Psychologist (Masters) - Wood Street Center - Mental Health & Addictions
4 weeks ago
Req ID: 155966
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Colchester East Hants Health Centre
Department: MHA NZ Residential Care (Wood St) CRH
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPEHealthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 9-Jun-24
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the OpportunityChildren and youth admitted to Wood Street Centre Residential Treatment present with a wide range of complex behavioural and/or emotional challenges that are addressed through individualized treatment plans. An interdisciplinary team, which includes youth workers, social workers, teachers, registered nurse, psychologist, occupational therapist, behavioural interventionist, clinical director, unit supervisors, and program manager along with a consulting psychiatrist and medical doctor provides stabilization, assessment, and treatment services.
The Psychologist is a member of this interdisciplinary team at Wood Street Centre Residential Treatment, providing a range of services to youth, including the assessment, diagnosis, care planning, implementation, and evaluation of a youth's individual needs, within the scope of the Registered Psychologist. The Psychologist reports to the Manager, Support Services and Community Programs, Northern Zone Mental Health & Addictions.
About YouWe would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Recognized Master's degree in Clinical Psychology or School Psychology
- Registered or eligible for registration with the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners (NSBEP) and in good standing
- A minimum of two years relevant experience, with a strong background in mental health an understanding of the impact of childhood trauma
- Experience in the assessment and treatment of youth with significant emotional and behavioral disorders
- Demonstrated ability to work competently with children, adolescents, families, groups, community representatives and agencies
- Demonstrated ability to employ a trauma informed lens to therapeutic interventions
- Experience in utilizing the ARC model in the provision of therapeutic interventions is considered an asset
- Strong assessment skills and comfort with diagnostics utilizing DSM5 criteria
- Competency in psychoeducational assessment is considered an asset
- Excellent documentation/report writing skills required
- Ability to establish models of care based on programming needs.
- Ability to evaluate progress and adapt therapy as required.
- Strong CBT and DBT skills and ability to deliver DBT skills group and CBT groups for anxiety and depression required
- Ability to work independently and to work cooperatively on an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to provide and utilize clinical supervision and support
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours- Permanent full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
$ hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Successful candidates may also be eligible for a signing bonus and relocation assistance with a defined Return of Service contract.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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