Senior Clinical Psychologist

About the Role
As the Senior Clinical Psychologist and Allied Health Lead, you will provide expert psychological care while offering high-level leadership, supervision, and consultation across the multidisciplinary team. You will work autonomously within a specialist service, supporting best-practice, ethical, trauma-informed, and affirming care for trans and gender diverse children and young people. This role combines advanced clinical practice with leadership, innovation, and service development within a highly specialised paediatric and youth health setting.

Key focus areas include:

• Delivering evidence-based psychological assessment, diagnosis, and treatment

• Providing clinical leadership, supervision, and consultation to allied health staff

• Supporting clinicians to manage complex presentations through reflective practice

• Contributing to service development, quality improvement, education, and research

• Influencing strategic and operational planning at local and state levels
   

What You’ll Be Doing
You will exercise independent clinical judgement in working with trans and gender diverse children and young people and provide expert consultation to families, carers, and health professionals. You will also lead and evaluate therapeutic interventions and contribute to broader service improvement initiatives.

In this role, you will:

• Provide specialist assessment and treatment, including gender dysphoria

• Lead individual and group-based interventions using outcome measures

• Provide clinical supervision and peer consultation across the district

• Lead or contribute to research, evaluation, and quality improvement projects

• Model behaviours aligned with the HNE Health Values Charter, NSW Health Code of Conduct, and Excellence Framework (Every Patient, Every Time)
   

About You
You are an experienced, values-driven clinician with a strong commitment to inclusive and affirming care for trans and gender diverse young people. You bring advanced clinical expertise and the ability to supervise, mentor, and support psychologists and allied health clinicians, alongside clear, respectful, and compassionate communication skills, even in complex or emotionally challenging situations.

You demonstrate strong organisational, leadership, and problem-solving capabilities and work effectively within multidisciplinary teams that include medical, nursing, allied health, and peer workforces. You take a reflective, proactive, and evidence-informed approach to practice. While experience within healthcare systems is advantageous, this can be developed through structured training and mentorship.

Requirements

• Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accredited postgraduate clinical psychology qualification of no less than two years full time duration or recognised equivalent, displayed on the Psychology Board of Australia website.

• Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia
   

Support, Supervision & Development
You will be supported locally by the Maple Leaf House Service Manager and provided with a comprehensive local orientation. Ongoing support includes access to individual, group, and team-based clinical supervision, professional development and education opportunities, and support for leadership development, reflective practice, and service improvement initiatives.

Additional Information

• At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact HNELHD-Diversity@health.nsw.gov.au  for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.

• This position is full time; however, part time/job share arrangements may also be considered.

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.

• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.

• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position. 
  
  
   

How to apply:
Click apply online, submit your information and resume, and address the criteria listed below providing examples that demonstrate your ability.

1. Extensive effective experience in assessment, intervention and evaluation of clinical outcomes with children and their families.

2. Experience or commitment to further experience and knowledge regarding best practice in psychological care for trans and gender diverse youth.

3. Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team to accomplish service goals and improved patient and/or consumer care and outcomes.

Need more information? 
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For role related queries or questions contact Kaitlyn Rooney on Kaitlyn.Rooney@health.nsw.gov.au