Job Description

Req ID: 210918
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: OPCZ CLINICAL PSYC ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 22-Oct-25
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the Opportunity
The Rehabilitation Psychologist is an essential member of the Rehabilitation and Supportive Care portfolio of Nova Scotia Health Authority. Psychologists are responsible for the planning, delivery, and evaluation of services as well as the education and supervision of students and residents at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. Nova Scotia Health Authority offers a CPA accredited pre-doctoral residency program in Clinical Psychology. The Rehabilitation Psychologist provides assessment, intervention, teaching, research, and consultative services within an interdisciplinary approach to clinical care, and works collaboratively with various medical divisions.
The responsibilities of this appointment are with our Rehabilitation Network, with a primary focus on out-patient rehabilitation, working with multiple sclerosis and spinal cord Injury patient populations and the teams supporting these patient populations. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing psychological assessment, intervention, and consultation to these patient populations and teams.
The psychologist may be required to provide services throughout Rehabilitation and Supportive Care Services.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Doctoral degree from a recognized, accredited program in Clinical Psychology with a strong rehabilitation or clinical health psychology background, including a one-year accredited clinical pre-doctoral internship is required
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology (NSBEP) is required
• Formal training and clinical experience conducting psychological assessments, psychological interventions and consultation with a health psychology or rehabilitation population is preferred
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in formulating and implementing treatment plans
• Self-directed in his/her practice with an ability to work independently and as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team while dealing with challenging clinical situations
• Applicants should have a strong interest in teaching and research and must demonstrate the potential to contribute to the clinical, research, and training activities within Nova Scotia Health Authority
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in program evaluation and clinical research would be an asset
• Willingness to provide clinical supervision to students and residents, and willingness to incorporate such responsibilities into their work routine
• Capacity and interest to undertake research and program evaluation as part of work responsibilities
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Successful external applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours

• Full time Long Assignment; 75 Hours Biweekly
• Approximate end date May 31, 2027; Dates are subject to change

Compensation and Benefits
Psychologist PhD (Candidate Register): $60.80 hourly
Psychologist PhD (Registered): $64.18 - $69.25 hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
?This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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