Senior Psychologist

Your new role:

As a Senior Psychologist (HP4) within the In-Reach Program, you will lead the delivery and advancement of high-quality, evidence-based psychological services for young people across Metro South.

• Deliver comprehensive assessment, intervention and evaluation of complex mental health concerns in a multidisciplinary team, applying independent clinical judgment in line with established protocols.
• Provide supervision, training and clinical direction to HP3 clinicians, students and Allied Health Assistants, fostering skill development and best practice.
• Drive service development and quality improvement initiatives, including the design, evaluation and reporting of research and clinical protocols.
• Collaborate with headspace centres, CYMHS, adult mental health and AODS teams to ensure seamless care pathways and effective community partnerships.

About you:

You are a highly skilled psychologist committed to excellence, innovation and collaborative care, with the qualifications and attributes to make a real impact.

• APAC-accredited four-year psychology qualification with eligibility for AHPRA general registration; Clinical Psychology endorsement and PsyBA Approved Supervisor status highly regarded.
• Proven ability to manage and prioritise complex clinical caseloads autonomously, ensuring compassionate, patient-centred outcomes.
• Demonstrated leadership in supervising, mentoring and upskilling junior staff and students, plus experience in initiating and evaluating service improvement projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the capacity to build strategic links across disciplines, engage diverse communities and uphold cultural safety.

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.