Senior Psychologist

4 days ago
Brisbane, Queenslandup to $15,900Part TimePsychology
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends
Practice Authority in Queensland
No Prescribing

Therapy and assessment only in this state.

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Mater as a Senior Psychologist – Perinatal Mental Health, Australia in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. About the role We are seeking an experienced Senior Psychologist to join our Parent Support Centre on a Permanent 0.8 FTE basis, delivering high-quality psychological care through individual and group interventions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide advanced clinical leadership in perinatal and infant mental health, supporting parents, infants, and families.
  • Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments, case formulations, and evidence
  • based individual and group interventions aligned with the Catherine’s House model of care.
  • Apply specialist knowledge in perinatal and infant mental health to guide treatment planning, risk management, and complex clinical decision

Requirements

  • General registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a current annual practicing certificate. Highly Desirable Qualifications
  • Postgraduate qualifications in Clinical or Educational & Developmental Psychology.
  • Working towards or attained PsyBA approved supervisor.
  • driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $138K - $149K

Work Schedule

  • Part-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Mater as a Senior Psychologist – Perinatal Mental Health, Australia.

Key Skills

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Senior Psychologist position at Mater includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Psychology — Psychologist Career Context

This Psychology position at Mater is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

Mater lists compensation for this psychologist position at $66k to $71k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Brisbane, Queensland.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($66k–$71k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Perinatal mental health, Infant mental health, Psychological assessment, Case formulation, Clinical leadership, Clinical supervision, Evidence-based interventions, Trauma-informed care. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychology role.

Core responsibilities: The Senior Psychologist will provide advanced clinical leadership and deliver evidence-based psychological care to parents and infants within a multidisciplinary team. They are responsible for clinical supervision, service development, and contributing to strategic planning and quality improvement i...

Benefits package: Salary Packaging up to $15,900, Superannuation, Professional Development, Employee Assistance Program, Discounts on Private Health Insurance, Fitness Passport, Discounted Parking, Campus Café Discounts. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Mater

Hospitals and Health Care
Brisbane, Queensland
5-10

Benefits & Perks

Salary Packaging up to $15,900
Superannuation
Professional Development
Employee Assistance Program
Discounts on Private Health Insurance
Fitness Passport
Discounted Parking
Campus Café Discounts

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Part-time

Posted

4d ago