Lead Psychologist: Practice, Quality & Innovation

Employment Hero; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Career development and training

Job summary

Learning Links is seeking a Principal Psychologist to shape practice, quality and innovation across Psychology services. The role combines deep clinical expertise with authority over clinical standards and governance, without formal line management responsibilities.

Reporting to the Head of Allied Health Service Operations and Growth, the role includes travel to NSW centres, schools and community locations, and drives strategic clinical direction and capability development across the service.

Qualifications

• A recognised psychology qualification and current general registration as a psychologist with AHPRA, without conditions that would prevent performance of the role
• Substantial senior experience in Psychology practice involving children, adolescents, families, schools or comparable services
• Demonstrated leadership in clinical governance, quality assurance, professional standards and clinician capability development across a multidisciplinary or geographically dispersed service

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain Psychology Practice Framework and clinical standards
• Provide sole authoritative clinical sign-off for Psychology practice matters
• Lead innovation, service design and pathways while ensuring clinical credibility

Skills

Clinical authority

Senior experience

AHPRA registration

Leadership in governance

Education

Postgraduate qualification in psychology

Job description

Learning Links is seeking a Principal Psychologist to shape practice, quality and innovation across Psychology services. The role combines deep clinical expertise with authority over clinical standards and governance, without formal line management responsibilities.

Reporting to the Head of Allied Health Service Operations and Growth, the role includes travel to NSW centres, schools and community locations, and drives strategic clinical direction and capability development across the service.