Clinical Psychologist

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• Permanent Part-Time (24 – 32 hours per week)
• Grade 4 position
• Locations in Heidelberg, close to public transport

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 Consultant Liaison Psychiatry department

The Consultant Liaison (CL) Psychiatry department sits within the Specialty Service directorate and provides hospital and community based psychological interventions. CL accepts referrals from wards and medical clinics across Austin health and Repat for assessment and management to patients and their families, providing consultation to ward staff on request. 

About the role 

The Grade 4 Clinical Psychologist constitutes a key clinical role within CL Psychiatry. Responsibilities will include clinical assessments and interventions for consumers across Austin Health medical wards. In addition, the position also contributes to program development, leadership, teaching, supervision and service delivery.

A regular day will see you:   

• Function in a clinical role and a student supervision role. 
• Work across Divisions and Services to support effective clinical care, quality and safety of care, and excellent staff and student experience. 
• Participate in innovating, implementing and translating best practice treatment interventions across the health system in hospitals. 

About you 

As the Clinical Psychologist, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• Substantial clinical experience of at least 10 years.
• Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and current registration and endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist with AHPRA.
• Ability to work autonomously, as well as within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to a collaborative approach to client care and service development/delivery.

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 manager: Christina Lambros, Manager at Christina.LAMBROS@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: Sunday 26 April 2026