Listed By : SA Health, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network on 7 Aug 2026

Senior Psychologist – Northern Community Mental Health

- Northern Adelaide LocalHealthNetwork – Northern Community Mental Health – SALISBURY SA 5109
- Salary: $112,139 - $120,284 p.a.(pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP3
- Temporary Part-Time – 22.5 hours perweek, up to 2 January 2027

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide LocalHealth Network is seeking a dedicated and experienced Senior Psychologist tojoin our Northern Community Mental Health team on a part-time basis.

In this role you will be partof a multidisciplinary team and be responsible for providing psychologyassessment and evidence-based treatment services to adults.

As a Senior Psychologist, youwill be a clinical leader and be in a position to provide consultation withinthe multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the development of service aimsand objectives in collaboration with other team members. You may also providesupervision and contribute to research and evaluation of psychologicalpractice.

Supervision (for the use ofdiverse assessments and therapies, for example) would be available to you on anongoing basis.

To be eligible for thisposition, you must

- Hold an appropriate degree orequivalent qualification recognised by the PsyBA
- Hold general registration with thePsyBA and an area of practice endorsement relevant to the position.
- Hold approved supervisor status withthe PsyBA at all levels of supervision (primary and secondary).

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide LocalHealth Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services inSouth Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHNservesover400,000 peoplein northern Adelaide with a comprehensive rangeof high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric,neonatal,paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation,and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus oncommunity health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoingupgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priorityis delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance thequality of life for our community.





Our 300-plus Allied Healthprofessionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams deliveringoutstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidanceservices.

At NALHN Everyone Has aStory, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strongcommitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, withstructured and supportive education and professional development, and careerprogression pathways.

Our Local Health NetworkSites and Services:

NALHN provides a range ofhospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services acrossmultiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, includingAboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – themajor hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-daysurgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – ageneral hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatientand sub-acute services, rehabilitation, and geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services – adultand older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental healthservices, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna AboriginalPrimary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primaryhealthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoplein-hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services– including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging toflexible working arrangements and a large range of opportunities for movement,you’ll find there are lots of perks of working with Northern Adelaide LocalHealth Network.

- Access to experienced cliniciansacross a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharingof skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.




- Salary packaging is an option forsaving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salarybefore it is taxed.
- Relocation assistance may beavailable for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters aculture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The cultureaims to encourage all people to use their skills and to be valued and rewardedfor their contributions.

In addition to this, otherbenefits of working as a Senior Psychologist in NALHN include:

- professional developmentopportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unitwhich offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and under thecurrent enterprise agreement staff are also eligible for a ProfessionalDevelopment Allowance and entitled to claim reimbursement of eligibleprofessional development expenses to allow you to continue to build uponyour qualified foundations
- opportunities to participate inresearch. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to workwith clinicians and teams to support clinical research
- regular clinical supervision,allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and developmentto help you achieve your career goals

SA Health is committed toproviding an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for allemployees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of theLGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/orneurodivergence.

We are committed to makingworkplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment.You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirementsduring the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at yourbest.

The South Australian publicsector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time.Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for thisrole.

Appointment will be subjectto a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Immunisation Risk for thisposition is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 946536

Role Description and FurtherInformation:

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📌 Senior Psychologist – Northern Community Mental Health (Adelaide)
🏢 The Australian Psychological Society
📍 Adelaide