Work in an environment that offers:

• A supportive environment for career progression and development
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• An opportunity to further your career
• Excellent clinical exposure across a range of specialties

The Position

Position Title: Clinical Neuro Registrar Psychologist
Classification: PK (1-4)
Salary per hour (exc. super): $46.88 to $53.04
Hours per fortnight: Between 48 hrs & 64 hrs/fortnight
Employment Status: Fixed term for 2 years
Other requirements: COVID-19 Vaccination (3 doses)

Role Description

The Psychologist Registrar Program provides an opportunity for newly qualified Psychologists to make the transition to professional practice in a structured and supported two year program. The Psychology Registrar Program is designed to provide opportunities for qualified, entry-level health professionals to gain mental health expertise and consolidate both theoretical and practical skills in a range of settings. In this role you have a great opportunity to work within both the Outpatient Rehabilitation Services as well as Older Persons Mental Health Teams. A rotation typically last 12 months. In the future, your role could potentially extend to inpatient rehabilitation wards, dependent on your experience and career goals. The Mental Health Registrar Program aims to support new graduates during their first 24 months of professional practice to develop the skills, knowledge, applied experience and values to become an effective member of both the Rehabilitation Services and the Mental Health and Wellbeing workforce.

Working for Bendigo Health

Our team love working with us, and it’s easy to understand why. We’ve got a fantastic range of benefits for our employees, including:

• Up to $20,000 in relocation support,if you’re moving to join our team (subject to eligibility criteria)
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Visa sponsorship for you and your family, if you need it (subject to eligibility)
• Experienced and supportive leaders, who genuinely care about their team
• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Genuine opportunities to broaden your skillset, and progress in your career
• An independent and confidential Employee Assistance Program
• A terrific staff discount program, across health insurance, banking and local businesses
• Access to recommended immunisations
• A smoke free environment

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

The Teams

The Team provides specialist assessment and outpatient rehabilitation to children and adults in the Bendigo and Northern Victorian Region. Rehabilitation is time limited, goal orientated and aimed at maximising potential and quality of life and can be provided either in the centre or in the client's home.

Most clients receive a range of services which may include:

• Physiotherapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech pathology
• Social work
• Nursing
• Medical
• Podiatry
• Psychology and neuropsychology
• Exercise physiology
• Dietetics

There are over 110 Outpatient Program Rehabilitation Service (OPRS) staff who work as multidisciplinary teams and are each operationally managed by a stream leader. There are 6 streams, with each stream comprising of differing clinics/areas of work.

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Service provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment area in Victoria stretching from Swan Hill in the north of the state to Gisborne in the south. Family sensitive practice is central to our models of mental health care and best practice ensures the identification, inclusion and support of families, carers and children.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s fastest growing regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 300,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you! ClickAPPLY nowand follow the prompts. Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.

Need more information? Please contactJustin Moir, Psychology Director on0486 010 040 orWendy Millar,Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Manager on(03) 5454 8483

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.