Job Description

Req ID: 130805
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Provincial Zone, Nova Scotia Hospital
Department: MHA CZ ECFH Sex Offender Pgm
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (40% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 26-Sep-22

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 an 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.

Responsibilities

The Clinical Psychologist will work under the direction of the provincial co-ordinating psychologist to ensure the effective provision of empirically supported sexual offender assessment and treatment services. Duties include program development activities, research, prevention initiatives, sexual recidivism risk assessment, and/or the facilitation of specialized group treatment as well as involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings. While court testimony is infrequent, it is a potential aspect of any work conducted at the FSBP. Independence will be both expected and encouraged while ensuring that all services are provided in accordance with CPA & NSBEP ethical standards and practice guidelines for Psychologists, the provincial standards of the FSBP, the principles and practices of NSHA, and relevant legislature.

Please Note: Master's level Psychologists are eligible for a bi-weekly market adjustment

Qualifications

• Recognized PhD in Clinical Psychology (Master's in Clinical Psychology may be considered)
• Must be registered as a Psychologist with the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology in good standing
• Minimum of two years related clinical experience with experience in a forensic setting, particularly with sexual offenders, preferred
• Minimum of two years research experience including use of SPSS
• Knowledge and experience with the use of recidivism risk assessment tools
• Knowledge and experience with psychometric tests addressing personality and deception
• Demonstrated skills in DSM diagnosis
• Expertise commensurate with the ability to provide expert witness testimony if subpoenaed
• Knowledge regarding PPG assessment
• Demonstrated ability to work with antisocial, personality disordered, and oppositional populations
• Demonstrated ability for effective self-care and stress management
• Demonstrated ability for independence tempered with awareness of when to seek consultation
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize information, problem solve and utilize good judgment in decision making in time sensitive situations
• Demonstrated ability to address ethical decisions on a regular basis addressing client rights and risk to the community
• Demonstrated ability to work with counterparts from other disciplines in an effective, collaborative manner designed to optimize outcomes (e.g., FCS, DOJ)
• Competencies in other languages is an asset, French or Mi'kmaq preferred

**A skill test will be included as part of the selection process**

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Additionally, candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

Hours of Work

Long Assignment, Part Time; 40% Up To 100% Position.
Beginning as soon as possible with an anticipated end date of February 4 2023
Dates are approximate and are subject to change

Travel may be required

Salary Information

Psychologist PhD (Candidate Register):
$54.55 hourly

Or

Psychologist PhD (Registered):
$57.58 - $60.61 hourly

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit

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.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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. Our priority groups are Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.

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