POSITION SUMMARY This position offers an innovative opportunity for a Neuropsychologist to contribute meaningfully to clinical practice and research within a leading academic health sciences centre, in close collaboration with the Precision Child and Youth Mental Health (PCYMH) Collaboratory (www.PCYMH.ca). The PCYMH Collaboratory is a unique research centre with a mission to co-design innovative solutions blending research, data and technology to create mental health care tailored for every child and youth. A Neuropsychologist is required to offer neuropsychological services to children and youth presenting with complex mental health issues within an Outpatient Mental Health setting. Services to be provided include comprehensive neuropsychological assessment, diagnosis, consultation, and short-term intervention. The Neuropsychologist will be a member of an interdisciplinary team devoted to providing specialized mental health services for children and youth presenting with a variety of mental health conditions. This individual will also provide ongoing consultation to team members, professionals within the hospital, families, and community providers. With the PCYMH Collaboratory, this individual will join a team looking to co-design new cognitive function-informed care pathways to improve outcomes in child and youth mental health.

*Temporary Full Time (0,8) (until December 31, 2027) 

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Provide neuropsychological assessment in the patient’s preferred language within an outpatient mental health setting for children and youth presenting with a variety of mental health conditions (e.g. anxiety, depression etc.)  
• Provide consultation and short-term intervention to children/youth seen for neuropsychological assessment.
• Liaise with other health professionals within the hospital with regard to neuropsychological assessment findings and recommendations, and their implications for the management of the child/youth.
• Provide supervision/training to pre-doctoral psychology residents and practicum students.
• Provide supervision to psychometrists assisting in the provision of neuropsychological services.
• Participate in program evaluation and other research activities.

Qualification details & application information can be found at: CHEO Careers