Clinical Neuropsychology Registrar

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• Commence your professional journey at Austin Health, working alongside a dedicated team of highly experienced Clinical Neuropsychologists. 

• An exciting opportunity for a new graduate psychologist to commence a Registrar Program in 2027.  

• Work across multidisciplinary teams to provide neuropsychological care to a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services. 

• Excellent staff benefits, including robust supervision, engaging professional development opportunities and salary packaging. 

• Part time, Fixed-Term for two 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 level of care for our patients.  As a highly valued team based in General Health, we work with a range of medical specialists and allied health professionals both in multidisciplinary teams and in a consultative capacity, across the health service. 

The Department leads and excels in research, teaching and the use of person-centred evidence-based practice.  We provide services across all three main health service campuses and cover the full spectrum of care (spanning acute, subacute, rehabilitation, and community settings).   

About the role 

This two-year Clinical Neuropsychology Registrar Program offers a unique opportunity to acquire skills and experience in a wide variety of clinical scenarios and gain ‘Area Endorsement’ as a Clinical Neuropsychologist.  Your supervision team consists of an expert and highly supportive group of Senior Clinical Neuropsychologists, including a dedicated Clinical Neuropsychology Educator.   

You will rotate through core services (including acute inpatient/outpatient/subacute and rehabilitation settings) and specialist units (including neurology, neurosurgery, epilepsy, stroke, general medical and surgical units, aged-care 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 two-year part-time, fixed term position is 22.8 hours (3 days) per week (February, 2027 – January, 2029). 

About you 

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

• Hold a Masters or Doctoral degree in Clinical Neuropsychology (from an accredited program) and registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Psychology Board of Australia. 

• Be eligible to commence, or have commenced, a Registrar Program for ‘Area of Practice Endorsement’ in Clinical Neuropsychology. 

• Have an interest in gaining experience working in a hospital setting across a range of different clinical areas. 

• Possess well developed interpersonal and communication skill. 

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. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Dr Marie O’Shea, Head, Clinical Neuropsychology, (General Health) at marie.oshea@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 27 October 2026