Employment Type: Temporary Part Time, 24 hours per week until July 2026
Location: Rosemeadow Community Health Centre
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $ $67.15 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ618551
Application Close Date: 16/11/2025
Interview Date Range: 19/11/2025 – 26/11/2025
Contact Details: Heidi Sadowski |
About the Opportunity
Are you ready to make a profound difference in the lives of children and families? We're inviting a passionate and experienced Clinical Psychologist to join our Child and Family Health team — a place where your clinical expertise meets purpose-driven care.
About the Role
This is more than a job — it's a chance to shape early development, strengthen family bonds, and contribute to a healthier, more resilient community. You'll work with children aged 0–12, delivering high-quality psychological assessments, interventions, and consultations in a nurturing, family-centred environment. From developmental screening to tailored therapy, your work will help children thrive emotionally, socially, and cognitively.
What Makes This Opportunity Special
* Be part of a multidisciplinary team that values collaboration, compassion, and innovation
* Lead and contribute to evidence-based programs that support early intervention and long-term wellbeing
* Provide supervision and mentorship to fellow clinicians and students, helping shape the next generation of care
* Engage in quality improvement and clinical research that drives meaningful change
* Build strong partnerships across health, education, and community sectors
* Enjoy flexibility with full-time or part-time options to suit your lifestyle and career goals
Whether you're looking to deepen your clinical impact, expand your leadership, or grow within a supportive and forward-thinking team — this role offers it all. If you're driven by purpose, committed to excellence, and ready to help children and families flourish, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now and be part of a team that's changing lives — one child, one family, one future at a time.
What You'll be Doing
To deliver specialist psychological and psychosocial assessment, diagnosis, interventions and consultation in order to address the needs of consumers who are living with complex mental health problems and disorders.
The role also participates in the evaluation of clinical outcomes of services and assists in the development
and provision of education and training programs. Additionally, the role supervises Psychologists and other disciplines working within the LHD according to organisational needs.
Where You'll Be Working
SWSLHD Primary & Community Health provides a comprehensive range of community-based services designed to improve and maintain the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities across South Western Sydney.
These services include prevention, early intervention, assessment, acute and post-acute treatment, health maintenance, and continuing care. The team supports diverse populations, offering specialised programs for children, young people, older adults, and at-risk communities.
With over 800 dedicated staff, including Aboriginal Health Workers, nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals, the service ensures high-quality care close to where people live.
The focus on community health and wellbeing makes SWSLHD Primary & Community Health an ideal place to work, providing opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the community.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
* Full registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accredited postgraduate Clinical Psychology qualification of no less than two years full time duration or recognised equivalent.
* Describe your experience providing psychological and psychosocial assessments and interventions for children aged 0–12. How have you applied family-centred approaches to support early development and strengthen relationships?
* Share an example of how you worked collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to improve outcomes for children and families. How did you adapt your communication style to engage effectively with different stakeholders?
* Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people's rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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