BC Children’s Hospital Medical Psychology program provides tertiary care to children with acute and complex medical need from across British Columbia. The team provides consultation and liaison services across medical inpatient units, as well as outpatient individual and group treatment for children with medical psychology needs, including coping with illness, needle phobia, chronic pain, and more. The team collaborates closely with multidisciplinary teams including medicine, nursing, social work, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nutrition, child life, and spiritual care. The successful candidate will ideally have medical psychology experience and have graduated from a CPA/APA Accredited Child-Focused Clinical Psychology Residency Training Program.

Job Summary:

In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of Provincial Health Services Authority patient safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA, and as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position. Reporting to the Head of Psychology and Program Director, when applicable, and in accordance with established policies, procedures, standards of practice and guidelines, the Psychologist provides psychological services to assigned patients/clients with a variety of medical, developmental, behavioural, psychiatric and other problems. Contributes to departmental and organizational mandates and goals related to C&W’s role as an academic health centre.

Qualifications:

Education, Training and Experience

•    Current registration by the College of Psychologists of British Columbia, or eligibility for registration.  
•    Training at the doctoral level in child clinical and/or developmental psychology, pediatric neuropsychology, or a closely related area.
•    Recent related experience in women’s and/or children, adolescent, psychodiagnostic, clinical and/or health care environment.

Skills and Abilities

•    Ability to communicate and present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
•    Ability to carry out duties in a timely fashion.
•    Ability to establish priorities, develop/implement short-term and long-term objectives.
•    Ability to deal with others effectively.
•    Ability to teach and provide instruction.
•    Proficiency in computer skills related to report writing and to recording and managing data.