City : Guelph

Category : Full-time Salaried

Industry : *Allied Health Professionals

Employer : Homewood Health Inc.

Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.

As a Psychologist in the Health Centre, you will be an integral part of a collaborative, inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients, customers and patients. Whether you are looking for full-time or part-time, if you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here!

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide psychological assessment and treatment services across multiple programs, including Mood, Anxiety, Trauma, Addiction and Eating Disorders
• Conduct group psychotherapy sessions using best-practice treatment approaches
• Participate in quality improvement projects, design psychotherapy groups and develop psycho-educational materials
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary clinical meetings
• Liaise with the patient’s referral sources and other external agencies (DND, VAC, WSIB, others) connected to the patient, to provide clinical updates and facilitate aftercare as needed
• Participate in meetings with family and/or the patient’s close associates as clinically indicated
• Collaborate and communicate with other team members to assure consistency in program philosophy and treatment practice and delivery
• Write psychological reports based on psychometric assessments that include clinical findings, diagnostic impressions, treatment implications and recommendations
• Facilitate interpersonal therapy and psycho-dynamic groups 

What we're looking for:

• PhD in Clinical Psychology from an APA or CPA accredited program
• Registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario and licensed to practice in Ontario [will consider supervised practice credentials for right candidate]
• Clinical experience with adults in the areas of anxiety and mood disorders, psychosis, eating disorders and other mental health disorders; expertise in a clinical specialty
• Experience in quality improvement and leadership/management
• Training, education and experience in a variety of therapeutic modalities
• Expert-knowledge in program development, administrative principles and evaluation techniques
• Demonstrated skills and experience in assessment, treatment and research
• Proven leadership skills, excellent problem solving and conflict resolution
• Demonstrated success leading psycho-dynamic groups
• Ability to lead strategic operational changes combined with critical thinking and analytical skills
• Collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach to patient care
• Ability to create productive working relationships with team members
• Excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Awareness and acknowledgement of the value of using measurement-based care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making; experience an asset
• Highly developed organizational and time-management skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency with technology including MS Office

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Homewood Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

Why work with us 

Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!

As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. For this reason, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.

Join us at Homewood Health™ and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.