Clinical Psychologist - Elver Program Parramatta - Temp FT/PT

at  South Western Sydney Local Health District

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time or Part Time, up to 38 hours per week up until June 2026
Location: ELVER Offices Parramatta
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $53.23 - $64.88 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ495042
Application Close Date: 16/06/2024
Interview Date Range: 19/06/2024 – 26/06/2024
Contact Details: Dominique Limbrey – 0438 009 219 | Dominique.Limbrey@dcj.nsw.gov.au

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

An exciting opportunity to join an innovative specialist service for children and young people living in Out of Home Care across NSW.
The Elver Program is a joint collaboration between SWSLHD and the Department of Communities and Justice and is an innovative dynamic specialist mental health service for children and young people living in Out of Home Care across NSW. The service is based in the DCJ ISS office at Parramatta.
We are looking for a passionate Clinical Psychologist to join our dynamic team. The successful applicant will demonstrate capacity to work collaboratively to provide specialist clinical assessments and individual or group based interventions to both the child/young person, carers and the care system around them. Successful applicants will also have skills in systemic care coordination, consultation and training.
The position works as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) and in partnership with DCJ.
Opportunity for professional learning, development and supervision are provided. Some travel will be required.
If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply!
Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.

TRANSFORMING YOUR EXPERIENCE

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO A POSITION IN NSW HEALTH, YOU MUST HAVE AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT AUSTRALIAN RESIDENCY.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ️ background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

The Clinical Psychologist recruited by the SWSLHD will be seconded to Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) to provide clinical services for the ELVER program which is a new innovative outreach multi-disciplinary trauma treatment program for children and young people in Out Of Home Care (OOHC). The program is based in Parramatta and forms part of DCJ state-wide services Intensive Support Services (ISS). The service catchment area includes metropolitan Sydney with provision for outreach to rural and remote areas of NSW. The program focus is to assist children and young people with complex histories of trauma and attachment disruption through provision of trauma informed care from assessment and clinical formulation through to individual specialist clinical interventions. The program will take referrals from DCJ and Non-Government agency case managers with an initial focus on children in residential care/ Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) with complex presentations requiring specialist intervention.
All clinical positions in the Elver Program are employed by SWSLHD and seconded to Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ). This service will utilise evidenced based Trauma Informed and Recovery focused principals for high risk children and young people residing in out of home care.
The Clinical Psychologist Elver program will apply extensive specialist clinical knowledge and skills in carrying out individual or group based interventions working as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) and in partnership Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) in coordinating care for children, young people parents or carers referred to the OOHC/WFT’s Work to ensure integrated service delivery with both government and non-government services that form part of the child’s carer/support network.