About this role
Clinical Psychologist, Pediatric Pain TeamCompany : IWK Health Req ID: 227504 Department/Program: Pain Program PAEDS, Children's Medical Care Location: Halifax Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (60% FTE) until 08/24/2027 x 1 position(s)Start Date: ASAPUnion Status: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining UnitCompensation: $54.0472 - $73.4637 /hourClosing Date: Open Until Filled (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region.
We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other's talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people. Working in Mi'kma'ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years.
We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.
The OpportunityLocated in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the IWK Health Centre, the Children's Hospital of the Maritimes, provides quality care to women, children, youth and families. IWK Psychology is strong and growing, with over 50 doctoral and MA psychologists and assistive roles. Our Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology is CPA accredited.
- This role will work as part of an interdisciplinary Pediatric Pain Management team that provides tertiary family centered care for children and youth, and their families, with chronic pain.
- Assessments and treatment are provided by a team including physicians, clinical nurse specialists, clinical psychologists, and physiotherapists.
- Treatment often includes a combination of physical treatment and exercise, cognitive-behavioral and acceptance and commitment therapy techniques, and medications.
- The Psychologist works as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide assessment, treatment and consultative services for youth and their families.
- The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to deliver coping skills training in a group-based format and will share responsibility for program development and program evaluation.
Hours of WorkWorking hours will are flexible, within M-F 8-4 schedule.
Your QualificationsCompletion Ph.D./PsyD degree in Clinical Psychology from a CPA/APA accredited universit