- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
- Salary: $112,139 - $120,284 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP3
- Temporary Part-Time – 11.25 hours per week, up to 30 June 2027

About the Role:

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit a Senior Psychologist to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

The Senior Psychologist (AHP3) is accountable to the Director, Clinical Operations for the provision of comprehensive assessment and treatment services for medical inpatient services within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN). The role will focus on psychological assessment, intervention and consultation. Working in conjunction with allied health staff members and other health professionals, the Senior Psychologist utilises highly specialised clinical skills in the management of complex clinical cases.

The Senior Psychologist applies clinical experience, increasing clinical knowledge and qualified competence to plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive and integrated services to the needs of clients of NALHN. The Senior Psychologist works under limited direct clinical supervision and may provide direction and support to less experience clinicians, allied health assistants and students.

To be eligible for this position, you must hold general registration with the PsyBA and be endorsed in (Clinical Psychology) area of practice.

About You:

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN)



is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of 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 on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of recent services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:





“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

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

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

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-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 to versatile working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Incremental wage increases in-line with the

Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supp

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