Psychologist

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Psychologist/Clinical Psychologist (Gender Service)

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Best practice implementation
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Part time ongoing (0.2FTE, 7.6 hours a week)

About the Role

This is a part time (0.2FTE) position at 15.2 hours per fortnight within the Department of Adolescent Medicine Gender Service. The successful applicant must be available on a Thursday or Friday due to room allocation.

You will be responsible for:

Psychologist (Grade 2)

Providing high quality, evidence-based assessment, treatment and support to children and adolescents referred to the Gender Service and their families, attend and contribute in team meetings and participate in research activities.

Clinical Psychologist (Grade 3):

Providing high quality, evidence-based assessment, treatment and support to children and adolescents referred to the Gender Service and their families, attend and contribute in team meetings, participate in Research and clinical evaluation activities and providing supervision to Grade 2 Psychologists.

Classification for this position will range from PK1 – PL3 depending on experience (FTE base salary $94,478.80 - $123,905.60 per annum, plus superannuation).

What you’ll achieve:

Psychologist (Grade 2):

• Function independently as a Psychologist to provide evidence-informed psychological care to those referred to the Gender Service with gender concerns, gender non-conforming expression and gender dysphoria while maintaining a clinical case load.
• Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date and timely patient records that accurately reflect clinical consultations and decisions including assessment details, diagnosis, treatment plans, capacity assessments, complications, reports and discharge letters
• Attend case conferences, peer review meetings and seminars pertaining to the Gender Service.
• Participate in regular peer supervision and clinical supervision.

Clinical Psychologist (Grade 3):

• Function independently as a clinical psychologist, within the Gender Service team, and manage a complex and varied caseload.
• Provide excellent evidence-informed psychological care to those referred to the Gender Service with gender concerns, gender non-conforming expression and gender dysphoria
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date and timely patient records that accurately reflect clinical consultations and decisions including assessment details, diagnosis, treatment plans, capacity assessments, complications, reports and discharge letters.
• Provide effective supervision to Grade 2 psychologists, psychology registrars and psychology interns as appropriate.
• Participation in teaching (internal and external).
• Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Your skills and experience

Psychologist (Grade 2):

Essential:

• Hold a minimum Master of Psychology degree qualification from an accredited course/university.
• Be registered with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA).
• Continuously satisfy the PsyBA continuing professional development standards.
• Uphold the PsyBA Code of Ethics.
• Hold an Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology, or be working towards an Area of Practice endorsement in Clinical Psychology with PsyBA.
• Experience in psychological assessment and treatment including advanced knowledge of a least one major therapeutic modality.
• Substantial knowledge of psychological and developmental differences and mental health disorders, and the impact of these on children, young people and their families. 

Desirable: 

• 3+ years’ experience working with children and/or adolescents as a psychologist.
• Experience working with LGBTQIA+ young people.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams
• Understanding and/or experience in research and/or applying program evaluation to health services.

Clinical Psychologist (Grade 3):

Essential:

• Hold a minimum Master of Psychology degree qualification from an accredited course/university
• Be registered with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA)
• Have a minimum of five years professional experience as a Psychologist Grade 2 (or equivalent)
• Hold an Area of Practice Endorsement with the Board in a relevant area of practice for this role.
• Hold Board-approved supervisor status, including Board approval as a ‘Registrar Program Principal Supervisor’.
• Have an experience in clinical practice in the area of paediatric psychology
• Demonstrated experience in functioning independently as a psychologist and provision of a range of psychology services.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise clinical staff and post-graduate students.
• Continuously satisfy the PsyBA continuing professional development standards.
• Uphold the PsyBA Code of Ethics.
• Advanced experience and skills in at least two major evidence-informed therapeutic modalities.

• Well-developed understanding of child and adolescent development and ability to practice from a developmental perspective.
• Substantial knowledge of psychological and developmental differences and mental health disorders, and the impact of these on children, young people and their families. 

Desirable:

• Experience working with LGBTQIA+ young people.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams
• Understanding and/or experience in research and/or applying program evaluation to health services.

The successful applicant must be available on a Thursday or Friday due to room allocation.

If this sounds like you:

Grade 2 Position Description

Grade 3 Position Description

About the Department

The Department of Adolescent Medicine provides healthcare and support to adolescents and their families via a range of specialist multidisciplinary services. These include the RCH Gender Service, Eating Disorders Service, Chronic Illness Peer Support (ChIPS), Young People’s Health Service and the Transition Support Service, in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.

The RCH Gender Service is a Victorian state-wide service providing multidisciplinary care for trans and gender diverse children and adolescents up until their 16th birthday. The assessment, treatment and support provided by the RCH Gender Service is consistent with the Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines for trans and gender diverse children and adolescents (v1.4 2023) and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Standards of Care, Version 8

What we offer:

• Staff immunisation
• Parkville location and close to public transport

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

For more information about this position please contact Catherine Mollica, Mental Health Lead Email: adol.admin@rch.org.au

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 3 August 2026