Psychologist - Eating Disorders

**Job Description**:
**Position**: Psychologist-Eating Disorders Program

**Dept. **Mental Health

**Posting ID**: 2023-32850

**Role Level**: AH13( $54.80 -$69.85)

**Status**:Permanent Full time

**Site**: Credit Valley Hospital

**Shifts**:Days,8am -4pm/8.30am -4.30pm

**Posted**: May 1,2023

**Internal Deadline**:May 8,2023

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission**:A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community**

When we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community - patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers. The foundational goals of our new strategic plan - quality, access and sustainability - anchor everything we do. Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients - inside and outside the hospital.

At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team

you to join our Better Together team

Reporting to the Manager of the Eating Disorders Program, the Psychologist provides psychological services including assessment, consultation, diagnosis and treatment of adult patients presenting for the eating disorder program service. The Psychologist is an integral member of the inter-professional team and will support the implementation of clinical best practices, knowledge transfer, and translation of evidence into practice for disciplines working across the Mental Health and Addiction Program. The Psychologist will also support peer case consultation and program evaluation. Additionally, the Psychologist will work in collaboration with the Program Leadership and clinical team to support the planning and implementation of the Health Quality Standards for Eating Disorders program.

**Key Qualifications**:

- Participate in education and training specific to current, relevant regional and provincial clinical standards and guidelines
- Registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario
- Experience working with individuals with eating disorders and other psychiatric diagnoses
- Perform clinical screening evaluations and diagnostic assessments for eating disorders within scope of practice
- Provide appropriate referral and treatment recommendations for patients with eating disorders
- Work collaboratively with all team members to determine, implement, and evaluate treatment plans
- Experience in providing a range of treatment approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy, interpersonal therapy, and dialectical behavioural therapy
- Experience in providing consultation and supervision in cognitive behavioural therapy and other treatment modalities to staff on the inter-professional team
- Review the literature, scientific studies, and stay current with any changes or developments in the fields of Eating Disorders
- Participate in process and quality improvement work related to the program
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills combined with the ability to work independently and as part of an inter-professional team
- Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing, based on our values compassion, excellence and courage. To be Better Together, we commit to fostering a respectful workplace culture that promotes a safe and supportive environment for everyone who provides care, supports caregiving, receives care or visits the hospital._
- In accordance with the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005_ and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation._
- All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act._
- Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act._