Listed By : Cairns And Hinterland Hospital And Health Service on 21 Aug 2026

Psychologist - Senior (Perinatal Acute Mental Health Hospital in the Home)

Remuneration: $64.64- $69.55 per hour

You have theexciting opportunity to be a part of a newly established service in Queensland- the Perinatal Acute Mental Health Hospital in the Home (PAMH-HITH). Deliverhigh quality evidencedbased perinatal mental health psychology clinicalservices to consumers, carers/supportersand infants as part of a highfunctioning acute mental health multi-disciplinary team.

PerinatalAcute Mental Health Hospital in the Home (PAMH-HITH)

The PerinatalAcute Mental Health Hospital in The Home program (PAMH-HITH) is a virtual bedadmission program designed to deliver time-limited, intensivemulti-disciplinary treatment for women and birthing people experiencingmoderate to severe perinatal mental illness during pregnancy or within thefirst 12 months following birth. Consumers receivedhospital-equivalent care in their home environment rather than within atraditional inpatient unit or Mother and Baby Unit (MBU)in order toreceiveintensive care whilstremainingwith their infant/s, their family andcultural environment, and connected to community and social supports.

Your keyaccountabilities

- Deliver high level psychology services, includingassessment, evidence-informed perinatal menial health interventions, andeducationin accordance withprescribed professional and ethicalstandards.




- Undertake high level psychology duties relevant toyour assigned caseload with minimal need for direct supervision andprovide psychology consultancy and advice (within delegations) to otherstaff members within your team and across the Mental Health and AODService.
- Provide high level skills and experience inproviding quality leadership, clinicaladviceand education tostaff (including psychologists, psychology students, allied health,nursing and medical) to enhance their knowledgeregardingpsychologicalclinical practice and services in perinatal mental health.
- Activelyparticipateand provideleadership in professional and multidisciplinary team meetings, includingclinical case conferences, departmental and Hospital and Health Servicemeetings.
- Provide high level clinical advice and direction tothe Cairns and Hinterland Mental Health and AOD Service, the psychologyteam, other relevant stakeholders (includingmedical,nursingand allied health), qualified andoperational supervisors and non-governmentorganisationsregardingprofessional psychology standards andpsychology service development and improvement.

As a Cairns andHinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receivecompetitiveremuneration,youwill also have access to:

- Salary packaging
- Annual incremental increases
- Career training and development
- Wellness programs

Further yourexperience by joining our dedicated team at Cairns Hospital,

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📌 Psychologist - Senior (Perinatal Acute Mental Health Hospital in the Home) (Cairns North)
🏢 The Australian Psychological Society
📍 Cairns North