Psychologist | SALHN

Job no: 915208

Work type: Full time

Location: Adelaide Metro Southern

Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Medical, Mental Health, Public Health

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre/Repat Health Precinct – Rehabilitation, Aged Care, & Palliative Care
• Salary $91,785 - $106,330 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2 | Multiple Ongoing Positions Available

Be the Change: Psychologist Role - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Join SA Health's Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Psychologist at the Repat Health Precinct, where you will provide comprehensive psychological services and evidence-based interventions to diverse patient populations. This ongoing, role offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary team while advancing your professional development in a supportive healthcare environment. As part of South Australia's largest employer, you will benefit from exceptional career opportunities, competitive remuneration, and access to cutting-edge facilities while making a meaningful difference in mental health care.

About the role:

Reporting to the Manager, this role is responsible for delivering culturally appropriate, equitable, comprehensive, high-quality and contemporary integrated care focused on psychology services for patients. Assessment, treatment plans, and implementation will focus on assisting individual consumers to optimise management of their medical condition and functional impacts, as well as establishing sustainable community-based support networks and/or suitable supported accommodation.

Duties for the role will include:

• Providing evidence-based assessment, diagnosis, and appropriate treatment of psychological issues in patients with complex and chronic health issues,
• Providing expert opinion, consultancy, and psycho-education services to patients with complex mental health issues to maximise self-management strategies,
• Planning and coordinating services, including those involving other disciplines or agencies, as required to meet individual health care needs,
• Appropriately documenting assessments, interventions, and patient management plans,
• Contributing to the strategic planning for psychology services across relevant work areas, incorporating regular evaluation of services and reporting on quality improvement activities,
• Encouraging the active participation of patients and their families/carers in their assessment, treatment, and discharge planning

About you:

• Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA),
• Utilise high-level communication skills to effectively work with, and resolve issues and conflicts with, people with diverse value systems, cultural differences, and special needs, including clients, multi-disciplinary health professionals, other organisations and providers, and the community,
• Undertake a range of psychological interventions, including diagnostic and cognitive assessment, case formulation, and provision of specialised evidence-based therapies (e.g., CBT, MBCT) for specific disorders in individual and/or group formats; consultation and psychoeducation regarding appropriate psychological therapies and approaches,
• Organise workloads, under limited direction, in a high-demand, multifaceted environment and as part of a multi-disciplinary team,
• Critically and reflectively evaluate own work, and maintain own professional development to meet requirements,
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of relevant models and practices within a community based, ambulatory, hospital and/or integrated care framework,

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Emine Brandstaetter, A / Manager Psychology Div RAP, ,

Application Closing Date:11.55 pm Tuesday 23 September 2025

Attachments:

• AHP2 Psychologist - Role Description
• AHP2 Psychologist - Bangka Strait 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:

Advertised: 09 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 23 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time