Psychologist, Agile Psychological Medicine, Monash Health

If so, this position may be for you.

At Agile Psychological Medicine Clinics (aPM) we believe our community should have access to personalised, flexible therapeutic care at their first interaction with public mental health services.

We have a team of smart and dedicated psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists who are passionate about providing this care and we are looking for another psychologist to join our team.

What you will be doing:

• Meeting with clients referred from Monash Health psychiatric triage or emergency and jointly with the client, come to an understanding of the issues and the client’s needs.


• Provide psychological treatment  - make a difference to the lives of our clients by providing timely and flexible psychological interventions


• Routinely measure the outcomes of your work and have this inform your work going forward


• Be part of a strong and supportive clinical team where we support each other to do interesting and challenging work

How you will be supported in your role:

• This is a psychology-specific role and presents a fantastic opportunity to use and develop your psychology skills within a very supportive team 


• Psychology and Specialist Services at Monash Health offers regular professional supervision, peer support, and the opportunity for career development to all of our 170 psychologists. 


• We established Australia's first Psychology Registrar and Graduate Education Program to support our early career psychologists and to support senior psychologists to maintain PsyBA supervisor status. 


• Additional benefits include five weeks annual leave (pro rata), paid professional development leave and a work environment that is extremely supportive of your ongoing development as a psychologist 


• In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite subsidised staff car parking and gym, and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

About You:

• You are an accomplished psychologist with a passion for providing high quality psychology care.


• You are a flexible thinker with the capacity to self-manage


• You have experience delivering mental health interventions


• You lead by example, thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of evidence-based psychological treatment to all clients


• You are in interested in a psychology specific role in public mental health


• This is a part-time position of 4 days per week, but reduced EFT or flexible arrangements are available on request. Please contact us to have a conversation if reduced EFT options would suit you better.

What You Need:

• Current PsyBA registration


• Current driver’s license and Working with Children Check


• Australian working rights

 About Monash Health

Monash Health is the largest public health service in Victoria, employing over 18,000 people across a range of specialities. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne's population across the entire life span from newborns and children, to adults, the elderly, and their families and carers.

 How to Apply

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.

Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services by email – recruitment@monashhealth.org. 

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed.  These include:

• reference checks;


• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;


• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and


• proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.

To comply with Victorian Public Health directions, all employees working in the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. To support your application, and to be compliant with any public health orders in place at the time of, and during, your employment, you will be required to upload evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19. Acceptable evidence is a copy of a Government Official Immunisation History Statement or Digital Certificate showing all vaccination dates. It is a requirement of Monash Health to collect, record and hold vaccination information. Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who can provide acceptable evidence that they meet full vaccination status.