Psychologist

Psychologist | The Wesley Hospital

Employment Term: Permanent opportunities with flexible working arrangements
Location: Auchenflower, just 5 mins from Toowong Shopping Village and 10 mins from Brisbane City
Remuneration: $45 - $63/hr + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with The Wesley Hospital

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts – building meaningful relationships and making a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our team at The Wesley Hospital as a Psychologist, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Your part in The Wesley Hospital team

The Wesley Hospital is currently seeking a Psychologist to support our Day Rehabilitation and Outpatient services.

Joining our allied health professionals at The Wesley Rehabilitation Centre, you will provide one-to-one and group-based programs for people with a variety of medical and clinical presentations including cancer, chronic pain, neurological, reconditioning, orthopaedic, gender health and cardio-respiratory conditions.

You will assist your patients to identify and learn coping strategies to manage their physical and/or mental health symptoms, working collaboratively to tailor and create individual treatment plans. Modalities may include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

What makes a difference for us?

• Tertiary Degree in Psychology

• Current AHPRA registration

• Australian Working Rights (we are unable to sponsor at this time)

• Minimum of two years post graduate experience

• Experience working in both individual and group settings

• Skills within ACT, CBT and mindfulness-based approaches

• Enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team

Why join us?

• Permanent opportunities available

• Very flexible working arrangements – 2 to 5 days per week available

• No weekend work

• Typical working hours are 8:00am – 4:00pm, with flexibility to suit the right candidate

• Understanding and flexibility for school hours and work-life balance

• Opportunity to work alongside a highly experienced multidisciplinary team including rehabilitation physicians, physiotherapists, dietitians, exercise physiologists, speech pathologists and occupational therapists

• Particularly suited for psychologists with an interest in health psychology and chronic disease management

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference 

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme  

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.  

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.  

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.