Psychology Manager

Your Role at St John of God, Midland Hospital

You will provide strategic and operational leadership to the psychology service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care across the organisation. This role will oversee clinical governance, workforce management, and service development, supporting psychologists and multidisciplinary teams to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

The Psychology Manager is responsible for maintaining professional standards, driving quality improvement and risk management initiatives, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.

With a strong focus on leadership, mentoring, and service innovation, the role promotes a collaborative, patient-centred culture aligned with the Mission and Values of St John of God Health Care.

The Position

• Lead and manage day-to-day Psychology services aligned with strategic and operational objectives.

• Oversee workforce planning, rostering, and resource management to ensure effective service delivery.

• Provide advanced clinical care, including assessment, care planning, and complex case management.

• Supervise, mentor, and support psychologists, including provisional psychologists and students.

• Ensure compliance with professional, ethical, legal, and accreditation standards.

• Drive service development, quality improvement, research, and evidence-based practice initiatives.

• Lead and develop high-performing teams, fostering a positive, collaborative culture.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and external partners.

• Manage performance, professional development, and workforce planning within the team.

• Contribute to organisational leadership, committees, and service improvement initiatives.

• Promote effective communication, teamwork, and stakeholder engagement across services.

• Ensure adherence to occupational health and safety standards and promote a safe workplace.

• Support environmental sustainability and organisational goals in all activities.

The Position Requirements

You will possess a tertiary qualification in Psychology and current registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA). You will demonstrate extensive senior-level clinical experience and in-depth knowledge of contemporary psychotherapeutic approaches, including CBT, DBT, Schema-Focused Therapy and ACT, with proven ability to deliver both individual and group therapy.

A strong foundation in evidence-based practice is essential, including experience in delivering both short- and longer-term therapeutic interventions, alongside a solid understanding of clinical research methodologies.

You will have proven experience in providing clinical education, supervision, and support to junior staff and students. An AHPRA endorsement relevant to the clinical specialty is desirable and will be highly regarded.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $147,995 to $156,145 per annum pro-rata basis, plus 12% superannuation

• Permanent part-time position, working 22.8 hours per week

• Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing 

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• Free on-site parking

• Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport

• Innovative Professional Development opportunities

• A welcoming and supportive culture

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than 2 pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.

For enquiries contact Joanne Clark, Director of Allied Health & Outpatient Services on (08) 9462 4890.

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.