- Work in a diverse inpatient setting with lots of variety in your day
- The RACS psychology team will support you in your professional career
- Join a supportive psychology team committed to excellence in patient care
About Monash Health
Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. For more information please visit www.monashhealth.org .
About The Role
A permanent grade 2 neuropsychology position has presented within Monash Health to provide evidence based assessment and brief intervention to adults and older adults in the sub-acute rehabilitation and aged person’s mental health wards. This permanent position is 0.6EFT (3 days per week).
The neuropsychologist undertakes a diverse role, in investigating, documenting, and assisting in the rehabilitation of patients with psychological, behavioural and/or cognitive factors that are impacting on therapy engagement and/or discharge planning. RACS psychologists work within the multidisciplinary team on the wards and have a keen focus on fostering relationships to improve service provision and deliver patient centred care.
The psychology service within RACS comprises of Neuropsychologists, Clinical, Health and Education and Developmental Psychologists. The RACS psychology service covers Kingston Centre, Dandenong and Casey hospitals. This role is based at Casey Hospital within the 2 sub-acute wards.
About You
You
r ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally, to a wide range of audiences is essential, along with excellent time-management, and advanced skills and knowledge in working with patients with chronic and/or complex neuropsychological issues. In addition to direct patient work, your ability to work from a secondary consultation model within multidisciplinary teams and broader stakeholders is important. You enjoy the flexibility of an inpatient setting and the complexity of daily changes in the workload and enjoy working closely within a supportive psychology team. Your have ideas to improve service delivery and promote the profession of psychology and you work from an evidence-based science practitioner model.
What You Need To Know
Summary: Permanent P2 Clinical Neuropsychology position. 3 days per week. RACS psychology cover 3 sites Kingston Centre, Dandenong Hospital and Casey Hospital. This position is based at Casey but staff may work across sites occasionally
Additional Benefits
Regular clinical and peer supervision, access to the RACS psychology continuing professional development program, and opportunity for salary packaging. Access to the Group Supervision Registrar program to supplement registrar endorsement (if applicable). In addition you will be working within one of the largest employees of psychologists in Victoria (230 psychologists) with scope for growth and professional development opportunities within the Monash Health network.
Monash Health Employee Benefits
- Onsite Gym
- Discounted banking (BankVic)
- Salary packaging
- Access to professional development courses and seminars
- Onsite subsidised staff parking
How To Apply
Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity, and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.
Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.
Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services at
[email protected] .
Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:
- Reference checks;
- Proof of immunisation.
- A clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
- A current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.
As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.
Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. The current orders require evidence of three doses for COVID-19.
All applicants to positions with Monash Health will need to upload acceptable evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19 and Influenza as part of their application. Acceptable evidence is a copy of your Immunisation History Statement which can be accessed via myGov.
Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who can provide evidence that they meet full vaccination status.
