CL Psychologist - Adult Mental Health

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About the role

The Consultation Liaison (CL) is a specialist psychiatry service that provides clinical psychiatry consultation and support to general and medical wards across the Monash Health Hospital sites.

The CL service is staffed by consultant psychiatrists, psychiatry registrars, senior nursing staff and psychologists. Our CL clinicians provide comprehensive specialist mental health assessments, provision of a diagnostic formulation, short-term in-hospital care and advice about treatment.

This team will see people over the age of 18 years who are in a mental health crisis, if they have a pre-existing mental illness or if there are other concerns or questions about their mental health. Our clinicians also provide ongoing education for staff in identifying, assessing and managing people who are experiencing issues with their mental health and provide advice about mental health follow-up for when people are discharged from hospital.

The consultation liaison (CL) psychologist delivers psychological assessments and interventions to consumers, particularly those with chronic and/or complex issues who are admitted to a medical ward. The psychologist provides both acute crisis support along with continuing care.

The psychologist also provides secondary consultation to the clinical teams and stakeholders regarding the formulation, treatment and management of consumers.

This role also works within the Lymphoedema Service which consists of multi-disciplinary team of lymphoedema therapists, social workers and medical specialists. The role of the psychologist is to deliver psychological therapy to assist consumers in both the adjustment to, and management of psychological and emotional impacts from their illness.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Carmen Cilmi on 0407 100 192.

Psychologist Gr 2 position description can be found here

Psychologist Gr 3 position description can be found here

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How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 13 May 2025