• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
• Salary: $108,347 - $116,216 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP3
• Ongoing Full-Time

Shape the Future of Child Development – Join Our Expert Team at Lyell McEwin Hospital

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and families? The Gordon McKay Child Development Unit at Lyell McEwin Hospital is seeking a dedicated Senior Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary team. This is your opportunity to work at the forefront of neurodevelopmental assessment and intervention, collaborating with paediatricians, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists to deliver holistic, evidence-based care.

If you thrive in a dynamic environment where innovation, collaboration, and quality improvement are valued, we want to hear from you. Help us shape a brighter future for children with complex developmental needs in Northern Adelaide.

About the Role:

As Senior Psychologist, you will play a pivotal role in assessing and diagnosing complex developmental delays and neurodevelopmental disorders, including ASD and FASD. You will:

• Provide expert psychological assessments and prepare clear, evidence-based diagnostic reports.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to optimise outcomes for children and families.
• Offer consultancy and advice to allied health and medical professionals.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and research initiatives.
• Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to staff and students.

This is an opportunity to work in an innovative environment focused on improving access and quality for our youngest consumers.

About You:

You are a highly skilled and passionate psychologist who thrives in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. You bring:

Qualifications:

• A degree in Psychology with current registration through the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Approved supervisor status at all levels (primary and secondary).

Experience:

• Extensive experience assessing and managing children with developmental and neurodevelopmental disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorder and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
• A strong background in paediatric psychology and complex case management.

Skills & Attributes:

• Advanced clinical expertise in child development and neuropsychology.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage families and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Leadership capability, including mentoring and supervising staff and students.
• Strong organisational skills to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

Desirable:

• Postgraduate qualifications in clinical, educational/developmental, or neuropsychology.
• Experience administering ASD diagnostic tools (e.g., ADOS-2).

Ready to make an impact?

Apply now and help shape the future of child development services at Lyell McEwin Hospital.

About Us:

The Gordon McKay Child Development Unit at LMH provides a service to assess and support children with developmental concerns. Our team works with children who have challenges in three or more areas of development and who have not yet been formally assessed.

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.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

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

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:

“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

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

Incremental wage increases in-line with the 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.

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.

In addition to this, other benefits of working as Senior 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 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.

Checks

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for vulnerable person-related employment – 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: 923635

Enquiries:

Jonathon Loader

Senior Manager, Gordon McKay Child Development Unit

Phone: 0479 187 512

E-mail: Jonathon.Loader@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date:

26 December 2025 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 923635 - AHP3 - Senior Psychologist - Gordon McKay CDU - Role Description.pdf

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