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Senior Clinical or Health Psychologist - Aged Care Excellence | Southern Adelaide Local Health Network!

Join SA Health as a Senior Clinical or Health Psychologist specialising in Aged Care and older persons services at the renowned Repatriation Health Precinct. You'll deliver comprehensive psychological services to older people on our GEM (Geriatric Evaluation Management) wards including assessments, interventions, carer support, and positive behaviour consultations through our innovative GEM inpatient programs. This ongoing position offers the opportunity to make a real difference in older adults' lives while advancing your career with South Australia's leading healthcare provider.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Manager, this role is responsible for providing care to people with complex medical, functional, behavioural, and/or psychosocial needs in an inpatient hospital setting. This includes the provision of psychological assessments, treatment planning, interventions, and supportive care planning in collaboration with the patient, their family, carer, and existing community services involved in their care

Duties for the role will include:

• Providing a specialist Clinical/Health Psychology service including assessment, treatment planning, intervention, positive behaviour support planning, evaluation, and consultation to patients individually and in group settings,
• Communicating with clients’ family, carers, and other service providers,
• 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,
• Providing information to clients and/or relatives about the level of functioning and ongoing management,
• Advising, as requested, external clinicians regarding more complex cases,
• Linking clients and carers with relevant community resources and services,
• Collaborating with team members to initiate, develop, implement, and evaluate therapy/activity groups,
• Effective and timely development of Clinical/Health Psychology services commensurate with the goals of the designated service and the broader RAP services,
• Developing systems for monitoring, reviewing, and improving the standards of services to clients,
• Initiating, developing, and contributing to educational activities within the team

About you:

• Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA), with an Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology or Health Psychology,
• Master's degree in Clinical Psychology or Health Psychology, or higher, as recognised by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA),
• Hold approved supervisor status with the PsyBA at all levels of supervision, or: Eligible to complete PsyBA accredited supervision training and willing to undertake this training at the direction of the organisation to support services’ supervision requirements,
• High level of ability to design, implement, and evaluate psychological procedures and interventions, including psychological assessments, and consultancy services, in relation to complex clients,
• Ability to apply specialist skills in resolving clinical problems,
• Demonstrated abilities in communication, liaison, and teamwork,
• Ability to undertake assessment and intervention with clients with a variety of disorders and disabilities, including management of complex cases,
• Ability to provide clinical services as a member of an interdisciplinary team,
• Experience providing psychological treatments

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 Sunday 8 February 2026

Attachments:

• AHP3 Senior Psychologist - GEM Ward Role Description
• AHP3 Senior Psychologist - Geriatric Memory Support (Timor 5) 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: 927941