Psychologist, Complex Rehabilitation and - Toronto, Canada - Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Join us in building a world of possibility Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital, and a top 40 Canadian research hospital.

Serving over 8,500 families annually in both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Holland Bloorview's vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. We are an academic hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.

All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities:
supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and research.

Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures.

We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

The Position:

We are seeking a regular part-time
psychologist to join the Complex Rehabilitation and Transitional Care team (Complex Continuing Care unit).

The psychologist is part of an interdisciplinary team that provides assessment and treatment to clients admitted for complex rehabilitation and transitional support back to their home or community.

This unit services children and youth from birth to age 18 and often have multi-system disease and/or compromised respiratory systems that require a range of therapy services to meet their care needs.

Neuromuscular myopathies (including SMA)
Neurodegenerative disorders
Spinal cord injuries with tracheostomy and/or ventilation needs
Postorgan transplant rehabilitation (eg., heart, lungs, etc.)
Postoperative orthopedic surgery rehabilitation
Multisystem diseases
Cardiac conditions
Congenital and acquired airway and respiratory abnormalities
Other complex neurological disorders

Typical concerns that you would encounter include the need to support client's and family's:

Readiness to engage in therapy
Participation in the rehabilitation program
Understanding of diagnosis
Coping with trauma, whether it be medical trauma or other
Transition to community services

Key Responsibilities:

The psychologist offers a complete range of psychological services including assessment, intervention/psychotherapy, consultation, education, training, and team support.
In partnership with clients/caregivers and the interdisciplinary team, works collaboratively to provide client and familycentred care which is goal directed, evidence based and outcome oriented
Conducts psychological interventions in both group and individual formats
Has strong clinical formulation skills and implements individualized treatment plans based on assessed needs in conjunction with the interprofessional team.
Employs a variety of intervention approaches to support client needs and emphasizes trauma specific interventions where indicated
Provides appropriate education and training sessions to interprofessional team
Supervises psychology practicum and internship students
Engages in Program Development and supports program evaluation

Other Requirements:

Some evening & weekend work may be required
Flexibility to work across other inpatient units

Qualifications:

PhD in Psychology and Registration (or eligible for registration) with the College of Psychologists in Ontario required, with declared competencies in Clinical Psychology with children and adolescents. Declared competency with families would be an asset, as would be declared competencies in the areas of Rehabilitation Psychology and/or Health Psychology
Knowledge and experience of traumainformed interventions (or willingness to obtain training in these interventions) is required.