Senior Clinical Psychologist - Grade 3

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• Make an impact on lives of patients and their families working within the Clinical Psychology Service at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre (ONJ Centre) at Austin Hospital. 
• Permanent part time (34.2 hours per week) position. Job share arrangements will be considered. 
• Heidelberg location, with multiple public transport options available to Austin Hospital.  

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

About Psychology and Cancer Services 
Austin Health is one of the largest cancer service providers in Victoria, with a well-developed culture of pioneering novel cancer treatments. Austin Health provides a complete range of services to cancer patients and their families. This includes medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, cancer genetics, clinical haematology and palliative medicine.  

Wellness and supportive care and arts in healthcare are also integral components of the service. These are all provided in an environment that integrates research, teaching and training, in the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre (ONJ Cente) at Austin Hospital.  

The Psychology Department promotes the highest level of care for our patients. The department leads and excels in research, teaching and the use of person-centred evidence-based practice. As a team based in General Health, we work with a range of medical specialists and allied health professionals collaborating to achieve the best possible patient outcomes. We are a dedicated team who value connection and collaboration and provide a supportive environment to learn and develop.   

About the role 
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical Psychologist to provide outpatient specialist psychological assessment and intervention to oncology patients within the ONJ Centre at Austin Hospital. You will be working within a multidisciplinary team of medical, nursing, and other allied health disciplines to provide best practice care for clients undergoing cancer treatment. This is a permanent part time (34.2 hrs per week) position. Job share arrangements considered. 

We offer a supportive environment including supervision and professional development opportunities.  

A regular day will see you: 

• Providing comprehensive psychological care to onocology patients within the Clinical Psychology service at the ONJ Centre.  
• Adopting a flexible approach to caseload management and involvement in patient centred individual and group intervention.  
• Collaborate with multiple teams across the divisions. 
• Provide professional supervision to psychology student undertaking a placement within the psycho-oncology service and to Clinical Psychology Registrars. 
• Involvement in service evaluations and quality improvement initiatives of the psycho-oncology service.
  
  

About you 
To be successful in this role you will have:  

• A Masters or Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Psychology Board of Australia and endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist; 
• Experience providing comprehensive psychological care within a health or hospital based setting.  
• Knowledge and skills working with oncology patients 
• High level interpersonal skills that promote teamwork and engagement.  
• For appointment at a Grade 3 level, candidates should have at least five years’ clinical experience and AHPRA approved supervisor status.  

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 benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

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. 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: Sarah Fitzgerald, Clinical Psychology Lead, Sarah.FITZGERALD@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details
Application closing date: Wednesday 4 June 2025