Psychologist - Child/Adolescent Mental Health

Working as part of a team of clinical psychologists on the service, the Psychologist is responsible for providing a complete range of psychological services (i.e., diagnostic, assessment, psychotherapy, consultation, program development/evaluation) to inpatients in Children's Hospital, primarily as a member of our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit team. In addition to direct service, the Psychologist serves in research, educational, teaching, and supervisory roles within our Children's Hospital and our Psychology Department and maintains internal and external communication links with health care professionals in other agencies dealing with psychological programs and services.  The Psychologist would also be resident supervisor in the London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium in the Child/Adolescent Track. 

It is also expected that the successful candidate for the position would apply for faculty positions in the Department of Psychiatry in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University, the Department of Psychology at Western University, and at the Lawson Health Research Institute.

Psychologists within LHSC demonstrate the scientist-practitioner model of service in their work.  As a part of one of Canada's leading academic health sciences centre, our psychologists work with our patients and families, our clinical teams, and our academic partners to advance both care and knowledge in health care.

Supervision is available for anyone requiring Supervised Practice as part of their registration with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.

Regular Full-Time

Rate of Pay:               $58.09 per hour - $72.62 per hour

Hours of Work:           37.5 hours per week

Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Psychology
• Registration (or eligibility for registration) with the College of Psychologists of Ontario
• Minimum two (2) years of recent relevant experience 
• Experience in working in a Children’s Hospital
• Authorized (or eligibility to be authorized) to provide Clinical Psychology services
• Authorized (or eligibility to be authorized) to work with Children and Adolescents
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of relevant legislation (e.g., Mental Health Act, PHIPA, HCCA)
• Demonstrated advanced diagnostic and psychotherapy skills
• Demonstrated ability in working with interprofessional health care teams
• Demonstrated expertise in evidence-based Psychological assessment and intervention
• Proven advanced ability to apply ethics, standards, and jurisprudence
• Demonstrated advanced ability to establish effective interpersonal relationships
• Demonstrated advanced verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to working within an academic environment
• Demonstrated excellent time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks effectively
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to the principles of patient and family centered care
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to patient and staff safety at LHSC
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to LHSC’s Mission, Vision and Values
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

Immunization Requirements:

• Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/ Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis.
• Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step) and COVID vaccine series.
• For more information visit https://www.lhsc.on.ca/careers/health-review-requirements

We are committed to providing a safe, healthy and inclusive work environment that inspires respect. LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities and standards of goods and services, and are also fully compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005), as applicable.

As part of the assessment process applicants may be required to complete a written examination or test. Please be advised that a reference check may be conducted as part of the selection process.

Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply directly at LHSC Careers website.