologist
- Completion of an Educational Qualification (desirable)
- Australian working rights
- Full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination
- Be willing to undergo a Background Chec

**Other benefits**
- Portable long service leave from other public health services
- Great employment benefits as part of Alfred Health - wellbeing initiatives, access to salary packaging, novated leasing and discounted health insurance and banking
- Located close to public transport, shops and cafes

If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the **APPLY **button, include your resume and cover letter.

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, in accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department's risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.

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