Psychologist PhD – Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment Program – Mental Health & Addictions

Job title: Psychologist PhD – Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment Program – Mental Health & Addictions

Job description: ​Req ID: 133125
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Nova Scotia Hospital
Department: MHA CZ Personality Disorder Program
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (50% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 2-Jun-22

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Responsibilities

The Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment Program is an outpatient, tertiary care service that provides intensive treatment for adults with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Our team has received intensive training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT); however, our overall approach is one of assimilative integration. That is, our treatment is anchored in and adherent to DBT, providing all four modes of treatment (including telephone consultation during office hours), yet we integrate principles and techniques from other orientations, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and process group theory. Clinicians contribute to the academic mandate of the Mental Health and Addictions Program through program evaluation, clinical research, teaching, clinical supervision, and consultation to other teams and services within the Mental Health and Addictions Program.

Reporting to the Health Services Manager, Specialty Services and the Clinical Director, the Psychologist will be a part of an interdisciplinary team providing specialized assessment and treatment of BPD. They will provide direct clinical care, supervise other clinicians and trainees, and contribute to the academic mandate of the Mental Health and Addictions Program.

Please Note: Recruitment incentives may be offered to the successful candidates based on qualifying criteria.

Qualifications

• Recognized doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology or eligible for registration
• Registered or eligible for registration under NSBEP
• Eligible for academic appointments with the Departments of Psychology and/or Psychiatry at Dalhousie University
• Training in and experience providing Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, and/or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are particular assets.
• Training and experience in group treatment
• Experience teaching and providing clinical supervision
• Knowledge of and experience providing evidence-based interventions for a range of mental health problems.
• Training in and experience conducting psychodiagnostic assessments.
• Capable of independent professional judgment, initiative, self-reliance, and adaptability in developing, organizing, supervising, and delivering high quality psychological services.
• Interest in and experience conducting program evaluation.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants relying on equivalent education and/or experience must demonstrate such equivalency in their applications. Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or missing information.

Hours of Work

Long Assignment, Part Time (50%) Position; 37.5 hours bi-weekly

Beginning as soon as possible with an anticipated end date of December 2023

Salary Information

Psychologist PhD (Candidate Register):

$54.55 hourly
Or

Psychologist PhD (Registered):
$57.58 – $60.61 hourly

Once You’ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit

​This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

​As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Our priority groups are Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify.

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