Deliver compassionate end-of-life psychological care
Support families through grief and complex bereavement
Lead evidence-based therapy in a multidisciplinary team
Provide specialist palliative care psychology. Support, guide and strengthen patients and families through complex end-of-life and bereavement care.
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (Up to 25/02/202
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $59.59 - $72.63 per hour
Hours Per Week: 24
Location: Paramatta Community Health Centre, additional locations include Auburn, The Hills, Blacktown or Mount Druitt
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond'. and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.
What you'll be doing
Join a compassionate, patient-focused team delivering Community Palliative Care across Paramatta, Blacktown, Auburn, The Hills, and Mount Druitt. You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide holistic care to patients and their families.
- Be part of a collaborative, supportive multidisciplinary team
- Engage with diverse communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Participate in ongoing professional development and supervision opportunities
- Contribute to quality improvement and clinical research projects
- Deliver education and training to staff, trainees, and carers
How to Apply
In this specialist role, you will provide comprehensive psychological assessment and intervention to patients approaching end of life, as well as their families and carers. You will exercise independent clinical judgement while ensuring care is evidence-based, culturally responsive and ethically grounded.
- Deliver assessment, formulation, diagnosis and evidence-based interventions
- Provide individual, joint and group counselling, including bereavement support
- Consult with and contribute to multidisciplinary case conferences and care planning
- Support families and carers experiencing complex psychosocial needs
- Provide clinical supervision, education and contribute to quality improvement initiatives
This role will suit a compassionate and resilient Clinical Psychologist with experience in health, oncology, palliative care or grief and bereavement, who is confident working autonomously while remaining deeply connected to team-based care.
Essential Criteria:
- Qualification: Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accredited postgraduate clinical psychology masters or doctorate
- Registration: Current general registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Selection Criteria:
1. Master's degree or higher in Clinical Psychology and registered as a Psychologist with general registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with an Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology.
2. Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team to accomplish service goals and improved patient and/or consumer care and outcomes.
3. Demonstrated skills in working with patients and carers providing assessment, management planning and delivery of psychological services.
4. Demonstrated experience in mental health including experience in cognitive-behavioural therapy and other relevant therapeutic techniques (which may include group therapy, ACT, mindfulness techniques, family therapy, and interventions for complex grief, among others).
5. Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style to suit the target audience including the ability to communicate in a sensitive and professional manner with patients and staff.
6. 6.Computer literacy, and adequate quality improvement / research skills.
7. NSW Class C drivers license and willingness to use for work purposes.
Requisition ID: REQ684912
Applications Close: 3rd September 2026
Need more information?
- about applying for this position.
- 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 Lucy Kim on [email protected] or on 0405 122 961.
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. 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/ .
Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.
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