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• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Older Persons Mental Health – Elizabeth Vale
• Salary: $108,347 - $116,216 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP3
• Ongoing Full-Time

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Clinical Psychologist to join our Older Persons Mental Health team at Ward 1H, Lyell McEwin Hospital.

In this role you will be part of a multidisciplinary team and be responsible for providing psychology assessment and evidence-based treatment services to older adults.

As a Senior Psychologist, you will be a clinical leader and be in a position to contribute to the development of service aims and objectives in collaboration with other team members. You may also provide orientation and supervision, contribute to research and evaluation of psychological practice, and promote new information and development in the field of psychology.

Training and supervision in the use of a range of assessments and therapies is provided on an ongoing basis.

To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate degree (Master of Clinical Psychology) or equivalent qualification recognised by the PsyBA), hold general registration with the PsyBA and be endorsed in Clinical Psychology area of practice and hold approved supervisor status with the PsyBA at all levels of supervision (primary and secondary).

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements and a large range of opportunities for movement, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

- Incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025

- Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.

- Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

- Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

In addition to this, other benefits of working as a Psychologist in NALHN include:

• professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations
• opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research
• regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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: 928692

Enquiries:

Natalija Vujinovic

Psychologist

Phone: (08) 7485 4300

E-mail: natalija.vujinovic@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

27 February 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 928692 - Senior Clinical Psychologist - Older Persons Mental Health - AHP3 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.