Position Profile:
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service are seeking experienced candidates to join our team at the Complex Attention and Hyperactivity Disorders Service (CAHDS).
Within a multidisciplinary team context, the successful candidate will perform clinical, consultant, educational and neuropsychological services for children and adolescents with conditions known to affect brain development.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Performing neuropsychological assessments of children and/or young adults with conditions known to affect brain development utilising various assessment based techniques.
2. Providing assessment feedback and interventions to individuals, families, schools and referral agencies as well as treatment and management recommendations.
An appointee may progress to Clinical Psychologist Grade 2 upon successful completion of a Board approved supervised period of practice and gaining endorsement in Clinical Psychology with the Psychology Board of Australia.
The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children and young people. CAHS is made up four service areas: Neonatology, Community Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH). Consisting of over 5,500 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the metropolitan area.