SAL Consulting is an organisation with a focus on working with complex individuals, systems and organisations throughout Australia. Our team of consultants provide various types of support and interventions to children and young people; people with a disability; and people who have mental health support needs, their families, and the organisations and government departments that support them. This includes:

- Clinical Support,
- Behaviour Support,
- Clinical Supervision,
- A range of assessments,
- Therapy,
- Health and Allied Health Services,
- Training and Organisational Practice and Professional Development.

Our team create strong, collaborative relationships with individuals and organisations through communication and working together as this plays an integral part in SAL Consulting's practice and ethos.

SAL Consulting is a leader in the field of neurodevelopment, attachment and a trauma-informed (NATI ©) practice, an accredited provider of Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) through the Child Trauma Academy in the USA, an accredited NDIS Provider, and a Registered Training Organisation.

Our work includes working with a diverse population, including providing support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families.

Help shape the future of Psychology within our organisation while creating meaningful change in people's lives.

SAL Consulting is seeking an experienced Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary clinical team in the Northern Territory, based in Darwin.

This is more than a traditional psychology role. Alongside a diverse and rewarding caseload,you'llcontribute to multidisciplinary practice and work with individuals,familiesand service systems to create meaningful and lasting change.

From developmental,behaviouraland forensic assessments to therapy, trauma-informed practice, disability, mental health and systems-based intervention, Psychologists at SAL have opportunities to work across an unusually broad range of practice areas while being supported to develop their own areas of interest.

We'llsupport you to deepen yourexpertiseand build a career around the work that matters most to you.

This Role May Be Perfect for You If...

- You'rean experienced Psychologist looking for more than a traditional therapy role
- You want to apply your skills at both an individual and systems level
- You thrive in multidisciplinary environments and enjoy working with complexity
- You'reinterested in helping shape future practice
- You’recreative, innovative and enjoythinking outside the box
- You enjoy mentoring and supporting developing practitioners
- You want genuine opportunities for growth,leadershipand specialisation

Why Join SAL Consulting?

At SAL Consulting, we work with children, young people and adults across disability, mental health,education,child protection,out of home care,justiceand forensic settings. We support individuals, families,organisationsand systems to create meaningful and sustainable change.

- Industry-leading supervision and mentoring
- Individualised professional development plans
- Monthly internal professional development days
- National communities of practice in a range of areas




- Opportunities to develop areas of expertise and interest
- Support for Psychology endorsement pathways where eligible
- Support from Leadership teams whoremainactively involved in clinical work
- Genuine career pathways and opportunities to add extra tools to your toolkit across psychology, behaviour support,trainingand practice development

Team Feedback

What Our Team Says About Working at SAL

We believe the experience of working at SAL is best described by the people who do it every day:

"SAL applies the same values to its staff that we use in our work with clients. NATI approach to people in general. We walk the talk."

"Appreciate the variety and complexity of cases. Lots of opportunity for practice development and work diversity."

"I love the supervision structure with explicit support for clinical evidence-based practice."

"Great team culture + supportive supervisors."

"I've worked other places. I even left SAL and came back because the support is just that much better.I'mnever leaving!"

What This Means for You

When people join SAL, they often tell us they stay because they find:

- A genuinely supportive and collaborative culture
- Supervisors who are invested in their growth
- Interesting and diverse work that keeps them learning
- Opportunities to contribute and shape their career pathway
- A workplace that values relationships,wellbeingand long-term development

What You’ll Be Doing

You'llcombine direct clinical work with assessment, intervention, consultation, multidisciplinary collaboration, mentoringand discipline development activities.

Your work will include:

- Delivering high-quality services across community, clinic,schooland telehealth settings
- Providing assessment,interventionand consultation services to people with diverse and often complex needs
- Supporting individuals, families,carersand support teams to achieve meaningful outcomes
- Mentoring and coaching developing practitioners
- Contributing to discipline growth, clinicalinnovationand service development
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support holistic and person-centred outcomes

Our work in Darwin is varied and providesa strong basein working with people with a range of underlying developmental and mental health related issues. Our Darwin team complete a range of assessments with diverse client populations, including Early childhood developmental, FASD, ASD, Psychosocial, Behavioural, Parenting capacity, Dementia, Forensic assessment. The use of assessments relating to learning difficulties, executive functioning, depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc. are also utilised asappropriate.

Psychological intervention,therapyand behaviour support services areprovidedusing a diverse range of modalities inclusive of individual, family based and service system interventions.

Our client groups are diverse,



and whilelargely fundedthrough NDIS and Territory Families, are inclusive of a wide range of presentations stemming from developmental trauma, developmental disability, neuro developmental disorders, traumatic brain injury, and mental health issues.

Life & Work in the Northern Territory

Based in Darwin,you'llhave opportunities to work across urban,regionaland remote settings, including remote Indigenous communities. There is also flexibility to work from home for administration and report writing.

The Northern Territory offers a unique combination of professional challenge, culturaldiversityand adventure.You'llgain experience with presentations and communities that many Psychologists neverencounter, while exploring some of Australia's most remarkable landscapes.

Who We're Looking For

We'relooking for practitioners who are:

- Curious and reflective
- Collaborative and relationship-focused
- Motivated by making a genuine difference
- Energised by complexity and learning
- Interested in developing their skills and broadening theirexpertise
- Committed to a strong trauma-informed professional culture

What We Offer

- Flexible working hours and a genuinely family-friendly culture
- Work from home for administration and report writing
- Travel allowance included inremunerationfor community-based work
- Anadditionalweek of annual leave on top of the National Employment Standards entitlement
- Access to the Flare benefits platform with discounts across a wide range of retailers and services
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential counselling and wellbeing support
- Genuine opportunities to shape your own career direction
- Ongoing professional development and investment in your growth
- Opportunities to further develop skills in behaviour support, training, forensics, earlychildhoodandNeurosequentialModel of Therapeutics (NMT)
- Support and supervision towards Clinical, Forensic or Educational & Developmental Psychology endorsement where eligible

Desired Skills and Experience

Mandatory Requirements

- Degree in Psychology or equivalent
- Unconditional General Registration with AHPRA
- Obtained (or willingness to obtain) Suitable Behaviour Support Practitioner assessment against the NDIS capability framework
- Current Australian Driver's Licence
- Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening, or the ability to obtain these prior to commencement
- Minimum 5 years' experience as aPsychologist
- Experience working within at least one relevant funding environment (e.g. NDIS, education, child protection, health,justiceor related sectors)
- Experience coaching,mentoringor supporting developing practitioners

Highly Regarded

- Experience in working with people with intellectual disability, traumahistoriesand complex support needs
- Experience conducting complex psychological assessments
- Experience working collaboratively with families, supportnetworksand multidisciplinary teams to achieve outcomes in everyday environments

SAL Consulting is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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📌 Senior Psychologist (Darwin)
🏢 SAL Consulting
📍 Darwin