Clinical Psychologist - Inpatient - Brain Injury Unit

• Deliver specialised psychology services in a leading brain injury unit.
• Join a highly skilled interdisciplinary rehabilitation team.
• Meaningful role rebuilding the lives of your patients and their families.

Support recovery, manage complex behaviours and build resilience for adults with traumatic brain injury in a specialist inpatient rehabilitation setting.

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist

Remuneration: $57.30 - $69.84 per hour + 12% Superannuation

Hours Per Week: 22

Location: Westmead

Where you'll be working

Join the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit at Westmead, a specialist inpatient service dedicated to supporting adults with moderate to extremely severe traumatic brain injuries. Working alongside a highly experienced interdisciplinary team, you will play a vital role in helping patients and families navigate recovery, adjustment and rehabilitation while contributing to innovative, evidence-based care.

• Work within a recognised specialist inpatient brain injury rehabilitation service.

• Collaborate with experienced medical, nursing and allied health professionals.

• Contribute to person-centred rehabilitation focused on meaningful outcomes.

• Access professional development, clinical supervision and peer support.

• Be part of a culture that values innovation, quality improvement and teamwork.

What you'll be doing

As a Clinical Psychologist, you will provide specialised psychological assessment and intervention to adults with traumatic brain injuries and their families throughout the rehabilitation journey. You will deliver evidence-based care, support behaviour management and contribute to achieving optimal rehabilitation outcomes within a collaborative team environment.

In this role you will be required to:

• Deliver psychological assessment, psychoeducation, counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy and behaviour management interventions.

• Develop, implement and evaluate individualised rehabilitation and behaviour support programs.

• Support patients, families and carers to understand and adjust to the psychological and behavioural impacts of brain injury.

• Provide expert consultation and recommendations to the interdisciplinary team to maximise patient participation and recovery.

• Participate in clinical reviews, family meetings, service development activities and quality improvement initiatives.

Join us

At NSW Health, you'll be part of a team that is transforming lives through compassionate, evidence-based care. If you're passionate about brain injury rehabilitation and want to make a meaningful difference for patients and families facing complex challenges, we encourage you to apply and bring your expertise to a service where your work truly matters.

Together, we can create healthier communities and deliver care where it is needed most. Apply now.

How to Apply

Apply online by submitting your resume, cover letter and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Criteria

• Qualification: Masters degree or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from an APAC accredited course.

• Registration: Current Registration with Psychology Board of Australia.

Selection Criteria

• Endorsement to practise in the area of Clinical Psychology, or currently undertaking a Psychology Registrar program of board-approved supervised practice for the purpose of gaining such endorsement.

• Evidence of post-graduate Clinical Psychology experience in the treatment of adults with traumatic brain injuries, or patients with other diagnoses and challenging behaviours.

• Evidence of ability to work independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

• Evidence of effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated use of the principles of evidence-based practice.

• Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional education and quality management.

Requisition ID: REQ660685

Applications Close: 23 June 2026

Need more information ?

• Discover more about the application process.

• Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.

• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.

• For inquiries about the role, contact Joseph Gurka Email: ***email_hidden***, Phone: 02 8890 7941

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Westmead hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability.

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment you must hold current Australian work rights (I.E Australian citizen, permanent resident or NZ citizen with a current passport)

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