Allied Health

• Northern Health Allied Health education team delivers a structured graduate program aimed at supporting those new to our allied health workforce through networking and tailored learning opportunities.
• This program supports graduate clinicians from all Allied Health disciplines as they transition from students to health care professionals in their first year of work. The AH graduate program complements the discipline-specific orientation, induction, and supervision available to all new graduates at Northern Health.
• Our graduate program promotes an interprofessional approach to learning and working. The program is delivered via a series of monthly face-to-face workshops over a 6-month timeframe and is designed to:
  • Foster collaborative networks between graduates from different Allied Health disciplines
  • Learn more about allied health teams at Northern Health
  • Promote knowledge of interdisciplinary practice
  • Enhance understanding of the role of Allied Health professionals within Northern Health
  • Support graduates to become reflective practitioners and embrace opportunities for workplace learning

• Allied Health education partners with allied health teams to support the development and delivery of high-quality evidence and needs-based professional training.
• Profession specific educators work across a number of disciplines; these roles are dedicated to supporting the education and training needs of the workforce. By concentrating on the education and training of clinical skills and knowledge.
• The Allied Health education content is responsive to the changing needs and priorities of our allied health workforce. The education calendar is informed by the results of our annual staff training needs survey.
• Our workforce education program promotes an interprofessional approach to learning and working. The program is delivered via face-to-face workshops designed to support workplace integrated learning in areas including:
  • Clinical supervision skills for staff and students
    e.g., Practicing effective point of care supervision, Supporting student wellbeing
  • Transdisciplinary clinical skills
    e.g., Motivational Interviewing
  • Evidence-based practice & quality improvement skills
    e.g., Getting started in Allied Health quality improvement projects
  • Educating our AH clinical educators
    e.g., Clinical teaching skills
• Our Allied Health workforce education resources also include access to Allied Health learning hubs
  e.g., Allied Health Professional Development Hub. Staff can access these self-directed learning resources via the Northern Health LMS.

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At Northern Health, we offer placements to students who are completing a wide range of allied health studies.

We provide placement opportunities for students who are completing their qualifications in the following disciplines:

Our organisation engages with many education providers in order to provide a wide range of clinical experiences and placement opportunities throughout our acute, subacute and community care services. Our allied health teams are dedicated to supporting the learning and development of our future allied health workforce through the delivery of clinical education based on best practices.

At Northern Health, we co-ordinate all allied health placements through educational providers.

The Allied Health Psychology Team is made up of experienced Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology Educators and a Principal Psychology Educator. The team oversees or contributes to:

• The Postgraduate (Psychology) Student Placement Program
• The Psychology Board of Australia Registrar Program for new graduate staff members
• Staff clinical supervision
• Staff professional development
• Discipline-specific Clinical Education
• Allied Health workforce education e.g. Motivational Interviewing, Reflective Supervision
• Organisation-wide education projects as relevant e.g. Trauma Informed Care, Suicide and Self-Harm, Positive Behaviour Support
• University partnerships

The Allied Health Early Careers Program is committed to the ongoing development of our mental health workforce by ensuring that early careers clinicians are provided with the required learning opportunities in a supported and structured program. The program actively promotes a pathway from student placement through to continued employment and is inclusive of the following disciplines:

• Dietetics
• Social Work
• Exercise Physiology
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Pathology

What we offer

• Two Year program Consisting of 2 x 12 month clinical rotations across a range of settings
• Intensive Orientation Program
• Structured monthly professional development calendar
• A strong focus on wellbeing and support for early career clinicians
• Weekly clinical supervision and regular support from clinical educators
• Multidisciplinary facilitated peer support sessions
• Supernumery days with other teams within the MH division

Clinical rotation

We endeavour to ensure graduates are offered ideally a bed based and community-based rotation
to maximise their learning opportunities across the two year program. Rotations are offered across a
range of programs including;

• Adult community teams
• Adult inpatient units
• CCU’s and PARCs
• Older adult community teams
• Older adult inpatient units

Early Career Program – How to apply

Allied Health graduate positions for our January 2025 intake will be advertised on the NH Career
website, or contact Michelle Wines – AH Early Careers Program Coordinator 0460 421 431, or
Michelle.wines2@nh.org.au

Student Placements

Student placements are offered for allied health students across a range of settings within the MH
Division. Student placements are supported by dedicated discipline specific clinical educators.
We have partnerships with multiple Universities including (but not limited to):

• LaTrobe University
• University of Melbourne
• RMIT
• Swinburne University
• Deakin University
  For more information please contact your University Fieldwork Coordinator.

This is an overview of the Northern Health Mental Health Division Psychology Registrar Program, designed for early career psychologists seeking AHPRA area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology or neuropsychology.

About us

Northern Health (NH) is one of Melbourne’s largest and fastest growing public health services. NH has a dedicated Mental Health Division which includes Adult and Older Adult services. The Northern Health Division of Mental Health (NHMHD) delivers mental health care and support to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and health care needs.

The NHMHD provides a range of community based services, residential rehabilitation and inpatient services across a number of sites in the municipalities of Darebin, Whittlesea, Merri-bek and Hume, including:

About our Psychology Registrar Program

The Psychology Registrar Program is a two year fulltime rotational program delivered across either our Adult or Older Adult service. Registrars will be given the opportunity to experience two one-year rotations across different clinical programs, and work on a range of acute and chronic mental health presentations.

Registrars are supported throughout the program by both individual and group supervision provided by Psychology Board approved supervisors. Registrars will also have access to a structured education and professional development program designed for early career psychologists and developed by our Psychology Education Team. (For further details of our Psychology Education and Training Program).

During their rotations, Psychology Registrars will be embedded into multidisciplinary teams, creating a rich learning environment to benefit from the collective experience of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, lived experience workers as well as other psychologists. Registrars will be supported to extend their knowledge and skills in conducting psychological assessments, developing treatment plans and implementing evidence-based therapies and interventions. [for registrars working.

The Psychology Registrar Program is designed to give early career psychologists the opportunity to develop the competencies and experience required by AHPRA for area of practice endorsement as a clinical psychologist or neuropsychologist. Upon successful completion of the program, registrars will be able to apply for permanent employment within NH. Joining the NHMHD Psychology Registrar Program provides a wonderful opportunity to start your career in a supportive and inclusive environment, working alongside likeminded mental health professionals committed to working in public mental health.

Next Steps

For more information about our Psychology Registrar Program, including a position description and how to apply, please contact: Angela White, Principal Clinical Educator: Angela.White@nh.org.au