We are excited to announce a number of full-time permanent doctoral psychologist positions, related to significant government investment to expand psychological care in the health system in Manitoba.
Clinical Health Psychology (CHP) is a provincially-led clinical service in Shared Health responsible for psychological services throughout hospitals and health centres; CHP is also as an academic department in the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba.
Positions are primarily based in Winnipeg; there are also rural and northern opportunities. Start date is as soon as the candidate is available. Current residents/interns, beginning career and established psychologists are welcome to apply.
Opportunities include mental health and medical areas across Child and Adult services:
Winnipeg -Child and Adolescent:
Transgender health, Pediatric neuropsychology, Developmental disorders (preschool) and FASD, Diabetes, Medical Psychology – General Consult/Treatment, Mental Health – consult/treatment
Winnipeg -Adult:
Bariatric Surgery, Cardiac Disease, Pain, Transplant, Sleep disorders, Community mental health, Forensic
Rural and Northern:
Adult community mental health and Lifespan (child/adult) mental health
Some of the positions are highlighted below. For more information about our psychologists and positions in the health system visit: https://healthcareersmanitoba.ca/professions/clinical-psychologists/
We offer competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, relocation support, clinical supervision until licensed for independent practice, ongoing professional development, professional license reimbursement; and opportunity for supervision of psychology residents, clinical teaching, and clinical research through integrated clinical/academic roles.
Standard Requirements for the positions include:
• Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Clinical Psychology from a CPA/APA-accredited program; completion of a CPA/APA-accredited internship/residency.
• Registered or eligible for registration as a Psychologist (C.Psych.) in Manitoba www.cpmb.ca
For an informal conversation, you are welcome to contact Dr. Lesley Graff, Provincial Specialty Lead, Shared Health MB and Department Head, University of Manitoba; or to apply for a position, send your CV and cover letter indicating your area(s) of interest to Dr. Graff via rperinot@hsc.mb.ca (admin).
Applications will continue to be accepted until the positions are filled.
ADULT: Bariatric Surgery Psychologist
The recently expanded Centre for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery offers comprehensive pre-operative evaluation and post-operative follow up that aims to maximize patient long-term success following bariatric surgery. The psychologist will provide pre-surgical readiness assessments, pre and post-surgery psychological intervention, with opportunity for program development and evaluation.
ADULT: Behavioral Sleep Medicine Psychologist
The Behavioral Sleep Medicine clinic, a longstanding psychologist-led outpatient service which works closely with respirologists, is dedicated to expert evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and innovation in the management of sleep disorders, and offers online, group, and individual therapies as part of a stepped care approach.
ADULT: Cardiac Psychologist
Cardiac Sciences Manitoba, consistently in the top national CIHI ratings for quality of care, provides coordinated cardiology and surgery services, and links to cardiac rehabilitation in the community. The psychologist will provide outpatient assessment and treatment for patients with cardiac diagnoses or events through the cardiac specialty clinics, as well as inpatient consult, and opportunity for clinical program development.
ADULT: Pain Psychologist
The Manitoba Pain Care Program, a multi-disciplinary, multi-site ‘hub-and-spoke’ provincial service is committed to evidence-based, integrated care for adults with chronic pain. Behavioural pain treatment, delivered through a stepped care approach, is at the centre of the newly expanded program’s model of care, coordinated with medical interventions. The pain psychologists on the team have an essential role and provide assessment, class-based, group and individual therapies, as well as program development and evaluation.
ADULT: Transplant Psychologist
The Transplant Manitoba teams are dedicated to excellence and innovation in perioperative transplant services. The Psychologist, as part of the large organ transplant teams, will work with patients, and living donors to provide pre-operative evaluation and readiness preparation, as well as post-transplant follow up to optimize transplant outcomes, including assessment, intervention, and opportunity for clinical program development.
ADULT: Community mental health
The Psychologist will be an integral part of this newly-expanding Assertive Community Treatment model multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals. The Psychologist will provide psychodiagnostic and cognitive assessment, individual and group-based intervention, and be involved in the planning, development and evaluation of the clinical programming and team outcomes. These services focus on adults with persistent mental illness who require regular supports in the community.
CHILD: Developmental disorders (preschool) and FASD (school age)
Based at the Specialized Services for Children and Youth (SSCY), the Psychologist is part of an interprofessional team inclusive of developmental pediatricians, nurses and allied health. The Psychologist will provide comprehensive assessment, as well as consultation to the team and families, with opportunity for clinical program development
CHILD: Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist
The Psychologist works closely with pediatric neurology and neurosurgery teams at Children’s Hospital, and will provide consult and assessment for a range of medical and neurodevelopmental presentations. There is opportunity to provide individual and group-delivered interventions.
RURAL: Adult community mental health
Based in the city of Brandon in western Manitoba, the Psychologist joins a committed and vibrant multidisciplinary team to provide psychodiagnostic assessment, individual and group-based treatment, consultation, and clinical program development for adults experiencing common, persistent and/or complex mental health concerns.
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