Job#: ALB00490389
Link to apply: https://careers.albertahealthservices.ca/jobs/psychologist-ii-youth-forensic-508199
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Your Opportunity:
Are you a seasoned Psychologist who enjoys collaborative problem-solving in a dynamic environment? Would you like to make a lasting impact in the lives of young people in need by leveraging your strong psychological intervention and clinical assessment skills? Are you ready to structure your career in a way that enhances your lifestyle? The Center point Clinic provides community-based, forensic psychological and psychiatric assessment and treatment services for youth in conflict with the law. The clinic also provides consultation to internal and external service providers and is actively involved in education and research in youth forensics. The team is multidisciplinary, client- and family-centered, and committed to excellence in forensic practice. The clinic is seeking a skilled, experienced, and passionate Psychologist II to join the team. The role includes court-ordered psychological and FASD assessments, individual treatment, and program development and research. The successful applicant will have a demonstrated competency in forensic assessment, including strong psychometric test interpretation and excellent written and verbal communication skills. As an advanced practitioner, the ideal candidate will have led quality improvement initiatives, research projects, &/or program development. Effective collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and justice and correctional partners, is critically important. This position is a casual position in order to better support the successful candidate’s ability to balance their professional and personal goals. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.
Description:
As a Psychologist II, you will provide advanced clinical services (including psychological assessment, diagnosis and/or intervention), consultation and education to the interprofessional team and patients/families, and/or provides clinical leadership and coordination in an assigned program area. This is an advanced level psychology position that will allow you to work with or within teams to provide and inform services for patients with complex and multi-dimensional medical, psychological, interpersonal, environmental and/or instrumental needs. You will consult, collaborate, and enact initiatives to ensure that practices are evidence based and in alignment with psychology standards of practice and code of ethics, as well as policy, legislation and regulations. You will be expected to lead, facilitate and/or participate in program, policy, and procedure development, service planning, staff development, quality improvement and evaluation, and/or research activities as identified by the needs of the service area(s).