Clinical Psychology Registrar

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland.

We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between.

More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focussed on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive.

Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Fixed term, Full time (80 hours per fortnight) until 21 August 2028
• Located in: Frankston
• Classification: Psychologist Grade 2 Year 1-4* (PK1 - PK4) plus super

The Team & Role

The Clinical Psychology Registrar position is a two-year (one-year for Doctoral level) rotational program designed to support psychology registrars to gain experience working in public area Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (MHWS), with people with severe and enduring mental illness. This initiative is part of the Allied Health Graduate and Registrar Program aligned to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Public Mental Health Services recommendations.

The Clinical Registrar Program includes rotations within different teams, settings, and across the clinical areas of Bayside Health Peninsula Care Group MHWS. The clinical areas and teams will be decided collaboratively, based on the clinical registrars' area of interest, experience needed, team availability, as well as meeting the needs of our consumers and community. Psychology registrars who are currently completing the registrar program are encouraged to apply.

The Clinical Psychology Registrar Program provides a great opportunity to consolidate learning and gain experience working within a multidisciplinary team, within public mental health. The positions include undertaking psychological assessment, formulation, treatment (both individual and group) and to work alongside experienced clinical psychologists. There will be an equitable clinical workload balance, protected time for learning and professional development and to participate in individual and group supervision from a Senior Clinical Psychologist Educator, and board approved supervision, dedicated to the registrar program. The program is designed to assist Clinical Psychology Registrars in working towards meeting the Australian Psychology Board requirements for their area of practise endorsement.

Peninsula Health Mental Health Service has a supportive psychology department, with diverse areas of speciality including: psychosis, complex trauma and personality disorders, and therapeutic modalities include a particular focus on Mentalization-Based Treatment, Recovery ACT for Psychosis, and other trauma informed approaches. Practice-based research is encouraged and supported and there will be opportunities for involvement with research projects happening within the service. We are focused on wellbeing and will facilitate peer support from both psychology colleagues and other disciplines (including the Social Work and Occupational Therapy Allied Health Graduates).

Key duties and responsibilities

• Become part of the MDT, within the different rotational areas and teams.
• Provide discipline specific assessment, formulation and treatment.
• Conduct psychology-specific assessments and reports when indicated (e.g. PAI; SCID-5), communicating the results and providing feedback.
• Develop comprehensive case formulations to enhance psychological understanding of clients.
• Work collaboratively with the MDT and provide diagnostic and formulation-driven treatment planning.
• Provide individual psychological treatment, drawing on a range of evidence-based psychological models that are appropriately adapted to meet the needs of the client.
• Co-facilitate psychological groups
• Work collaboratively with clients, families, carers and/or support people.
• Take part in MDT meetings including handovers, clinical reviews and case conferences, and provide consultation on the psychological aspects of all clients in the team when indicated.
• Use outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of psychological intervention and as needed to evaluate the registrar program.
• Actively take part in the education, structured learning and supervision (individual and group) developed specifically for the Clinical Psychology Registrar Program.
• Participate as a member of the psychology workforce and attend psychology department meetings and professional development.
• Represent psychology to a high standard and support the discipline to develop with public mental health.

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Skills & Experience Required

• Full registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (obtained by start date of the program).
• Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology, approved by the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Experience of working within public mental health on placement is desired.
• Experience in small-scale research projects is desired.

Benefits

• Regular clinical supervision from a suitably qualified Senior Psychologist
• Access to a Psychology Clinical Education team to support ongoing training and development goals
• Psychologists can access to up to 5 days a year (pro rata) paid Professional Development Leave and an additional 2 days a year of Registration leave.
• Generous allowances for reimbursement of Professional Development Leave expenses
• Higher qualification allowance available subject to eligibility
• 5-weeks a year of annual leave (pro rata)
• All employees receive annual leave loading (17.5 % on top of ordinary hourly rate)
• Access to generous Salary Packaging benefits and Novated Leasing.
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• Employee Assistance Programs to support optimal mental health and physical health including free confidential counselling
• Access to extensive Workplace Wellbeing Program, including a broad range of discounts and special offers

Next Steps

For role specific information, please contact Stuart Wall, *****@phcn.vic.gov.au.

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact Amanda Lindsay, *************@phcn.vic.gov.au.

The role ceases advertising on 6 September 2026: Please note that applications will be considered upon receipt and that this job posting may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Thank you for your interest in this role. Bayside Health (Peninsula Health Care Group) is regularly advertising positions across the health service so please take the time to review other relevant opportunities by going to https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/

Additional Information

Bayside Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with all abilities.

To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit: https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/

*Please refer to Medical Specialists (Victorian Public Health Sector) (AMA Victoria/ASMOF) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2022 - 2026salary circular for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience. For further information on salary range classifications and grading please refer to the following page: https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-with-us/salary-rates/

It is strongly recommended that individuals in this role remain up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations.

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