SA Health
Job reference: 928016
Location: 5700 - PORT AUGUSTA
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
• Various locations - Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie or Kadina
• Allied Health Professional Level 2 (AHP2) or Level 3 (AHP3), $91,785 - $116,216 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
  • This role attracts an annual Regional Incentive Zone Allowance, paid in addition to base salary, with the amount determined by the zone of the work location
• Multiple full-time, fixed-term roles available (12-month and 2-year contracts)

Location

Experience the best of regional living in Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie or Kadina. Enjoy affordable housing, a lower cost of living, and a balanced lifestyle with access to beaches, outdoor recreation, family-friendly communities, local schools and health services, plus the strong sense of connection and support found in close-knit regional towns.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person listed below for further information.
• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Fitness Passport - giving regional employees and their families unlimited access to a range of gyms, pools, and health facilities, providing variety and flexibility. It supports regular exercise, wellbeing, and a healthy lifestyle while connecting with the community.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), offering free, confidential counselling for employees, and their immediate families, and is available at sites across regional locations.
• WCHN promotes flexible ways of working. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

About the roles

Join the Northern Country CAMHS team as a Psychologist or Senior Psychologist, delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological services to children and adolescents aged 0-16 years and their families within a multidisciplinary CAMHS setting. The primary focus of the role is direct clinical service delivery, including comprehensive assessment, formulation and therapeutic intervention for children and young people with complex mental health needs. You will balance clinical work with consultation and collaborative support to colleagues within the multidisciplinary team, contributing to shared clinical decision-making and service quality through joint clinical work, education and participation in governance processes.

The Senior Psychologist role additionally offers advanced clinical leadership through supervision, complex case consultation, service coordination, quality improvement, research and workforce development. Both roles support culturally responsive, person-centred care, active consumer participation, and ongoing professional development to strengthen service quality and outcomes.

Essential Qualifications:

AHP2: Master's in Clinical or Health Psychology (PsyBA registered or provisionally registered, with provisional registrants completing degree within 6 months and meeting all PsyBA requirements).

AHP3: Master's in Clinical or Health Psychology (PsyBA registered with endorsement, and approved PsyBA supervisor at all levels).

About WCHN
Join the Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN), South Australia's leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We're shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

Enquiries can be directed to

Kim Whitehead, Service Manager, Northern Country CAMHS, (08) 7117 3700 or kim.whitehead@sa.gov.au

To learn more about these roles — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role descriptions and the document checklists below:

• AHP2 - Clinicial Psychologist - CAMHS Northern Country - Role Description - 928016.pdf
• AHP3 - Senior Psychologist - CAMHS Northern Country - Role Description - 928016.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

Want further information on applying and winning a role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

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Application Closing Date: Tuesday 16 February 2027 at 11:55pm

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.