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The Mental Health Services Team has an exciting opportunity in Leadership at SALHN

Provide professional leadership and clinical expertise of an advanced level, while developing opportunities for research, education and training activities for the psychology profession within Mental Health Services.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Allied Health Director - Mental Health, this role is integral to providing clinical leadership and governance to the Psychology profession across Mental Health Services within SALHN. 

Duties for the role will include:

• Co-ordinating and leading professional, efficient and effective psychology services within SALHN Mental Health Services.
• Utilising expert clinical judgment to provide strategic advice on clinical matters affecting psychology service planning decision, policy and workforce.
• Developing networks and collaborative relationships with other clinical leads across SALHN Mental Health Services to maximise co- ordination, role effectiveness, and promote consistency in psychology workforce standards and service development initiatives.
• Participating in the strategic development of allied health and associated initiatives across Mental Health Services and SALHN Psychology
• Monitoring psychology services and practice standards across Mental Health Services to identify work standards (in terms of both quality and quantity expectations per FTE as appropriate for the clinical context), priorities, and provide recommendations regarding allocation of psychology resources.
• Planning and implementing supervision frameworks and structures, that provide a mechanism for audit, assurance and continuous improvement of competency of all Psychologists within Mental Health Services. This includes the provision of clinical supervision, support and mentorship to AHP3 Senior Psychologists, AHP4 Advanced Clinicians and other identified staff.
• Establishing own supervision relationship, mentorship and support relationships with peers.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification and general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia within an Endorsed Areas of Practice - Clinical Psychology.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical leadership and the facilitation of service planning to ensure clinical best practice underpins the development of psychology and Mental Health Services.
• Extensive clinical experience in collaborative development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of planned interventions for consumers with high or complex needs.
• Ability to act as the central point of contact for strategic consultation and liaison in relation to psychology service provision and to address clinical matters affecting psychology service planning decisions, policy and workforce.
• Demonstrated competencies to underpin successful contribution to both Mental Health Services’ and Allied Health’s clinical governance systems to ensure outcomes consistent with profession-specific, allied health, and Mental Health Services’ standards, and organisational objectives
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and negotiate effectively, with staff and multidisciplinary clinical teams, and as part of a leadership team.

Benefits of Working at SALHN:

In addition to your salary the following generous benefits are on offer to the suitable candidates:

• Having access to professional development opportunities during work hours, plus apply for the Allied Health Professionals + Professional Development Reimbursement Program (AHP+PDR) for reasonable financial reimbursement of professional development activity up to a capped amount per financial year,
• Leave Entitlements including paid Sick Leave, Carers Leave, Recreational Leave, Long Service Leave, Parental leave, and others,
• An incremental wage increase in-line with the Allied+Health+Professionals,+Assistants+and+Psychologists+Enterprise+Agreement+2025.pdf
• Access to experienced Clinical Psychologists across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations,
• Working collaboratively across a multi-disciplinary team of likeminded professionals, with access and support from team-based decision and psychiatry led, Clinical Governance,
• Opportunity to work across multiple sites in Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN),
• Opportunity to be supported to conduct research projects, during work hours, pertaining to your role, with exciting funding opportunities present within SALHN.

Please see the attached Role Description and link below for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact:

Anna Kleinig, Acting Allied Health Director, 8404 2113, Anna.Kleinig2@sa.gov.au

Susan Markou, Personal Assistant, 1300043175, Susan.Markou@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 9th August 2026

Attachments:

• Mental Health Professionals recruitment at SALHN | SA Health
• Principal Clinical Psychologist 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: 943318