Overview
* Deliver impactful care across hospital & community settings
* Join a compassionate, multidisciplinary palliative care team
* Make a difference in end-of-life care & bereavement support
Position Details
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 18 November 2026)
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $57.30 - $69.84 per hour
Hours Per Week: 16 (Job Share may be considered for part time hours)
Location: Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals
Working Environment
You'll be part of a highly respected Supportive and Palliative Medicine service across Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals, working within a collaborative, patient‐centred environment committed to holistic care.
* Work across inpatient, outpatient and community settings
* Join a supportive, multidisciplinary team of health professionals
* Be guided by experienced leadership in psycho‐oncology
* Contribute to a culture focused on compassion, dignity and respect
* Engage with diverse communities across Western Sydney
Responsibilities
In this rewarding and meaningful role, you will provide specialist clinical psychology services to patients and families navigating complex and sensitive stages of care.
* Deliver comprehensive psychological assessment, diagnosis and interventions
* Support patients, families and carers, including bereavement care
* Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams and community services
* Provide culturally responsive care to diverse and vulnerable populations
* Contribute to education, quality improvement and clinical best practice
Essential Criteria
* Qualifications: Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accredited postgraduate clinical psychology masters or doctorate.
* Registration: Current general registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and eligibility for endorsement to practice in the area of Clinical Psychology.
Selection Criteria
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team to accomplish service goals and improved patient and/or consumer care and outcomes.
* Demonstrated skills in working with patients and carers in both inpatient and outpatient settings, providing assessment, management planning and delivery of psychological services.
* Demonstrated experience in mental health including experience in cognitive‐behavioural therapy and other relevant therapeutic techniques (which may include group therapy, ACT, mindfulness techniques, family therapy, and interventions for complex grief, among others).
* Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style to suit the target audience including the ability to communicate in a sensitive and professional manner with patients and staff.
* Capacity and maturity to provide education on psychosocial issues for staff.
* Computer literacy, and adequate quality improvement / research skills.
Equal Opportunity Statement
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au.
Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit.
In accordance with NSW Health policy, priority will be given to Australian citizens and permanent residents. A person who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or the advertised position.
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