Mental Health Clinician -Addiction And Concurrent Disorders

Position: Mental Health Clinician

Dept: Addiction and Concurrent Disorders

Posting ID: 2023-33785

Status: Permanent Full Time (1)

Site: Credit Valley Hospital

Shifts: 5 days a week must be flexible to work evenings and week-ends as required

Posted: July 17,2023

Internal Deadline: July 24,2023

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

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

Professional Attributes & Responsibilities:

• Possesses strong clinical, organizational and documentation skills
• Demonstrated awareness and a good understanding of the principles/protocols that govern health and safety issues
• Takes initiative to tackle important issues, problems and tasks pro-actively
• Demonstrates commitment to hospital-based patient and family-centered care
• Commitment to the vision and goals of THP mental health strategic plan
• Demonstrates flexibility and adapts to change and variety on the job (e.g., effectively perform job during unexpected situations or changing conditions)
• Demonstrates commitment to best practice guidelines and quality improvement
• Experienced completing comprehensive assessments and formulation to help inform treatment planning

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of clinical experience working with individuals living with Substance Use Disorders and/or Concurrent Disorders.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills combined with the ability to work independently as well as part of an inter-professional team
• Extensive training and experience providing time limited, evidenced based treatment, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
• Hospital based experience is considered an asset.
• Master’s Degree (preferred) in regulated health care profession.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands, positive work and attendance record, required
• Registered with a professional college and in good standing (required).
• Solid individual and group psychotherapy skills required and essential.
• Knowledgeable with data collection tools.

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

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.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.