Psychologist - WSIB Mental Health program - Regular Part-time 2024-10085

Summary of Duties

Sunnybrook’s WSIB Specialized Care Programs provide care to injured workers across the province with a focus on improving patient’s functional and psychological outcomes after a workplace injury. These services provide comprehensive assessments, follow up, and treatment to patients who have had a workplace injury, insured by WSIB.

The Clinical Psychologist will provide psychological assessment and treatment to injured workers in multiple injury streams, including workers whose primary injuries may be related to mental health, musculoskeletal injuries, chronic and/or complex pain, or other workplace-related injuries. This population may have diagnoses of PTSD, mood and anxiety disorders, substance use, concurrent disorders, pain disorders, adjustment disorders, etc.

The Clinical Psychologist works in an interdisciplinary team to provide recommendations and oversee the worker’s care to improve their functional status and well-being through evidence-based occupational-focused assessments and treatment. Care may be provided in-person at Sunnybrook’s Bayview and Holland Centre sites, or virtually depending on the worker’s needs.

In this role, you will be working with an interdisciplinary team to provide mental health assessments (e.g. with psychiatrists, occupational therapists, etc.) formulating a diagnosis, prognosis, and developing comprehensive reports including psychometric analyses to provide recommendations on further care for your patients. You will be providing and overseeing clinical treatment for patients with varied health concerns, with the aim of improving their psychological function and, with the interdisciplinary team, preparing them for return to work, if possible. Treatment may be provided in individual or group formats, and will be tailored to the needs of the patient, delivered directly by the Clinical Psychologist, or overseen by the Clinical Psychologist and provided by a psychotherapist or other health profession. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to program development and quality improvement initiatives, contributing your expertise to continually improve Sunnybrook’s WSIB programs.

This role is 3 days a week, with the opportunity for some hybrid work where possible. This role will work across two sites to provide care in multiple program streams.

Qualifications/Skills

• Ph.D. in clinical psychology from a CPA/APA approved program

• Registration with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO) required

• Minimum 2 years of clinical experience, preferred

• Training in CBT, group facilitation skills, and other modalities (e.g. CPT, PET, DBT, ACT, MBCT, BA, MI)

• Psycho-diagnostic assessment and psychotherapy skills

• Clinical experience with a range of psychological disorders (PTSD, mood and anxiety disorders, severe and complex mental illness, personality disorders), preferred

• Clinical experience working with First Responders, preferred

• Clinical experience with patients with comorbid physical injuries and chronic pain disorders would be an asset 

• Clinical experience working with third-party payers (e.g. WSIB, insurers, employers), preferred

• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills

• Ability to multi-task and manage ongoing work in an efficient manner

• Able to provide clinical supervision to an interdisciplinary team where required

• Experience with quality improvement initiatives

• Demonstrated program development and evaluation skills

• Ability to work independently as well as within a collaborative environment