Employment Type: Temporary Part Time, 24 hours per week until October 2026
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $ $67.15 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ608679
Application Close Date: 12/10/2025
Interview Date Range: 15/10/2025 – 22/10/2025
Contact Details: Linda Lazar |
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a skilled Clinical Neuropsychologist to join our Neuropsychology Consultation Service for a 12-month temporary appointment, up to 24 hours per week. In this role, you will provide specialist neuropsychological assessment and intervention for hospital patients with complex medical and neurological conditions. Your expertise will guide diagnosis, treatment planning, capacity assessments, and discharge planning, ensuring care is timely, collaborative, and culturally responsive.
The position includes participating in service evaluation through data collection to inform quality improvement initiatives. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to integrate neuropsychological insights into patient care, provide supervision and support to psychology trainees and other staff, and contribute to the development and delivery of education and consultation for medical, nursing, and allied health disciplines.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a busy tertiary hospital, helping shape and strengthen neuropsychology services while supporting high-quality, patient-centred care.
What You'll be Doing
This position provides specialised and evidence based neuropsychological assessment of patients/consumers with a wide range of disorders/diseases with potential cognitive and/or behavioural implications, for the purpose of assisting with clinical management, determining specific competencies or facilitating discharge planning.
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 organizational needs.
Where You'll Be Working
Liverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, offering a wide range of state-wide services including critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care, and brain injury rehabilitation. As a key teaching facility for UNSW Sydney and Western Sydney University, it provides extensive clinical services, including emergency care, cancer treatment, paediatrics, and mental health services. The hospital features 23 operating theatres and has a capacity for 877 beds.
The ongoing $830 million redevelopment as part of the Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct is transforming the hospital into a global hub for medical innovation. This redevelopment will expand clinical services, enhance research and teaching facilities, and introduce state-of-the-art equipment and amenities.
Working at Liverpool Hospital means being part of a forward-thinking, innovative team dedicated to providing exceptional patient care. The hospital's commitment to education and research offers numerous opportunities for professional development and career progression.
The vibrant and supportive work environment, combined with the hospital's central location near public transport and local amenities, makes it an ideal place to grow your career while making 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 as well as completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accredited postgraduate Clinical Neuropsychology qualification of no less than two years full time duration or recognised equivalent.
* Demonstrated knowledge of psychological issues that can arise with inpatients and/or outpatients (including community consumers as per service), presenting for neuropsychological assessment and where necessary, appropriate onward referral for management
* Demonstrated knowledge of the quality improvement process for service development, implementation and evaluation
* Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team with a high level of autonomy, self-motivation, and organisational and time management skills
* Demonstrated experience providing comprehensive evidence based clinical neuropsychological services to a wide range of inpatients and/or outpatients (including community consumers as per service)
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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.
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