• Full-time 2-year fixed-term opportunity to join the InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, with flexible work arrangements
• Dynamic opportunity for a Lead Psychologist to work within a close-knit, collaborative and patient-driven Clinical Trial environment
• Base Salary $108,557 - $118,267 + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The InsideOut Institute has a phenomenal opportunity for a Psychologist to act as a Clinical Lead within their Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder Clinical Trial. In this role, you will be working in the forefront of the trial, focused on the prevention of eating disorders by focusing on innovative and creative patient-centred care. You will be part of a cutting-edge clinical trial targeting Bulimia Nervosa (BN) and Binge Eating Disorder (BED) run by the Australian Eating Disorder Research and Translation Centre. The role will be a combination of face-to-face interactions with clients in clinical practice alongside the opportunity lead and mentor clinicians in delivering evidence-based treatment.

As part of this role, you will lead a dynamic and multidisciplinary team of psychologists and have the opportunity to work with clinicians, academic researchers, and national experts. This is a fantastic opportunity to build strong professional networks, expand your clinical expertise, and contribute to world-leading research in the field of eating disorders, including:

• Professor Sarah Maguire
• Professor Leah Brennan
• Professor Antonio Verdejo-Garcia
• Professor Elizabeth Rieger

This role is ideal for a clinician with a passion for innovation in mental health, who is ready to step into a leadership role, contribute to impactful research, and grow their career through new partnerships and national collaboration.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Lead the clinical delivery of the trial, overseeing therapy implementation across all trial conditions, including staff training, clinical readiness, treatment fidelity, supervision and support, and reporting to study committees and investigators.
• Deliver high-quality psychological therapy to trial participants as the primary treating clinician, ensuring adherence to ethical and clinical research standards while maintaining participant safety, engagement, and treatment integrity.
• Supervise and support a team of clinicians, guiding them in delivering patient-centred care in accordance with the trial protocol and treatment manual, and ensuring consistent, evidence-based practice across the trial sites.
• Collaborate closely with research and clinical teams, contributing clinical insights to inform shared decision-making, discussing participant progress and risk in supervision and research meetings, and supporting the alignment of therapeutic delivery with research objectives.
• Oversee the collection and management of clinical data, ensuring accurate documentation of therapy sessions, compliance with data protection regulations, and high-quality data to support trial outcomes and analysis.
• Contribute to the innovation and impact of the trial, helping test and refine personalised psychological and neurobiological treatment packages for non-rapid responders with BN and BED, and shaping the future of evidence-based care through translational research.

About you

• Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology.
• Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), with demonstrated excellence in delivering evidence-based psychological therapies and mental health assessments across a range of clinical presentations, including eating disorders.
• Proven experience in the delivery of mental health and/or substance use interventions within clinical trial settings, with working knowledge of evidence-based healthcare, research principles, and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Significant clinical experience in the treatment of eating disorders (including BN and BED), across different service settings and age groups, using diverse treatment modalities.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with clients, clinicians, researchers, and external partners in both clinical and research contexts.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to apply clinical reasoning to complex presentations and contribute to translational research through the delivery of safe, high-quality, person-centred care.
• Excellent planning, organisation, and time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accurate records, and uphold clinical and research integrity in a high-compliance environment.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Work Rights: you must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

As this position is located on an NSW Health site, it is a regulatory requirement to complete compulsory employment checks prior to starting in this position. For more information and instructions, please visit: NSW Health employment requirements

This position is designated as involving child-related work. To undertake or remain in this position, you are required to apply for and obtain a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

EEO statement 

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How to apply

 

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Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. 

For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Roshik Prasad, Recruitment Operations by email to [email protected]

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Applications Close Tuesday 24 June 2025 11:59 PM