Senior Psychologist - Community Health and Integrated Care

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 3 months with possibility of extension and or permanency
Classification: Psychologist level 3 (PN 31528)
Salary: $123,014 - $125,809 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: University of Canberra Hospital, Bruce ACT
Section: UCH Allied Health Units Services
Closing Date: 9 September 2026

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes.

About the Roles:
Join Canberra Health Services and take the next step in your professional career, where you will have the opportunity to influence service delivery, support the development of future clinicians and make a meaningful difference to the health and wellbeing of people across the ACT community.

Community Health and Integrated Care (CHIC) deliver integrated and effective rehabilitation, aged care and community-based services across a broad range of sites throughout the ACT. The CHIC Psychology and Counselling Team provides evidence-based psychological assessment, intervention and consultation services across both inpatient and outpatient settings, supporting individuals with complex health, rehabilitation, ageing and chronic pain needs.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity for a psychologist who is passionate about delivering high-quality clinical care while also providing professional leadership, supervision and education within a specialist health service.

This role is suited to an experienced clinician who can apply a high level of independent professional judgement while managing complex clinical presentations. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality individual and group interventions, adapting clinical approaches to meet diverse client needs and contributing to positive health outcomes across a range of service areas. Working collaboratively with clients, carers, multidisciplinary teams and external agencies, you will facilitate coordinated care, build effective partnerships and support health promotion and service development activities.

As a senior member of the team, you will contribute clinical leadership through the provision of professional supervision, mentoring and training for Psychologists, Allied Health Professionals, students, Allied Health Assistants and other support staff. You will also provide education and consultation to internal and external stakeholders, support quality improvement initiatives and promote evidence-based practice across the service.

The successful applicant will be a confident and experienced psychologist with highly developed clinical reasoning skills, strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities, and a demonstrated capacity to work independently within a complex healthcare environment. You will be committed to person-centred care, professional excellence and continuous improvement, while contributing to a positive and collaborative team culture.

Note: A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will remain valid for 12 months. This pool may be used to fill similar roles and future vacant positions at the same level across CHS.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page Response to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position**

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary, and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are encouraged to apply.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please see the full contact details and how to apply on the CHS Careers Page.