Lead, Psychology Professional Practice, Forensic - Coquitlam, Canada - PHSA

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Coquitlam, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Description

Lead, Psychology Professional Practice
BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Coquitlam, BC

Reporting to the Director, Psychology, the Lead, Psychology Professional Practice, is designated by the facility to be accountable for the overall psychology services, provides professional practice leadership and has administrative and clinical responsibility for psychologists, psychological assistants and students across the complex MHSU continuum, and participates in the planning, delivery and evaluation of services in collaboration with BCMHSUS Program leaders.

The Lead, Psychology Professional Practice holds an academic cross appointment and supports program/discipline planning and leadership. The Lead also provides individual and group treatment and psychological assessment.

What you'll do

Provide, clinical and professional practice leadership to the department of psychology and participate in the planning and coordination of psychology services across the BCMHSUS Complex Mental Health and Substance Use (CMHSU) portfolio including the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Regional Forensic Clinics, Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addictions, and Heartwood Centre for Women. Lead, direct, and ensure standardization of evidence based practice in psychology services through collaboration and coordination with psychologists; department, program, and professional practice leads; multidisciplinary teams and clinical unit staff, medical staff, Learning & Development personnel, and others as appropriate.
Provide supervision to staff members, facilitate workplace solutions, and develop processes for quality assurance and adherence to professional and organizational standards. Identify departmental needs and contribute to the development of operating and capital proposals including making recommendations to the Director regarding a variety of issues such as workload, staff resources, minor and capital equipment purchases, and workspace allocations.
Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of job descriptions for the Psychology service. Participate in staff selection, orientation, and onboarding and collaborates with the Director on initiatives related to engagement, practice enhancement and performance appraisal. Clarify and support performance expectations with staff members while referring actions and documentation that may require formal disciplinary action to the Director.
Ensure registration, professional standards, practice guidelines, and code of ethics requirements are understood, monitored, and maintained by methods such as collaborating with others and developing policies and procedures. Develop, implement and monitor quality improvement initiatives to ensure professional standards and performance are maintained and advanced for the discipline of psychology. Maintain a system of policy development to ensure policies are consistent with the professional practice guidelines and corporate policy. Maintain an awareness of legislation governing clinical practice and support the department in meeting the associated requirements.
Provide leadership, direction, and guidance in the development of education, research, and special projects aimed toward the advancement of expertise in psychological practice and support of the overall delivery of evidence based and trauma informed care across CMHSU programs. Work in collaboration with the Director, Psychology; Learning & Development, program and professional practice leadership, clinical service area staff, community partners, and others in the development of educational strategies based on organizational priorities.

What you bring

Qualifications:

Graduate of a Doctoral level program in Psychology.
Six (6) years recent related clinical experience including two (2) years' experience in a leadership capacity in clinical psychology or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Current registration with the College of Psychologists of British Columbia.

Skills & Knowledge:

Comprehensive knowledge of the standards of practice and regulations for Psychology as established by the College of Psychologists of British Columbia
Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls calls for justice, and how they intersect across the health care system.
Supports team members on their learning journey, ensuring education strategy for team/department to implement Indigenous Cultural Safety at a practical level.
Works collaboratively with appropriate Indigenous teams/departments to ensure ICS lens applied holistically.
Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC and BC's Decla