Psychologist

Psychologist 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for innovative and dynamic Psychologist to join the team at The Hills Private Hospital. This role will deliver exceptional, evidence based psychological services to ensure excellent clinical outcomes and an industry leading experience.
 

• Continuous professional development, education & support provided
• Deliver outstanding patient care within a dedicated team
• Inclusive, values‑led workplace

About the role: 

Are you an enthusiastic and adaptable Clinical or General Psychologist ready to join our Allied Health Team in both inpatient and outpatient settings?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for innovative and dynamic Psychologist to join the team at The Hills Private Hospital. This role will deliver exceptional, evidence based psychological services to ensure excellent clinical outcomes and an industry leading experience.

About us:

The Hills Private Hospital is a 111-bed private hospital located in the Hills District of Sydney, consisting of 86 Rehab and 25 mental health beds. As part of The Hills Private Hospital, Windsor Road Private Clinic plays a central role in delivering specialised mental health care.

Windsor Road Private Clinic provides inpatient and day treatment programs for mood and anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, PTSD, anger management, emotional disorders and medically assisted detoxification from alcohol and other substances, as well as in orthopaedics, neurological, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation.

The Hills Private Hospital offers a friendly and supportive staff environment with a strong commitment to the provision of excellence in the delivery of care. Our Windsor Road Private Clinic multi-disciplinary team includes Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Physicians, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists and Dieticians who all have a major input into the treatment and ongoing management of our patients.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide an excellent standard of evidence based and person-centred psychological services for individuals and groups presenting with a range of psychiatric disorders (including by telephone and domiciliary visits as appropriate) by providing input into the identification, development, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic programs and by ensuring that they are current and congruent with patient needs. 

• Demonstrates professional practice by adhering to AHPRA professional standards, code of ethics and conduct, legislative requirements, Healthscope’s polices and processes, required registration, scope of practice and patient confidentiality and privacy.

• Fosters a learning environment by maintaining own professional learning and continuous professional development

•  Providing group and individual supervision and teaching to students and less experienced psychologists and Allied Health Assistants (Grade 3 Psychologists only)

• Act as a valued member of a multidisciplinary team to maximise the efficacy of clinical services by building professional relationships and providing consultancy to Psychiatrists, Registrars, Nurses, Outreach and other referral sources, and by participating in research, intake and triage duties, handover, and Multidisciplinary Clinical Reviews.

• Prioritises Healthscope’s patient safety and quality frameworks by identifying areas of improvement, conducting clinical audits, initiating quality improvement projects, and when required participating in National Safety & Quality Healthcare Standards and risk committees/meetings.

• Collaborate with external partners to ensure patients receive a high quality of care across the health care continuum.

•  Maintains a professional and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners, using a customer service mindset, to enable high quality patient outcomes.

• Demonstrate operational efficiency by engaging in value added delivery processes, performing duties efficiently and cost-effectively and sharing ideas and recommendations to improve service delivery.

 Essential Criteria:

 The successful candidate must have experience in providing individual therapy, facilitating psych educational groups for inpatients and day patients, and be expected to participate in group meetings and supervision/review sessions.

You will be expected to work effectively within a diverse multidisciplinary team and contribute to the development of innovative programs. Advanced qualifications and expertise in a particular therapeutic model are welcomed. Membership to APS College of Clinical Psychologists desired.

• Relevant degree qualifications
• Current full registration with AHPRA
• Previous experience working on an inpatient mental health unit
• Experience facilitating group therapy sessions essential
• Sound clinical judgement and clinical reasoning skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Superior time management and organisational skills
• Exceptional customer service skills

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

 You'll also benefit from:

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
• Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
•  Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: 21st July 2026

To apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to Jane Thornley, Director of Nursing
Email: jane.thornley@healthscope.com.au

 More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker. 

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