Remuneration: $4 912.70 - $5 286.40 per fortnight, $64.64 – 69.55 per hour 

Make a Difference in our Mental Health Inpatients Units! 

As a Senior Psychologist you will be working at our Southport campus, to provide recovery-oriented psychology services to adults aged 18 years or older experiencing complex mental ill health. 

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic and collaborative environment. 

About Adult and Older Persons Mental Health  

Mental Health Services comprises acute mental health care units located at Gold Coast University Hospital and Robina Hospital campus. Mental Health teams provide world class, compassionate, person centred mental healthcare that fosters recovery of consumers, families and carers for those consumers with complex mental health and addiction issues.  

About Your New Role  

You will play a pivotal role in leading clinical excellence, mentoring staff, and shaping service delivery as part of the senior leadership team. With your strong clinical skills, expertise in therapy, and extensive experience in complex mental health case formulation and care, you will provide strong clinical leadership supporting both consumers and colleagues. As a leader in the clinical space, you will drive best-practice interventions, ensuring consumers receive high-quality psychological care to support their recovery and transition from hospital to the community. Your role will be flexible moving across clinical areas.    

Key Responsibilities  

• Deliver high level clinical services in accordance with professional standards 

• Work collaboratively with clinicians, multi-disciplinary staff, service providers and non-government organisations 

• Deliver high level clinical advice and reports and work collaboratively with team members 

• Contribute to the development of clinical practice procedures and protocols 

Qualifications and Experience  

• A tertiary degree in Psychology,  

• AHPRA Registration  

• A post graduate degree, e.g., Masters of Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Board Approved Supervisor status, are highly desirable 

• Developed knowledge and experience working as a senior psychologist in acute mental health  

• Driver Licence 

• Evidence of vaccination, or be able to be vaccinated against and remain vaccinated against - Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis and Hepatitis B 

• Tuberculosis screening, to identify if the tuberculosis vaccination may be required 

• Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed 

• Criminal History Screening will be required for new employees (GCH will cover cost) 

Benefits of working with Gold Coast Health  

• Training and professional development opportunities  

• Monday to Friday role with opportunity to support weekend care on occasion 

• Career development 

• Research opportunities 

• Diverse Work Culture 

• 12.75% super + Salary Packaging 

• 17.5% leave loading 

Salary  

• Permanent part time and temporary part time (several positions, hours negotiable, temporary position is up to 6 months with the possibility of extension) 

• Base salary ranging from $4 912.70 - $5 286.40, $64.64 - $69.55 per hour 

About Gold Coast Health  

• Nationally and internationally recognised location for innovative medical research and health care 

• More than 1100 beds across three hospitals - Gold Coast University Hospital, Robina Hospital, Varsity Lakes Hospital and Robina and Southport Health Precincts 

• Secondary and tertiary health services across more than 20 facilities 

• Opportunity to combine professional advancement, job satisfaction and relaxation into one fulfilling lifestyle 

• A workplace culture that encourages people to bring their whole selves to work so that they can perform at their best 

• Committed to reflecting the diversity of the Gold Coast community and ensuring each staff member is included and feels like they belong 

Enquiries:  Dr Stephen Lee at (07) 5687 8229  

Job Ad Reference: GC633471  

Application Details:  https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-GC633471

Closing Date: Thursday, 22 May 2025