Clinical Neuropsychology Registrar

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• Start your career at Austin Health, working alongside a wonderful team of Neuropsychologists
• An exciting opportunity for a new graduate psychologist to commence their Registrar program in 2026
• Work across multidisciplinary teams to provide psychological care to inpatients and outpatients
• Excellent staff benefits, including robust supervision, engaging professional development opportunities and salary packaging
• Part time, fixed term position for 2 years

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the Psychology Department

The Psychology Department is committed to promoting the highest levels of care for our patients.  As a team based in General Health, we work with a range of medical specialists and allied health professionals in multidisciplinary teams across the hospital where our neuropsychology services are highly valued.

The Department leads and excels in research, teaching and the use of person-centred evidence-based practice.  We provide services across the three main hospital sites and the full spectrum of care from acute inpatients to community settings. 

About the role 

This exciting two-year Clinical Neuropsychology Registrar program offers a unique opportunity to acquire skills and experience in a wide variety of clinical presentations and gain Endorsement as a Clinical Neuropsychologist. Your supervision team consists of an expert and supportive team of Senior Clinical Neuropsychologists, including a dedicated Clinical Neuropsychology Educator. 

You will rotate through a number of services, for example, acute inpatient, outpatient, subacute and rehabilitation settings and specialist services including neurology, neurosurgery, epilepsy, general medical and surgical units, aged-care, mental health and acquired brain injury.

Registrars are provided with:

• Individual clinical supervision
• Peer group supervision tailored to early career development across clinical, professional & wellbeing domains
• Regular high-quality learning and connection opportunities with other psychologists and allied health professionals.

This 2-year part-time, fixed term position is 19 hours (2.5 days) per week until January 2028.

About you 

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• A Masters or Doctoral degree in Clinical Neuropsychology and registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Psychology Board of Australia.
• Eligibility to commence, or have commenced, a Registrar program for Endorsement in Clinical Neuropsychology
• An interest in gaining experience working in a hospital setting across a range of different clinical areas
• High level interpersonal and communication skills

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring managers: Dr Marie O’Shea, Head of Clinical Neuropsychology at Marie.O'Shea@austin.org.au or Dr Renee Hewitt, Clinical Neuropsychology Educator (General Health) at Renee.Hewitt@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Tuesday 18 November 2025