Clinical Psychology Registrar

**Title**:Clinical Psychology Registrar**:

- Requisition ID: 3311
- Location: Eastern Health, VIC, AU, 3128
- Job Posting Date: 17 Apr 2025

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**Clinical Psychology Registrar - Graduate Opportunity**
- Permanent, Full Time | Monthly day off + 5 weeks' leave | Inner-east location
- Rotations across different medical settings and work sites| Excellent benefits
- Opportunity to join an innovative, supportive and dynamic psychology team

**Eastern Health**

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne's largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is _"Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts"_.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

**About the role**

Are you interested in working as a psychologist in public health?

Are you looking for a learning and development environment to support you to work towards meeting the requirements of the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) clinical psychology registrar program?

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic psychologist to join our medical settings inpatient psychology team, working with patients with comorbid mental health concerns.

The position is supported with a strong focus on growth learning, reflective practice, supervision and self-care.

**Benefits of the role include**:

- Opportunity to work across Eastern Health's acute and subacute inpatient medical settings.
- Supervision from a Senior Clinical Psychologist and additional support from a Senior Psychology Educator to facilitate your learning and development.
- Being part of a community of over 100 psychologists at Eastern Health
- Ongoing permanent employment at Eastern Health upon completion of the registrar program
- Extensive professional development opportunities including professional development leave, individual and group supervision, support from a (PBA) Board-approved supervisor to develop an individualised Registrar Program (plan) designed to meet the competencies required to achieve endorsement in clinical psychology.
- Benefits of the current**enterprise agreement**include a**higher qualification allowance, 5 weeks' annual leave, and an annual retention payment

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will possess:

- Full registration or eligibility for full registration as a Psychologist by the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA).
- Hold a Masters or Doctoral coursework qualification in Clinical Psychology that has been approved by the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Eligibility to work towards endorsement in Approved Area of Practice of Clinical Psychology.
- Holder of a current Driver's License
- Demonstrated multidisciplinary teamwork skills
- Demonstrated high level of written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated experience in the design and implementation of research and quality improvement activities
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development and education

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.
- Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the _Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice)_. Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment._

**What we offer**

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals
- You will receive collegial support, structured individual and group supervision and ongoing professional development to ensure you are well supported in your role while providing exceptional patient care.

**Next Steps**

**Good to know**:

- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability - within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease