Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) – REQ662627
Remuneration: $57.30 - $69.84 per hour + superannuation + salary packaging
Location: The Maitland Hospital
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Hours Per Week: 24
Applications Close: Monday 8th June 2026
About the role
In this role, you'll deliver specialist mental health assessments, treatment, and care coordination for children and adolescents experiencing complex and severe mental health challenges. Working closely with young people, families, and carers, you'll support recovery, stabilisation, and positive transitions through care.
Your days will include multidisciplinary case discussions, therapeutic interventions delivered independently or alongside another clinician, and collaborative care planning. Clinical work is primarily office‐based in Maitland, with opportunities to provide telehealth and outreach services to satellite locations, helping improve access to care across the region.
You'll also build strong partnerships with families, schools, GPs, NGOs, and other CAMHS teams across the Hunter New England network, providing consultation and coordinated support to ensure young people receive connected, person‐centred care.
About you
We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled clinician who brings experience in delivering therapeutic interventions for complex child and adolescent mental health presentations. The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility in managing competing demands and be able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment. A collaborative approach is essential, including openness to having clinical work reviewed as part of risk management and continuous service improvement processes.
A strong commitment to quality care and the ability to identify and act on opportunities to enhance clinical practice and improve consumer outcomes are also important. Psychologists should have experience in evidence‐based therapeutic and behavioural interventions and have an interest in addressing the systemic/family attachment drivers that may exist.
While experience in family therapy is beneficial, it is not essential. Training and mentorship are available for specific family therapy models (e.g., FBT‐E).
Requirements
* Current registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
* Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accredited postgraduate clinical psychology qualification of no less than two years full‐time duration or recognised equivalent, displayed on the Psychology Board of Australia website.
What we offer
* Proximity to shopping and other services
* Salary packaging options
* Fitness Passport
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
* Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non‐clinical and clinical professionals
* To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
* An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part‐time and temporary part‐time vacancies.
* We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
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