About The Position
CHEO is a global leader in pediatric health, transforming from a 20th-century acute care hospital into a 21st-century integrated child and youth health system. Ranked highly for its digital infrastructure, CHEO excels in clinical care, research, and education. The CHAL program specifically provides comprehensive, evidence-based treatment for children and youth with complex severe obesity, promoting community provider capacity, fostering collaborative partnerships, and supporting clinical evaluation and research. The Psychologist within CHAL will conduct psychological/behavioural assessments, participate in interdisciplinary treatment plan development, provide individual, family, and group therapy (including for binge eating disorder, body image disturbance, mood, and anxiety issues), and collaborate with schools and other mental health providers. The role functions within a child-centered, family-focused environment, emphasizing parents and caregivers as partners in care.
Requirements
- Vulnerable Sector Check (Essential)
- PhD in Clinical Psychology from an APA or CPA accredited Clinical Psychology program (Essential)
- Registration or eligibility for registration as a Psychologist in Ontario (Essential)
- Designated practice as a Psychologist in Clinical Psychology with children and adolescents (Essential)
- Experience in a paediatric health-care setting (Essential)
- Experience providing services to children and youth with complex medical and mental health conditions (Essential)
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with other health professionals (Essential)
- Flexibility in work hours (evening and weekend work may be required) (Essential)
- Access to a vehicle and valid driver's license (Essential)
- Ability to work late afternoons and evenings (Essential)
Nice To Haves
- Training and experience in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance-Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), and Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) (Preferred)
- Supervision experience (Preferred)
- Bilingualism (Fluency in both French and English) (Preferred)
- Experience with eating disorders (Preferred)
Responsibilities
- Conduct psychological/behavioural assessments as part of an interdisciplinary assessment of health and psychosocial wellbeing
- Participate in the development of an interdisciplinary treatment plan
- Provide individual, family and group therapy; including the treatment of binge eating disorder, body image disturbance, mood and anxiety issues
- Collaborate with schools and other mental health providers to ensure patients’ mental health and learning needs are addressed
- Contribute to ongoing program evaluation and outreach activities
- Function as part of an interdisciplinary health-care team working in a child centered family-focused environment where parents and caregivers are seen as partners in care
Benefits
- competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
- unique culture that fosters dedication, communication, respect and teamwork
- place where your opinions will be respected, contributions valued and your initiatives rewarded
- family-friendly environment that supports you and your own family, as well as the children, youth and families we serve
- chance to grow — personally and professionally — through our comprehensive orientation program and on-the-job learning
- support for continued education and learning
- potential for a relocation reimbursement benefit
- truly unique work environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
