Summary

Explore your opportunities today and dive into a career with the
Townsville Hospital and Health Service.

Job details

- Position status: Permanent
- Position type: Full-time
- Occupational group: Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support
- Classification: HP4
- Workplace Location: Townsville region
- Job ad reference: QLD/TV695929
- Closing date: 13-Nov-2026
- Salary Other: $64.64 - $69.55 p.h.
- Job duration: Permanent part-time, 38 hours p.f.
- Contact person: Vidula Garde
- Contact details: 07 4433 5263
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About your opportunity

Permanent part-time, 38 hours p.f.

The senior paediatric psychologist is responsible for provision of frontline clinical services to the neonatal, paediatric intensive care and paediatric wards, as well as outpatient paediatric clinical services and support to several multidisciplinary teams in particular the audiology team for our cochlear implant outpatients.

About your new employer

Townsville Hospital and Health Service (HHS) offers a diverse and rewarding healthcare setting, combining advanced clinical practice, innovation, and professional development. As a leading tertiary and referral service, we provide opportunities to work alongside multidisciplinary teams, contribute to complex healthcare delivery, and access ongoing education, training, and career advancement pathways.

Our supportive and community-focused culture fosters collaboration, inclusion, and wellbeing. Located across the vibrant rural, urban, and coastal communities of North Queensland,



Townsville HHS offers an enviable lifestyle, affordable living, flexible work options, and the opportunity to enjoy a rewarding career while achieving work-life balance.

Competitive salary and benefits:

We offer attractive remuneration packages and generous leave entitlements.

- Salary range: $64.64 to $69.55 p.h. (HP4)
- 4 to 6 weeks annual leave with 14%-17.5% loading
- 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
- Plus Salary Sacrificing options may be available

Requirements:

- Applicants must possess an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited four-year qualification in Psychology, and be eligible for provisional or general registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), Psychology Board of Australia (PsychBA).
- While not mandatory, a PsychBA Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology or Health Psychology would be highly regarded, as would PsychBA approved Supervisor status.
- This is a Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) risk role.
- Probation period may apply.
- Pre-employment checks will be conducted.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.

Enquiries are welcome; for a confidential discussion please contact: Vidula Garde on (07) 4433 5263.

Applications close: Friday, 13 November 2026

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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📌 Psychologist - Senior (Paediatrics) (Townsville City)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Townsville City