Psychologist - CAMHS

2 months ago

Adelaide, Australia SA Health Full time
  • Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - Various Metropolitan and Regional Locations
  • Salary 
    • AHP1/AHP2 – Allied Health Professional L1/L2 - $68,478 to $102,240 p.a
    • AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3 - $104,180 to $111,746 p.a
  • Employment - Full time and Part Time - Ongoing Permanent/Temporary - Multiple Contracts Available 

This position may attract additional financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas.  Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more.

The Opportunity

Multiple opportunities exist to join the CAMHS team as a Clinical Psychologist AHP2 or as an AHP1 if provisionally registered and completing Master’s or Doctoral Degree requirements within 6 months of commencement of employment.

Please also contact us to discuss your interest in employment if you:

  • Are endorsed in Health or Forensic psychology; or
  • Are seeking employment at the Senior / AHP3 level ($104,180 to $111,746) level

by contacting Michelle Sexton, Acting Principal Lead Psychologist (contact details provided below).

As a CAMHS Clinical Psychologist, you will;

  • Provide high quality mental health services for children, adolescents and their families
  • Provide a range of specialist, evidence-based interventions
  • Contribute discipline specific expertise and be supported to develop your clinical knowledge and expertise within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Participate in the identification of mental health needs in the community.
  • Undertake standardised, reliable and validated psychometric assessments.
  • Demonstrate competency in a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions.

To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.

What WCHN Can Offer You

  • Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
  • Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
  • Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
  • Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
  • Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

You may be eligible for financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas.  Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more.

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

  • specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
  • state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
  • community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
  • specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is a free community-based tertiary mental health service provided through the WCHN across South Australia, providing care to those with severe and/or complex mental health needs. CAMHS provides services to: infants / children / young people up to 18 (16 in some areas) and perinatal women. Services are delivered predominantly in the community and where needs are acute, in hospital-based settings.

Join our team and contribute to providing best-practice health care to South Australia’s families, women, babies, children and young people.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Need to speak to someone about this role? please contact: Michelle Sexton - Principal Lead - Psychology, phone: 8161 7227, email: michelle.sexton@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date - 7/11/2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

AHP1_2 Psychologist - CAMHS - Role Description - 872919.pdf

AHP3 - Senior Psychology - CAMHS - Role Description - 872919.pdf

Further information for overseas candidates can be found here

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