Mental Health Therapist

4 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada William Osler Health System Full time

Company description

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today

Job description

The role reports to the Manager, 5th Level Mental Health, and works in collaboration with the professional leader for social work.

Accountabilities:

Work as part of a team in managing the referrals to both clinics in a timely and responsive manner Conduct psychosocial assessments and provide short-term intervention Will provide crisis intervention to patients and their families accordingly Will provide referrals to community resources Will work directly with multi-disciplinary staff, internally and externally, to ensure that patient needs are met Will provide group therapy Participates within a multidisciplinary team in program planning, development and implementation Provides community consultation and education with respect to mental health issues

Job qualifications

Masters Degree in a related health field required (social work, nursing, occupational therapist, counselling/psychology) with a combination of relevant experience in mental health and addictions Member of a regulatory college in good standing Minimum three to five years recent experience working in mental health and addictions is essential, preferably in an acute or community setting Demonstrated ability to work with and advocate for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness Demonstrated experience in psychosocial assessment and ability to provide appropriate interventions, including crisis intervention Demonstrated knowledge and implementation of best practice guidelines in crisis intervention and crisis theory Demonstrated ability in providing brief therapy and solution-focused counselling Demonstrated commitment to providing quality customer service to various client populations (patients and families) as well as various clinical professionals Experience in developing and conducting groups Sound knowledge of community resources and the ability to refer accordingly Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, both verbal and written Experience in working within an interdisciplinary setting Ability to function both independently and as a team player Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration Excellent attendance, punctuality and work record Demonstrated computer skills May be required to travel and/or work between all Osler sites

Additional information

Hours: Currently days/evenings, eight hour shifts including weekends and statutory holidays (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)

Internal application deadline: May 28, 2024

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