Clinical Psychologist, AIS

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Company : IWK Health

Req ID : 178939

Department / Program : AIS Trauma Day Stream , Mental Health And Addictions

Location : Halifax

Type of Employment : Permanent Hourly PT ( 80% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Start Date : May 2024

Union Status : NSGEU Hlthcare , Healthcare Bargaining Unit

Compensation : $ 50.1894 - $ 64.9328 / hour

Closing Date : May 9, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23 : 59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region.

We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia . People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities.

We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values , and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs.

We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people.

Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization.

There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years.

We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country.

We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face.

We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer.

We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black / African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants / Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

The IWK is a leading pediatric university teaching centre in Canada, providing regional tertiary-level health care to the Maritimes.

The Discipline of Psychology is strong and vibrant at IWK Health Centre, with over 50 psychologists who provide services in both Child Health and Mental Health & Addictions programs.

Research and teaching opportunities exist for those who have the interest and skill set. As one of the members of Professional Practice Group in Psychology, the successful candidate will have opportunities to work collaboratively on projects and share experiences with other psychologists in different fields of practice.

The IWK Health Centre Predoctoral Residency Program in Pediatric and Child-Adolescent Psychology is CPA approved. The successful candidate will be expected to actively participate in training residents.

The MHA Program provides at the IWK Health Centre provides a full spectrum of mental health services that includes outpatient community mental health, day treatment and residential services of children and adolescents, inpatient hospital care, forensics, and addictions.

The Adolescent Intensive Services (AIS) Program has both ambulatory and non-acute inpatient services for adolescents aged 13 19 years old with mental health and / or substance abuse disorders.

The youth admitted to the non-acute inpatient services attend day services with AIS Day Treatment. Ambulatory Services include AIS Day Service (with four streams : Trauma, Internalizing, Externalizing, and concurrent) and AIS Aftercare Service.

Day Services means that the patient attends programming Monday to Friday and participates in therapeutic school, individual family and group-based interventions that target their treatment goals.

Services at AIS include two phases of treatment (onsite and community) that span approximately six to seven months combined.

The successful candidate will require solid training and experience with a variety of mental health populations, and must have the capacity to adapt well to new clinical demands, work collaboratively with interprofessional teams, and have excellent leadership skills.

In accord with the IWK philosophy of Family Centre Care, families and caregivers are important partners in the therapeutic process.

Responsibilities will include psychological assessments, program development, evidence-based mental health treatment (group, family, individual), staff supervision, consultation to other staff members and to community service providers, and program evaluation.

The Psychologist will have an active role in program development, service evaluation, parent and staff education and skills-based training programs).

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday,8 : 30am-4 : 30pm with flexibility.

Your Qualifications

• Ph. D / PsyD Degree in Clinical Psychology from an accredited university program.
• Registered, or eligible to be registered, with the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology.
• Minimum five (5) years of formal training and clinical experience in child / adolescent mental health.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and treat a broad range of mental health populations.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering individual and group evidence-based treatment interventions such as Cognitive Behaviour.

Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Based Interventions.

• Demonstrated ability to consult with professional and para-professional staff.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and formulate treatment protocols for a wide range of adolescent mental health problems.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively consult with other health, social service and education agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to work well as part of an interprofessional team required.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of CAPA (Choice and Partnership Approach), experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to participate in the clinical training activities of the Psychology Discipline.
• Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview / testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation.

Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions.

Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and / or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

I f you are an employee of IWK Health , please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.