Senior Psychologist Transgender Clinic
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In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate,
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
- Salary: $112,139 - $120,284p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP3
- Temporary Part-Time – 7.5 hours per week, up to 19 November 2027
About the Role
~2 min readNorthern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit a Senior Psychologist to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.
Adelaide's northern communities include some of the state's most underserved populations, and the people accessing the Transgender Clinic at Lyell McEwin Health Service deserve specialist psychological care that is affirming, evidence-informed, and genuinely person-centred. If you are an experienced psychologist with a commitment to gender-affirming practice, this is a role where your clinical expertise directly shapes lives.
Your Role in the ClinicAs Senior Psychologist within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) Transgender Clinic, you will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic support to transgender and gender-diverse clients across the lifespan. Working part time on a fixed-term contract through to 19 November 2027, your key responsibilities will include:
- Conducting comprehensive psychological assessments to inform gender-affirming care pathways
- Delivering evidence-based individual therapy and supporting clients through complex psychosocial presentations
- Contributing clinical expertise to multidisciplinary team planning and case review
- Providing consultation and education to colleagues across NALHN on gender-affirming psychological practice
- Substantial post-registration experience in psychological assessment and therapy with complex presentations
- Applied knowledge of gender-affirming models of care and relevant clinical frameworks
- Confidence working within a multidisciplinary health setting, including complex case coordination
- Demonstrated cultural responsiveness and commitment to inclusive, affirming practice
- Familiarity with SA Health clinical governance and safety standards, or the capacity to quickly orient to them
To be eligible for this position, you must have an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification recognised by the PsyBA and general registration with PsyBA.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.
With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.
Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.
Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:
“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”
“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”
“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”
NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.
Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.
Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.
Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.
Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.
Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.
What We Offer
~2 min readFrom salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025
Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
In addition to this, other benefits of working as a Senior Psychologist in NALHN include:
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for vulnerable person-related employment – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 955145
Office of the Division of Medicine
Phone: (08) 8182 9420
27 November 2026 – 11.55PM
955145 - Senior Psychologist, Transgender Clinic - Allied Health - AHP3 - Role Description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
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- $112,139–$120,284 a year
- 8% below the $126,522 median for Psychiatrist jobs on Jobera (1,995 salaries).
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