Psychologist (Phd) - Child & Adolescent Services

5 months ago

Sydney, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**This is a reposted position. Previous applicants are not required to re-apply.**

**Req ID: 116056**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital**
**Department: MHA EZ Child & Adolescent Services**
**Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)**
**Status: Unifor Hlthcare position**
**Posting Closing Date: 11-Aug-23**

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.

**About the Opportunity**:
Psychologists work individually and on teams to provide psychological assessment, diagnosis and treatment intervention to individuals, families and groups. They provide consultations to hospital staff. Psychologists engage in research and program evaluation. Psychologists develop and evaluate new assessment, treatment programs and services to better meet patient needs. Psychologists teach and supervise psychology trainees and other health profession learners. Psychologists utilizes discipline specific skills, knowledge, related clinical experiences and abilities to provide psychological assessments, care planning, direct clinical interventions (individual and group) and consultation to staff on complex cases and psychological issues across all areas. Although most psychologists engage in all of these activities, they differ in the proportion of time allocated to each. The broad percentage ranges below reflect this variability. Mental Health Psychologists work with patients with primarily mental health problems. Geriatric Psychologists work with the elderly with mental health, medical or cognitive problems. Health Psychologists address psychological issues associated with medical disorders or diseases. Neuropsychologists focus on human behaviour as it is affected by abnormal functioning of the central nervous system.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- PhD in Psychology from an educational institution acceptable to the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology
- Advanced training and experience in child and adolescent mental health
- Advanced Knowledge of the DSM and ability to use to assess and diagnose childhood mental health disorders (ADHD, anxiety, depression, behavior disorder, neurodevelopmental disorders) concurrent disorders and the ability to identify and refer on more severe disorders (e.g. psychosis, bipolar)
- Diagnostic training and experience, completing mental health assessments and implementing evidence-based treatment plans for children and adolescents
- Experience completing psychoeducational and other psychological assessments
- Demonstrated leadership skills in working collaboratively and cooperatively as part of a multi-disciplinary team within a flexible work schedule and environment
- Demonstrated expertise to practice behavior management, cognitive behavior therapy, group therapy for children and adolescents, and brief therapy models
- Exemplary ability to coordinate the development of effective linkages with other agencies such as, justice, education, social service and community agencies as needed
- Demonstrated experience in crisis and suicide risk assessment and intervention.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in working collaboratively and cooperatively as part of a multi-disciplinary team within a flexible work schedule and environment
- Demonstrated experience in crisis and suicide risk assessment and intervention
- Experience providing supervision
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills
- The ability to work with a high degree of autonomy in a manner consistent with the policies and standards of Mental Health Services and NSH
- Group facilitation is required
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training and credentials.

**Hours**:

- Permanent, full-time position; 75 hours biweekly

**Salary Information**:
$56.18 - $62.42 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit - UNIFOR 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

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