Description:
- Full-time, part-time or contractor position with an established pain management medical clinic.
- Supportive, multi-disciplinary and cohesive team with training development opportunities.
- Attractive salary (negotiable on experience), plus super.
The company is one of Sydney’s longest-serving pain management medical clinics. The clinic’s team of multidisciplinary health professionals provide comprehensive medical care to their patients in a nurturing and supportive environment. Each patient is provided an individualised treatment plan that aims to return the patient to a functional lifestyle, to reduce their perceived pain, and to ensure appropriate usage of medication where required. The role will be based in their (location needed) clinic.
The Position…
The position on offer is a Clinical Psychologist position that will play a vital role in providing high-quality, evidence-based psychological services to a diverse patient base with acute and chronic pain conditions. This role will work collaboratively with healthcare professionals in the clinic to support patient management and assist in returning patients to their functional lifestyle.
Specific role responsibilities include:
Clinical
- To provide psychological services for patients referred to the Pain Management clinic.
- Ensure treatment of patients is integrated with treatment plans of other Pain Management health care professionals using an in-house clinical pathway management tool (PainPath®).
- Assess patients to determine the potential benefits from psychological treatment and identify psychosocial issues.
- Management of patients’ psychosocial issues and development of individual self-management strategies.
- Conduct psychology sessions for group programs being held at the clinic when required.
- Involvement in outcome studies data collection and performing statistical analysis on outcome data.
- Contribute psychological perspective to patient progress at Clinical Case Conferences where appropriate.
- Maintaining confidentiality and integrity of patient records.
Education, Training & Research
- Maintaining own professional education/CPD with relevant specialist college/s and relevant aspects of pain medicine.
- Participation in research projects, implemented within the clinic or in collaboration with research staff external to the clinic, as required.
- Participate as appropriate in educational programs, including education of junior and senior medical/non-medical staff and pain medicine trainees and community education programs whenever necessary/possible.
- Attend dedicated community education programs as required.
The ideal candidate will have the following:
- Approved degree in Psychology with relevant postgraduate experience.
- Current registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Eligible for membership with the Australian Psychological Society. Eligible for membership with the APS Clinical College.
- Demonstrated experience in the assessment and evidence-based treatment of health conditions associated with chronic pain.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport and work collaboratively.
- Proficiency in the use of psychological assessment tools and outcome measures.
- Advanced computer literacy in Microsoft Office suite.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and the provision of high-quality, ethical care
The company is dedicated to supporting the wellbeing and professional development of their team. In addition to a competitive salary, they offer:
- Opportunities for professional development and advancement.
- Supportive and collaborative team environment.
- Free onsite parking.
- Research opportunities.
Apply Now…
If you are a passionate and experienced Clinical Psychologist and believe you have the required attributes mentioned above, please APPLY NOW and send your updated CV. We will be in touch to discuss the position with you in further detail.