Senior Clinical Psychologist/ Senior Clinical Psychologist in Training, Education and Innovation

Lead innovation, shape practice, and influence the future of child and adolescent mental health care.

Remuneration: $144,702 – $152,992 per annum + superannuation + salary packaging

Location: Newcastle Community Health Service

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time – Until August 2027

Position Classification: Senior Clinical Psychologist

Requisition ID: REQ665722

Applications Close: Sunday 21st June 2026

About the role

As the Senior Clinical Psychologist – Education and Innovation, you will provide expert clinical and professional leadership across Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) within Hunter New England LHD. Working across multidisciplinary teams, you will lead quality improvement, research, service development, and education initiatives that strengthen evidence-based practice and enhance service delivery.

While maintaining a small clinical caseload, you will provide high-quality psychological assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for children, adolescents, and their families. You will also deliver supervision, consultation, and mentoring to clinicians, supporting workforce development and fostering innovation in assessment and therapeutic interventions.

This district-wide role involves collaboration with CAMHS teams across Hunter New England LHD, with occasional travel required. The position reports to the CAMHS Service Manager and is supported by the Head of Psychology, Clinical Director, Service Manager, Senior CAMHS clinicians, and Senior Psychologists within Paediatric Services. Training and professional development opportunities will be provided to support delivery of educational programs and ongoing capability development.

Where you'll be working

CAMHS provides specialist mental health assessment, intervention, and recovery-focused care for children, adolescents, and their families. Our collaborative multidisciplinary teams work together to deliver evidence-based treatment, family-centred interventions, and coordinated care that supports positive outcomes and successful transitions from public mental health services.

Staff benefit from strong clinical governance, experienced leadership, and extensive professional support networks. Clinical decision-making, risk management, service development, and quality improvement are approached collaboratively, creating an environment that values innovation, learning, and continuous improvement.

About you

You are an experienced clinical leader who is passionate about advancing evidence-based practice, education, and service improvement. You will bring:

• Experience leading quality improvement, education, or research initiatives within mental health services.
• Strong supervision and mentoring skills, with experience supporting early-career clinicians.
• A commitment to developing and evaluating training and education programs.
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The initiative to drive innovation while contributing positively within a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

• 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.
• Eligibility to drive in NSW and willingness to travel for work purposes.
• Extensive experience or demonstrated ability to work with acute mental distress in child and youth community mental health settings.

What we offer

At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:

• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• Proximity to shopping and other services
• ADO's each month (for full time employees)
• 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

Additional Information

• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position

How to apply

Click apply online, submit your information and resume, and address the criteria listed below providing examples that demonstrate your ability.

• Generally registered as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia with an area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology, and with higher level knowledge and experience in a specific area that is manifested in higher levels of competence, initiative, innovation, responsibility, and the development and extension of applications of assessment and treatment methods.

• Experience in clinical leadership and provision of education, where you have been able to demonstrate your ability to influence and facilitate change.

• Extensive experience in mental health assessment, intervention, and evaluation of clinical outcomes. This includes demonstrated ability to implement complex treatment plans for vulnerable children and young people with comorbid presentations and during acute phases of care.

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Information for Applicants

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