We are eager to add a competitive Senior Psychologist to join our amazing team at The Australian Psychological Society Limited in Australian Capital Territory.
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About the Group
The APS Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Unit(the MHSP Unit) is a centre of excellence for the APS, working closely with agencies to promote whole-of-service development of workforce literacy, capability and expertise in mental health, wellbeing, psychological safety and suicide prevention. The Unit uses an internal consultancy model to provide tailored, specialist advice to APS agencies on their approaches at a systems-level. It is a small, multi-disciplinary team with expertise in psychology, mental health, suicide prevention and human resources. It does not provide clinical advice on specific staffing matters. The Unit has two main streams of work:
The Implementation Stream, led by the Unit's Senior HR Specialist. This stream focuses on supporting agencies to align their practice with the APS Mental Health Capability Framework, including supporting agencies to undertake an assessment of maturity of practice against the framework and developing products to build agency maturity and supporting agencies to embed these within their workforces. This stream is also leading the development and trials of ADDRESS: An APS Model for Responding to Psychosocial Hazards.The Clinical Capability Stream, led by the Unit's Senior Psychologist. This stream focuses on translating clinical practice, psychosocial principles and research into best practice actions agencies can adopt to strengthen their organisational capability. This stream also oversees the development and delivery of programs that build the personal, relational and social capability of the service.About the Role
The Unit is seeking a full-time EL1 Senior Psychologist for an initial period of 12-months to lead the Unit's Clinical Capability Stream.
Specifically, the responsibilities of the role include:
Providing agencies with specialist consultation and advice on their workplace mental health and suicide prevention programs and initiatives, as requiredWorking closely with the Implementation Stream lead to provide internal consultancy support to agencies as they align practice to the APS Mental Health Capability Framework, including supporting agencies to undertake assessments of their maturity of practice against the framework.Overseeing the implementation and evaluation of the Compassionate Foundations and Connections eLearning programs and other personal, relational and social capability programs of work Identifying, planning and developing programs of work, such as agency guidance, on emerging workplace mental health and suicide prevention matters, and Representing the Unit at internal and external forums, as required, and preparing and delivering presentations on the Unit's work and/or psychological concepts relevant to the APS workforce.Further Information
For detailed information about this role including what to include in your application, please refer to the downloadable Candidate Information Pack below.
The Australian Public Service Commission is committed to building an inclusive and culturally diverse workforce. We welcome applications from across our community including, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, mature aged employees and carers.
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