Psychologist - Graduate

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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 Early Career Psychology Program

Austin Mental Health is building the psychology graduate workforce and we are actively recruiting early career Psychologists.  We have multiple full time fixed term positions (February 2026 - February 2028) available within the Early Career Psychology Program Mental Health Division. 

The Mental Health Division comprises three Directorates, including Infant Child and Youth, Adult and Older Adult Mental Health, and Specialty Services (PTRS and Brain Disorders).  This ensures Austin Health is an employee of choice for graduates embarking on a new career. Successful applicants will be offered two rotations across two teams within the Mental Health Division. 

Rotations may be available in: 

• Adult Inpatient – including CL Psychology, Adult Inpatient Unit, Secure Extended Care Unit, Parent Infant Unit and Eating Disorders  
• Adult Outpatient – including Community Mental Health teams, Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (HOPE), Perinatal Services and Specialty Trauma Services  
• Infant Child and Youth Inpatient – including the Child and Adolescent Units and our new Family Specialty Unit  
• Infant Child and Youth Outpatient – including Youth Outpatient teams (12-25 years), Child Outpatient teams (0-12 years), and early intervention.  

About the role  

The Early Career Program will offer the following -

• Comprehensive induction and orientation to teams, service, and clinical work,
• Work within multidisciplinary teams, which include lived experience,
• Opportunity to work in a range of mental health services and settings,
• Reduced caseload to allow for graded development of skills and competencies
• Development of a comprehensive learning plan,
• A range of support and supervision models including peer support, individual and group supervision
• Clinical education support with regular and targeted professional development opportunities

You will be offered varying roles where you could be doing assessment and formulation, individual and group therapy, case management and secondary consultation depending on your location. 

About you

To be successful in this role you will; 

• Be vibrant, enthusiastic, and motivated,  

• Want to make a difference in the lives of others, and 
• Be keen to grow and develop in a collaborative team environment. 

 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: Fiona Zandt, Psychologist Grade 4 at Fiona.ZANDT@austin.org.au or Jo Peters, Director of Psychology at joanne.peters@austin.org.au.

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

Application closing date: 30 October 2025