Clinical/Health Psychologist

Clinical/Health Psychologist - Acute Medicine

Clinical Psychologist or Health Psychologist- Acute Medicine

• Grade 2 or 3 opportunity | Permanent Part-time | Experience work-life balance
• Inner-east location | Opportunities to work across Eastern Health
• Versatile patient loads, regular mentoring and training opportunities

Are you looking to live and work in a world city like Melbourne?

Are you a qualified & passionate Psychologist looking for a new challenge?

Come join us at Eastern Health

Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne's largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

About the role

This is a unique opportunity for a clinical or health psychologist to deliver specialist psychology services to inpatients with a medical admission at Box Hill Hospital, Eastern Health. This role includes triaging referrals, psychological assessment and formulation, providing brief psychological interventions, and working closely with the multidisciplinary team to assist with patient care and discharge planning.

The role is for between 0.5 and 0.6 EFT, depending on grade level.

About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical or Health Psychology

• Full registration with Psychology Board of Australia

• Endorsement as a Clinical or Health Psychologist

• Those eligible to work towards endorsement in the Approved Area of Practice of Clinical Psychology may be considered

• A strong commitment to high quality care

• The ability to work as part of a diverse team

• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals
• Benefits of the currententerprise agreementinclude ahigher qualification allowance, 5 weeks' annual leave, and an annual retention payment (pro rata).
• You will receive collegial support, supervision and ongoing professional development to ensure you are well supported in your role while providing exceptional patient care.

Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

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Job Posting End Date: 14 September 2025

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