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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Sub-Acute and Allied Health, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – AHP3, $108,347.00 - $116,216.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part time 0.40FTE, fixed term (temporary) contract until 30 June 2026

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

As Senior Clinical Psychologist, you will play a pivotal role in assessing and diagnosing complex developmental delays and neurodevelopmental disorders as part of an experienced multidisciplinary team. 

Key duties of the role

• Provide clinical psychology assessment, diagnosis, and consultancy for children with complex neurodevelopmental differences (including but not limited to global developmental delay, intellectual disability, specific learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder) 
• Apply expert, evidence-based approaches
• Advise management on service development and practice improvements in response to demands and client needs.
• Offer specialist consultation and support to community and regional psychologists across South Australian child development services.
• Collaborate with families, multidisciplinary teams, and community agencies

Skills and Experience

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification and general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Ability to undertake specialist assessment of children with complex developmental problems
• Ability to understand highly complex clinical presentations
• Demonstrated experience working as a Clinical Psychologist within paediatrics with a minimum of 5 years clinical experience.
• Experience in delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards
• Highly developed verbal and written communication

Enquiries can be directed to

Jacob Hall

Administrative Manager

Jacob.Hall@sa.gov.au

8161 7287

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• AHP3 - Clinical Psychologist - CDU - Role Description - 925133.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 13^th January 2026 at 11:55pm