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Be the Change: Psychologist Role - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Join our dedicated team at SALHN as a Part-Time Psychologist, where you'll provide specialist psychological services within South Australia's premier healthcare network. This ongoing position offers the opportunity to deliver evidence-based interventions and assessments whilst working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to support patients and their families. Be part of SA Health's commitment to excellence and make a meaningful impact on health outcomes across our diverse southern Adelaide community.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Manager, this role is responsible for providing comprehensive psychological assessment, intervention, and consultation services to patients across various clinical areas within SALHN. The Psychologist is a member of an interdisciplinary Allied Health team working within Transition Services providing comprehensive psychology services to patients admitted to the Bangka Strait ward.

Duties for the role will include:

• Providing a specialist psychology service including assessment, treatment/ management planning, intervention, evaluation and consultation to patients,
• Participating in interdisciplinary clinical and planning activities to enhance the overall service provided to clients,
• Documenting assessment findings and interventions in accordance with service standards,
• Maintaining and collating relevant work statistics and reporting to Manager Transition Services and relevant Discipline Director on service issues and staffing requirements for the position

About you:

• Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA)
• Ability to assume responsibility for the organisation and provision of psychology services to the Bangka Strait ward as a member of an interdisciplinary team. This includes ability to undertake assessment and intervention with clients with a variety of disorders and disabilities, including management of complex cases,
• Ability to critically analyse or evaluate issues related to psychology in a manner which can be applied to quality activities, service evaluation, professional education or research with a commitment to ongoing professional development,
• Experience as a clinician in the assessment and provision of high-quality rehabilitation to clients with a variety of neurological or orthopaedic conditions,
• Experience in establishing and maintaining high standards of psychology

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Emine Brandstaetter, A / Manager Psychology Div RAP, 0403 723 463, Emine.Brandstaetter@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 21 January 2026

Attachments:

• AHP2 Psychologist - Bangka Strait Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 910596