NDIS Provisional Psychologist​/BSP

Area

Sylvania – 45min radius from base area

Permanent – full time or part time

Therapy Team Leader

• NDIS participants/families, NDIS Stakeholders such as Support Coordinators and other professionals.

• Plan, deliver and evaluate Speech Pathology services to NDIS participants which help them achieve their NDIS goals.
• Support NDIS participants’ inclusion and participation in the community
• Provide services and supports in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Demonstrate an understanding and ability to provide services and supports within the parameters of the participant’s available NDIS funding
• Participate in regular professional development opportunities to keep up with current developments
• Participate in regular professional development opportunities to keep up with current developments
• When assigned, supervise and train assistants, volunteers and students, ensuring the maintenance of professional, clinical, ethical and safety standards
• Ensure compliance with PRS duty of care (code of practice)
• Ensure services meet quality service standards and NDIS guidelines

• Provisional registration as a psychologist with AHPRA

• Demonstrate ability to conduct comprehensive behaviour assessments and designing, implementing and evaluating behaviour support plans
• Extensive knowledge of The Positive Behaviour Support Capability framework and thorough understanding of restrictive practice regulations
• Demonstrate understanding of the common impact of disability on families of people with a disability
• Demonstrate an awareness of the principles of positive behavioural intervention, including strategies that are embedded in the context of strengths based and least restrictive practices
• Demonstrate skills in administration of a range of psychological assessment tools for the evaluation of cognitive abilities, psychopathology, personality and other relevant psychological constructs
• Demonstrate a range of intervention strategies to address needs that relate to activities of daily living, social integration, sensory processing and integration and mental health management

• A commitment to a person-centred approach
• Excellent skills in collaboration and demonstrated skills in working in a multi-disciplinary team
• A commitment to the inclusion and participation of people who have a disability within their local and natural communities
• The ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A commitment to ongoing development of skills and capabilities
• A commitment to using evidence as a basis for practice
• A commitment to ongoing supervision as required

• NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
• Working with Children’s check
• Current Driver’s license
• Current AHPRA registration