Psychologist, Outpatient Mental Health Services, Mental Health – Temporary Full-Time (1.0) (until September 2026) / Psychologue en Services de santé mentale pour patients externes, santé mentale - poste à temps partiel temporaire (1,0) (jusqu’au septembre, 2026)

Compensation

Pay Range: $64.33-$79.56

Position Summary

A Psychologist is required to offer services to families referred to the outpatient mental health program. The Psychologist will work with individuals and families, providing psychological assessments, interventions and consultative services within the CAPA (Choice and Partnership Approach) framework to care. CAPA is a service transformation model that combines collaborative and participatory practice with service users to enhance effectiveness, leadership, skills modelling and demand and capacity management. The Psychologist will work with children and youth up to 18 years old and their families, providing assessment and evidence based individual, family and group psychotherapy and interventions.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychological assessment, with a focus on diagnostic formulation as well as short-term interventions.
• Provide psychological treatment using different approaches
• Provide risk assessment and short-term crisis intervention services within Rapid Response Pathway
• Facilitate parent groups
• Liaise with community psychologists and other health care professionals
• Provide supervision/training to pre-doctoral psychology interns and offer learning opportunities to other student professionals in training.
• Work within CAPA framework
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Performs administrative tasks such as maintaining clinical documentation, progress notes, workload statistics and updating health records in accordance with established standards.
• Participates in and supports clinical research activities with the inter-professional team members.
• Carries other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) (Essential)
• Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from a CPA or APA accredited clinical psychology program (Essential)
• Registration as a Psychologist in Ontario or eligibility for registration (Essential)
• Designated practice as a Psychologist in the area of Clinical Psychology with children and adolescents (Essential)
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the assessment of children and adolescents presenting with severe and complex mental health problems (Essential)
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in different individual psychotherapeutic modalities (e.g. CBT, DBT, TF-CBT, etc.) (Essential)
• Demonstrated experience running parenting groups (Essential)
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in family therapy (Essential)
• Experience in Group Facilitation (Essential)
• Experience in a pediatric medical setting (Essential)
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team (Essential)
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals (Essential)
• Bilingual – Fluency in both French and English (Preferred)
• Supervision experience (Preferred)
• Knowledge and experience with Choice and Partnership Approach (Preferred)

Additional Information

Timeline may be extended or shortened based on operational needs.

Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). Please note that this position will be based out of Ottawa. Please note that location may be subject to change at any time at the discretion of the employer. All OPSEU members shall be granted an interview upon passing the pre-screening. Pre-screening might include testing.

Effective March 29, 2021, CHEO will conduct a more comprehensive pre-screening and evaluation process. This process may include more varied and multidimensional testing such as a written test, practical exam, or other assessment. All candidates who meet the essential and preferred qualifications may be tested.

Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider. Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

CHEO is committed to providing a safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors. Consistent with that commitment, all applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for any staff or volunteer opportunities. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to receive their COVID-19 booster shots when eligible to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Upon hiring, presentation of government issued documentation confirming full vaccination must be provided, or presentation of supporting documentation of a valid medical contraindication or other reasonable consideration pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Land Acknowledgement and Organizational Information

Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinabek territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinabek Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.

CHEO is one of the few stand-alone, global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6,500 staff, clinicians, scientists and researchers, as well as volunteers – all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system. Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure, CHEO combines excellence in clinical care, research, and education to advance seamless care that's provided where, when, and how it is needed. CHEO's Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of children's health concerns. CHEO has been named Canada's best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024 and 2025 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canada's Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 14th consecutive year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.