Clinical Psychologist

For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them

Position Details

• Part-Time, Permanent
• Classification: Health Professional Level 3 with a salary range of $114,272 - $129,941 per annum pro rata + Superannuation
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Generous above-award pay and entitlements (see details below)
• Location: Burswood, WA

About your new role

As the Clinical Psychologist, you will deliver high quality developmentally informed care and apply clinical expertise to the Youth Enhanced Service (YES), for young people aged 12-25. A key responsibility of this role is to provide comprehensive psychological assessments and formulations, in line with contractual requirements and best practice standards.

You will ensure that young people's needs are understood within the context of their development, risk, trauma, and strengths, and contribute to safe triage decisions, stepped care planning, and shared recovery goals.

This role reflects Neami's commitment to youth-centred, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive practice. As a registered Clinical Psychologist, you will work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to clinical quality and service improvement activities. You will also contribute to discipline-specific expertise within the team, including reflective practice, brief interventions, sharing psychological insights, and capacity building, helping embed evidence-informed and psychologically sound approaches within a transdisciplinary setting.

About Neami National

We're Neami. We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life. We support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them. We provide services across Australia for mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. We support people to improve their quality of life in a way that suits them.

We're proud to support 34,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands.

Values

Together with our vision and purpose, our values define who we are and guide the way we operate. They are fundamental to our identity, and we align all our actions with them.

• Connecting
• Collaborating
• Learning
• Belonging

What you will bring to the role

• Formal tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work or Occupational Therapy or related
• Current full registration as a psychologist or Occupational Therapist with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) essential, OR
• Current full registration as a Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW
• Tertiary qualification in Psychology and registration with AHPRA, with endorsement in Clinical Psychology.
• Demonstrated experience in youth mental health service delivery, including intake, assessment, and brief intervention.
• Demonstrated understanding of the developmental needs of young people aged 12-25, including their social, emotional, and cognitive development, and the importance of engagement strategies that are youth-centred and trauma-informed.
• Experience collaborating with external stakeholders, such as headspace, CAMHS, primary care, education and AOD services.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, with high-level written and computer literacy.
• Compliance with WA workplace health and safety requirements, including vaccination requirements for workers in healthcare settings.
• Ability to work independently and contribute positively to a values-driven organisational culture.

Desirable

• Experience delivering evidence-informed therapeutic interventions (e.g. CBT, ACT, DBT, IPT) tailored to young people presenting with complex or co-occurring mental health challenges.
• Experience conducting psychological formulations and contributing to multidisciplinary care planning.
• Familiarity with youth mental health service systems in Western Australia, including referral pathways and stepped care approaches.
• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, LGBTIQA+ communities, or neurodivergent young people, with a demonstrated capacity to adapt clinical frameworks to these contexts.
• Experience providing secondary consultation or clinical input to team members across a transdisciplinary setting.

What the role requires

• Tertiary qualification in Psychology and registration with AHPRA, with endorsement in Clinical Psychology
• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check - required before commencement of work
• Current Australian drivers licence
• Australian working rights

What will Neami offer

• Generous additional leave entitlements including 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave, 6 weeks Paid Partner Leave pro rata, 2 days Wellness Leave, 2 days additional Carer's Leave and 3 days Compassionate Leave per occasion
• Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance.
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
• Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)

How to apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description which can be found on the Neami Job Vacancy portal (select paper clip icon).

To apply for this position, please:

• Click the 'Apply' button where you will need to create a username and password.
• Upload your resume and cover letter.

When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked).

Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).

If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:

Ruth Lawrence, Clinical Service Manager, [email protected]

If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity. We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.

If your application is shortlisted:

• We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions.
• We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami.

Applications Close: 30 October 2025

Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

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