Psychologist Registrar - Mental Health

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An exciting opportunity for new graduate psychologists – Clinical Psychology, Forensice Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology.

Explore and find your place within the Public Health Mental Health service at Monash Health in our Psychology Registrar Program.

Applications now commencing for 2025

• Fixed term full time contract – 2 years
• Four rotational positions across all of Monash Health Mental Health Services
• Open to registrars seeking to complete endorsement in Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology within Mental Health

Public Health offers a diverse range of experiences for a new graduate psychologist entering the workforce. The Monash Health Registrar Program offers you a supportive learning environment where you can work with different presentations across the lifespan. This will allow you to deepen your knowledge of the competencies and increase your skills whilst giving you the opportunity to gain an understanding of the Public Health system.

About the Psychology Registrar Program

In your rotations you will be:

• Working with consumers across the lifespan in various settings (inpatient and outpatient)
• Performing the duties of a fully registered psychologist including providing assessment and treatment as is appropriate for the service
• Engaged and exposed to evidence-based psychological clinical practice
• Engaged and supported in providing your practice in compliance with the code of ethics and legal requirements of psychology

Our graduate rotating registrar program offers amazing benefits to ensure you meet all criteria of your endorsement process. This includes:

• 4 hours of protected learning time per week
• A reduced clinical case load
• Support to develop wellness and resilience strategies
• Readily available primary supervision that remains stable throughout your endorsement process with senior psychologists and educators
• A robust and structured group supervision program over the 2-year period which covers all competencies and provides up to date information and resources
• An in-depth and engaging clinical education program with professional development workshops and expert panels on topics relating to the competencies and professional practice
• Opportunity to attend external professional development
• Discovery days where you can organise to visit a different psychology service to observe for the day.

About You

To be considered you need to have:

• Current general registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Authority (AHPRA)
• Appropriate post-graduate qualifications (Masters or Doctoral Degree) in Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology or Clinical Neuropsychology 
• Eligibility to enrol in the Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology or Clinical Neuropsychology Registrar Program

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Elise Wald on 0488 167 406.

Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

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 16th October 2024.